They might be giants
Thursday, January 22nd, 2004 04:03 pmThe evidence is piling up that our office services people are off their collective trollies at worst, or mental giants at best.
I need to book a conference room for a meeting early in February. A simple task, you would think?
I know how many people are scheduled to attend, I know when it will be (date and time), I know we need coffee and tea, I know how long the meeting is likely to last, who is chairing it and what it is called.
So I sent an email with all those details asking to reserve a room accordingly.
By way of response, I get the following:
Particularly worrying is the fact that they are asking me what room I am booking, when I don't know until they tell me.
Help! I'm trapped on an infinitely regressing Möbius Strip of causality.(tm)
I need to book a conference room for a meeting early in February. A simple task, you would think?
I know how many people are scheduled to attend, I know when it will be (date and time), I know we need coffee and tea, I know how long the meeting is likely to last, who is chairing it and what it is called.
So I sent an email with all those details asking to reserve a room accordingly.
By way of response, I get the following:
Dear Bryan
To process your request the following information is required:
* Cost code
* Chairperson
* Meeting title
* Start & finish time of meeting
* Meeting room location / Building
Kind Regards
Building Services Helpdesk
Particularly worrying is the fact that they are asking me what room I am booking, when I don't know until they tell me.
Help! I'm trapped on an infinitely regressing Möbius Strip of causality.(tm)