Important
A friend of mine works for a large printer manufacturer doing something clever with contracts. As part of his role he has the (mis)fortune of dealing with internal customers - sales monkeys who are close to agreeing a pan European / global agreement with an external customer. His role is to ensure that everything is watertight legally and that the aforementioned monkey hasn't promised something they can't deliver.
Consequently, as the £ signs and dreams of commission flash through their tiny minds, he often finds himself party to some less than helpful dialogue.

On such an occasion recently a sales twit called him late afternoon;

Sales Monkey: "I've tried calling the French office to get the finishing touches done to this European agreement but nobody is answering"

Friend: "That's because the French office are closed for summer holidays, nobody is there. Didn't you read the email that went round?"

SM: "But I need to speak to somebody in France urgently!!!"

Friend: "Like I said, nobody is there. The French office closes for 2 weeks every August"

SM: "I need to sign this off this week, I demand to speak to somebody in the French office!"

Friend (getting irritated) "Listen, there's nobody there. You'll just get a voice message. It will have to wait until next week"

SM: "but..but...but..I'M REALLY IMPORTANT!"

Friend: "I can't believe you just said that"

Discounting continental holidays and their impact on day to day business for a moment; who on earth in their right mind would declare their own importance like that !?!!?!
(mcgriffto, Tue 9 Sep 2008, 14:10, 1 reply)

Someone
Reeeeeeally important?


Like Ron Burgundy.
(Scrumpy does not negotiate with terrorists,, Tue 9 Sep 2008, 14:29, closed)