Define Irony

I used to work for an IT Helpdesk which supported the Home Office, I once had a gentleman complaining about the service he had received from the previous helpdesk monkey… he utters the immortal lines

“I pay your wages you know, you should be grateful and sort out my problem….”

Coming for a civil servant of all people…
(HungOver, Tue 9 Sep 2008, 11:57, 4 replies)

I used to hate that
from DSS / jobcentre clients. I'd inform them that actually, I paid tax and was therefore paying my own wages and ntheir benefits. And should probably qualify for a rebate myself...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 9 Sep 2008, 12:02, closed)

now there (^) is something
to confuse the wages: I pay tax, and therefore my own wages
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Tue 9 Sep 2008, 12:49, closed)

yup
You're actually self-employed
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 9 Sep 2008, 14:38, closed)

Ah... which company did you work for?
Fujitsu was it? Maybe ATOS, or Cap Gemini?
( jim_bob can herd cats., Tue 9 Sep 2008, 22:56, closed)