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Dammit.
A client calls with an emergency job. It’s animated sequence that needs to be done overnight. Offsite.  One of our people can do it…but his computer is broken. We give him one of ours. In fact, we give him my Recruiter’s MacBook. It was her idea. Very generous. Very “anything-to-get-the-job-done. We tell the guy doing the job that it needs to be done by morning. We ask him if he’ll be accessible by email since his phone’s not working. He says yes. I configure a new account on the laptop for him, and he leaves.
Night comes. The sun rises. A new day.
9am. 10am. Nothing. the client is nervous. We are nervous. Where is he? We try the substitute phone numbers. Nothing. 10:30. Zip. We leave many emails. 11am. 12pm. The client terminates the job. Most likely, the client terminates our relationship, too. 12:15.  12:30.
Richard I’m sorry the Keychain did not work I had to reboot and
couldn’t get back in SORRY I’m on my way!
Um. The “keychain” is a Mac access control program. I’m pretty sure he didn’t follow the directions I left for him on a sticky on the computer. We specifically discussed the Keychain before he left.  So that’s ridiculous. Admittedly, it’s LESS fucking ridiculous than saying “I couldn’t get back in.” The password on his account was his first name. I told him this, and it was also on the sticky in quesion. Which is ALSO less ridiculous than the fact that he didn’t call me.
My number is listed. My cell number is on our outgoing voicemail. And he always calls my cell by MISTAKE when he means to call my office phone. So I know that he knows that I have a fucking cell. The number of which is on the machine. Did I say that already?
What the fuck is wrong with people?
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Love to all. Even you, Roy.
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I think you should “terminate” your relationship with Roy. I am sorry to hear about your loss of business, but this guy is no f—ing good!
ITS: Oh, that’s done, amigo. That’s done.
What an ass.
This is when the phrase “You’ll never work in this town again” would come in handy, wouldn’t it?
Although, I guess that wouldn’t exactly be the embodiment of “Love to all.”
At least “You’ll never work for me or this client again” has a certain cachet to it.
Dude, you need spoons.
Even if you never actually stab anybody, you’ll feel better knowing you have the technology.
And spoons are menacing.
I’m just saying.
SPOONS.
OMG - and yes…he would have been terminated upon hearing his voice immediately. I am so amazed by the work ethics of some - guess I was raised quite differently. By giving 110% of yourself - you improve the business you are working for thereby reaping any future rewards. By just ignorantly being lax - UNEMPLOYMENT LINE!!!
And I’m sure that sorry ass dude spends his life wondering why he can’t keep down a job and why he has no money. Some people are just too clueless to walk amongst us.
Sorry you lost the job and possibly the account and looked bad to boot