Office Tree-Gate

[hils]

Christmas in my office this year went something like this. I have ranted on Twitter so apologies if you're seeing this twice

Office Manager: Someone needs to put the Christmas tree up, Hils

Me: Is that a not so subtle hint?

OM: Yes

H: *sigh* Fine

H: *takes down all the boxes, puts the tree together and stands it up*

H: *looks in the box of decorations and sees a massive tangle of lights, tinsel and baubles*

H: I've erected the tree but those decorations are going to take forever to untangle. Can you get someone else to help

Rest of the office: *silence*

OM: Someone needs to decorate the Christmas tree, Hils. Fine, I'll help

OM: *does a cursory attempt at 'helping' for 5 mins and then leaves*

Hils: *spends 30 mins untangling everything and is already fed up*

Hils: *decorates the tree*

Hils: Right, I'm done. Now leave me alone. Bah humbug etc

Rest of the Office: *comes to have a look*

Rest of the Office: *starts moving things around and basically critiquing the whole thing*

Hils: *seething*

Hils: Okay, so you all have opinions on the tree. Where were you when I didn't want to do it?

Rest of the Office: *continues critiquing and basically strips down the tree and redecorates it*

Hils: *seething*

(The next day)

Deputy Office Manager: Who decorated the tree? Why aren't the lights on?

Hils: *explodes* THE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION ON THIS BLOODY TREE BUT NO ONE WAS INTERESTED IN DOING THE ACTUAL WORK NOW SIT DOWN AND LEAVE IT ALONE

DOM: Sorry :(

Comments

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

I had this role at a job once, OMG I FEEL YOUR PAIN.

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Soooo irritating! I'm so glad I don't work with people any more ;)

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

THE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION ON THIS BLOODY TREE BUT NO ONE WAS INTERESTED IN DOING THE ACTUAL WORK NOW SIT DOWN AND LEAVE IT ALONE


Which was totally the correct thing to say.

[sandy-s.livejournal.com]

OMG...that's so frustrating! I would have been seething, too...

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

*pets you* People, what can you do? *shrugs*
But you made me laugh (very sympathetically), before I was properly awake, which is a good start to a Monday morning. Thanks.

[tellshannon815.livejournal.com]

Ugh, sounds frustrating! We had to strip ours as well because the lights didn't work.