What's wrong with everyone

[Churchmouse]

Doesn't anyone know what their doing at work?

Last year I had a sitdown interview with a rep from the Sate Teachers Retirement System. She told how much pension I would get if I retired at different times. So, I retired this year. Now I find I am getting $250 per month less than she told me.

I tore the rotator cuff in my left shoulder from a farm accident. The VA doctor said he was making an appointment for me to have an X-ray at the VA hospital. After several days I hadn't heard anything, so, I called the hospital. They said they had the order. I asked if I could make an appointment and was told I didn't need one and could come in whenever I wanted. I drove the 60 miles today and when I arrived they said I was also down for a MRI. You need to make an appointment for that. Why didn't she tell me that when I talked to her. Fortunately, the person that was due at the time called and cancelled, so I got both the MRI and X-ray

I needed to place an ad in the newspaper today. I called and asked if I could place the ad over the phone and be billed. The lady told me all ads under fifty dollars have to be paid in advance (Seems like it should be the opposite). A four line ad is $7.95 for four days. So, I drove the 25 miles to town. When I went into the newspaper office the girl asked me how many days I wanted to run the ad. The FIRST FOUR DAYS ARE FREE.

Doesn't anyone know what they are doing at work. When I owned my tutoring center and had kids that needed help with math, I hired a Certified Math teacher. When some parents wanted to get their five year olds a headstart I hired a Early Childhood Education teacher. Doesn't anyone bother to learn their jobs anymore.

Since I had already driven the 25 miles. I went to the bakery and got a cheesecake. Tonight, when we kick off our holiday month by watching Miracle On 34th Street, we will be munching cheescake instead of popcorn. Something good came out of this.

Edited November 24, 2009 by Churchmouse

[Mahone]

Tough day churchmouse?

It's a bit of an assumption to say that each one of those people haven't learnt their jobs because they each made one mistake. There are obviously numberous other reasons it might have happened. The first that come to mind:

- New job. Often in new jobs we get thrown in at the deep end very quickly. Of course mistakes will be made. There is no way a new employee can be expected to start and know everything straight away

- Given incorrect information from someone else

- A busy period. They may have had a queue of people waiting to see them, do you know that feeling of "just quickly get rid of this phone call so I can deal with the backlog I have here"?

Obviously it's irriating sometimes when you get incorrect information; but we all make mistakes, including yourself

[Churchmouse]

The eternal optomist.

I thought it was interesting that you used the word "queue". Then I saw you were British. My favorite author of ALL TIME, James Harriot, used to use that word in his books. That's the first time I ever saw it and had to look it up in the dictionanary.

I have said before. If I ever make a mistake, I will be the first to admit it:D

[Mahone]

The eternal optomist.

Ah yes, but the mistake didn't cause issues for me. Trust me, I'm not always so optimistic and empathetic

I thought it was interesting that you used the word "queue". Then I saw you were British. My favorite author of ALL TIME, James Harriot, used to use that word in his books. That's the first time I ever saw it and had to look it up in the dictionanary.

I like James Herriot's books too. I stopped reading them some years ago though, you've just reminded me of him. Must go to the book store this weekend. I was not aware "queue" was a chiefly british word though.

[Churchmouse]

I always had at least one checked out of the library. So, one Christmas my wife bought me the complete set. I start with "All Creatures, Great and Small" and end with "Every Living Thing". Then I start over again. My wife can't believe I read the same books over and over, but I do. Too bad he's gone.

[hordak]

Sounds like the problem is you live in the sticks:D

[pam]

I thought it was interesting that you used the word "queue". Then I saw you were British.

Being British doesn't have anything to do with using this word. Having worked in a call center for a number of years this word was used constantly as phone calls sat in a "queue" waiting for the next available customer service rep.

Even here at lds.net I watch things in a "queue" to approve or not approve. So really has nothing to do with being British.

[Hemidakota]

Doesn't anyone know what their doing at work?

Last year I had a sitdown interview with a rep from the Sate Teachers Retirement System. She told how much pension I would get if I retired at different times. So, I retired this year. Now I find I am getting $250 per month less than she told me.

I tore the rotator cuff in my left shoulder from a farm accident. The VA doctor said he was making an appointment for me to have an X-ray at the VA hospital. After several days I hadn't heard anything, so, I called the hospital. They said they had the order. I asked if I could make an appointment and was told I didn't need one and could come in whenever I wanted. I drove the 60 miles today and when I arrived they said I was also down for a MRI. You need to make an appointment for that. Why didn't she tell me that when I talked to her. Fortunately, the person that was due at the time called and cancelled, so I got both the MRI and X-ray

I needed to place an ad in the newspaper today. I called and asked if I could place the ad over the phone and be billed. The lady told me all ads under fifty dollars have to be paid in advance (Seems like it should be the opposite). A four line ad is $7.95 for four days. So, I drove the 25 miles to town. When I went into the newspaper office the girl asked me how many days I wanted to run the ad. The FIRST FOUR DAYS ARE FREE.

Doesn't anyone know what they are doing at work. When I owned my tutoring center and had kids that needed help with math, I hired a Certified Math teacher. When some parents wanted to get their five year olds a headstart I hired a Early Childhood Education teacher. Doesn't anyone bother to learn their jobs anymore.

Since I had already driven the 25 miles. I went to the bakery and got a cheesecake. Tonight, when we kick off our holiday month by watching Miracle On 34th Street, we will be munching cheescake instead of popcorn. Something good came out of this.

If you are going through the VA, it is nothing more than a stale tactic in hoping you would just give up. Don't fall for this and keep plugging the VA...

[FunkyTown]

I have said before. If I ever make a mistake, I will be the first to admit it:D

You spelled 'Optimist' 'Optomist'.

HAHAH! You said you were the first to admit if you ever make a mistake, but I was the first to admit when you made a mistake!

The eternal optomist.

Point:1 for FunkyTown!

[pam]

I think Optomist is a combination of two words. Optomist would be someone that could "see" positively.

[mnn727]

The eternal optomist.

I thought it was interesting that you used the word "queue".

Anyone who answers the phones for a company uses the term queue -- I do and I'm Texan, not British.

[Maureen]

I know what you mean Churchmouse. This July my son passed his Learner’s exam; but to get his license he also had to pass his eye exam which he did not. We went to the Optometrist to see if he needed a new prescription. He did not, so the Optometrist filled out a form so that he could get his Learner’s license. The first person we saw at the Registration office said he needed to take the eye exam again. He had forgotten his ID so we went back home to get it and came back to be told by the second person that he did not need another eye exam but the Optometrist checked the wrong box so we needed to get that changed. It could be corrected per a phone to call to the Optometrist but he was not in at that time. We go back for a third time when we know the Optometrist is available and the third person that sees us, reads the form from the Optometrist, says everything looks good and is correct. She somehow could decipher what the Optometrist had written. And she takes my son back to get his picture taken. If only we had seen the third person the first time or maybe it would be great if everyone at the Registry knew their jobs correctly. :)

[Churchmouse]

You spelled 'Optimist' 'Optomist'.

HAHAH! You said you were the first to admit if you ever make a mistake, but I was the first to admit when you made a mistake![/i

Point:1 for FunkyTown!

I can't be held accountable for a computer that can't spell.:)

You're pretty good at pointing out others mistakes.

[Churchmouse]

Sounds like the problem is you live in the sticks:D

And we burn them in our furnace.:)