There were five of us pulling a Saturday night wrap on a project. Maintenance was off of course being the weekend. A young lady stopped up the toilet. She wanted to call a plumber out. On a Sat. night that would have been $100 easy. I asked her if she had ever heard of a plunger. "ewwww" was the only response I received. I went and plunged that G D tampon out of the toilet, saved Mike our maintenance guy the hassle first thing Monday morning and made her responsible for getting lunch for everyone for a month. Not using her money, but having to call and go get it.
I am in my 30's. I was dumbfounded that a 24 year old had never used a freaking plunger.
I am in my 30's. I was dumbfounded that a 24 year old had never used a freaking plunger.
It's amazingly common for young people not to know how to use every-day items. Sometimes they don't even know what they ARE.
I can't decide, but I think I had lazy parents. They wouldn't let me get away w/o knowing how to clean up my own messes. I'm pretty sure my father taught us all how to change tires so that he wouldn't have to come save us.
Do you have funny, frustrating or crazy work stories to share?
- 20/10/2009 02:33:21 AM
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In the crazy dept.
- 20/10/2009 03:03:32 AM
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You know
- 20/10/2009 05:37:22 PM
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Hmph! *NM*
- 20/10/2009 06:07:35 PM
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actually...
- 20/10/2009 06:12:21 PM
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I know. I "hmph"ed for both of us. 
- 20/10/2009 06:17:23 PM
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- 20/10/2009 06:22:55 PM
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I "hmph"ed for both of us.
- 20/10/2009 06:17:23 PM
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- 20/10/2009 06:22:55 PM
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Re: Do you have funny, frustrating or crazy work stories to share?
- 20/10/2009 05:38:22 AM
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Working the phones and front desk at the welfare office? All the time.
- 21/10/2009 02:30:49 PM
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