JobsworthsAll over the world there are little people following the rules and being arsey because, let's face it, it's fun.
Tell us about your experiences with petty jobsworths, or, if you are a petty jobsworth, tell us how much you get off on it.
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chthonic, Thu 12 May 2005, 9:53)
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Comet, the bastardsBought a new fridge.
Me: Can you make sure you deliver it after nine, otherwise there'll be nobody in?"
Salesman/Liar: "Sure! No problem!"
So, we took all the food out of the old one and stuck it in the coldest part of the garden so it wouldn't go off in the couple of hours between Comet taking the old fridge away and the new one going it.
8.59am. Drop off kids at school, arrive home to see Comet lorry disappearing up the road.
Jobsworth at call centre: "Sorry sir, we don't specify delivery times."
Me: (edited highlights without swearing): "How about making him turn around and come back then?"
Jobsworth: "Sorry sir, you've missed your slot. Next available delivery is two days' time."
Me: "What about all my frozen food?"
Jobsworth: "Sorry, not our fault."
Me: "Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunts!"
Comet: Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunts, the lot of 'em.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Mon 16 May 2005, 15:53,
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