Feb 07 2008
Um. F*CK. Oops.
I’ve been in meetings since 8:30 a.m. It’s now 3:38 p.m. I’ve been able to get up to go pee twice. Meetings where I’m taking notes and updating documents. On my computer. While on the phone. Flipping back and forth between email and Word; between Excel, Powerpoint and Visio. Behold my greatness and glory. Stand in awe. I’m the Goddess of Multitasking.
Except there was that one time. (And I never went to band camp.)
It was the same kind of day as today. I was going in 20 directions at once. Meetings. People in and out of my office. Emails and documents. PLUS - to make it even better, Mr. Hot and I were house shopping. He kept calling me and sending me links to realtor.com. “Look at the family room on this.” “Nice yard.” “Down the road from Domino’s.”
So, there I was. On the phone and trying to listen. Taking notes. Doing emails. Checking out this and that on websites to see if my budget would allow me to have a fireplace AND 3 bedrooms/2 baths. (Um, oh hell no it didn’t.)
I type a response back to Mr. Hot’s email - “We should go see this one this weekend. Leave Shortman at home. We can dump the real estate agent and try out all 3 bedrooms, studmuffin.”
A couple of minutes later, I get an Instant Message from my boss. “Are you trying to reverse sexually harrass me?”
Aw. Fuck. Fuckitydamnfuckfuck.
Yes, I typed the email response into the Instant Message window. I assume Mr. Hot got the response back to “Are you available for a conference call at 3:30?” (That would now be No, because I just died and went to hell.)
—- True story. And to this day, whenever I show my face in Chicago and we have dinner with a glass of wine or four? He reminds me that he screen-printed that message window for my personnel file. I remind him of the many times that he and the rest of my Chicago boyfriends talk about that one’s tits or that one’s ass. And we call it even. —-
HOT LOVE
That is hilarious!
I’ve actually slept with 2 of my bosses.
Solomon Broad’s last blog post..*2* Week Giveaway
I once accidentally e-mailed my boss a rant about him being a douchebag. And I wasn’t fired.
Maybe there are guardian angels that work overtime to save our asses?
cookiebitch’s last blog post..IT’S JUST NUTS
Yah. Multitasking not for sissies. I can do all that stuff, but seem to hit the same kind of roadblocks. I only slept with one of my bosses.
But many more wanted to.
witchypoo’s last blog post..Part Three of One Hundred Things
I am laughing so hard. When I was working it had nothing to do with computers and if my co-workers got overly sexual I had a shitload of big, sharp knives on hand.
Needless to say there was very little harassment. I would have hated to be wait staff though.
Veronica’s last blog post..How To…Cook Spaghetti Bolognaise with a Toddler
I have to snicker because I’ve learned the hard way myself how mulittasking can get a girl into trouble. Thank goodness this guy has a sense of humor.
I say pick a house near a better pizza place than Domino’s! They deliver, so who cares if you live close by?
Melissa’s last blog post..Why Children Don’t Drive
I would still be blushing.
suburbancorrespondent’s last blog post..Aaack - No Title - Sorry!
bwah hahaha
a coworker once accidentally sent a dirty joke to the parent of a kid. The email system then banned all emails from our IP.
Dawn’s last blog post..A Lent a Day - 1
Oh My Lord! No you didn’t *LOL*
Well - at least you guys can call it even - and he has a sense of humor.
Multi-tasking is not for the weak… hence why many men don’t do so well at it.
The day after I lost my virginity, I was in the kitchen at work, dishing to my co-worker as we set up for a big party. I was unaware that my boss, who had had a few drinks in advance of said party, had been listening at the door. As we were giggling about some detail, he suddenly burst out, “It should have been me!”
We all stood there in stunned silence.
Marie’s last blog post..One Tough Cookie
Bwaaaaaaa haaaaaaa haaaaaaaaaaa!!!
My boss would have wandered over with a coffee and said ‘Let’s go baby!’
Carrying his man bag.
*gaffaw*
Kelley’s last blog post..Rule 34 and Clinkers
Oh and I posted about clinkers babe. Come and see what all the fuss is about.
Kelley’s last blog post..Rule 34 and Clinkers
Too funny!
In our office, it is offensive if you aren’t harassed…
RC’s last blog post..How did you spend your snow day?
LMAO! i once wrote a scathing email about my former office mate including comments on her bo and emailed it to her by accident. she has never spoken to me since. opps.
zoe’s last blog post..TFT: Hairy palms and Rosey cheeks
Excellent story!
SarahO’s last blog post..PLEASE STAND BY.
I have a friend who was doing 5 or 6 IM windows at once, and she wanted to talk shit about one of the people to me, but she accidentally said it to the person she was talking about. She was horrified and I laughed until I cried. I’m broken that way.
imhelendt’s last blog post..The Friday Game
Love this story. I mentioned your blog here.
TX Poppet’s last blog post..Breakfast With Friends
I can relate. So many times I have sent a text to my hubbs and had to double check the lucky recipient. Keeps the day more exciting, right?
Stefanie’s last blog post..Fashion Fiend
My husband would be so excited I even suggested trying out the three bedrooms, I’m certain he’d get over me sending it to my boss first.
The boss, though? Not so sure SHE’d see the humour in it like yours did
Heidi
Heidi’s last blog post..Senior Sailing Style
I have been there, so I know how you feel!
Sometimes, while multitasking (and experiencing major brain drain!), my favorite quote from comedian Drew Hastings comes to mind:
“My thoughts are so scattered, I need a border collie to round them up.”
Liz J in Central Illinois’s last blog post..Aftermath
Oooh you bring back sweet memories of me talking to more than one guy in IMs (back in my internet slut days) and sending them each other’s IMs. One guy wanted to know why my response to his hello was “oh yessssss baby,” and the other wanted to know why I was asking how his day was going at such an…em…inopportune moment.
Candy’s last blog post..An Interview!
Whoo! That’s hilarious! Lucky he’s a good guy. And has a few skeletons in his closet, too!
Shelly’s last blog post..More Things Unsaid: Ex-Boyfriends Edition!
Hilarious!!! I think that would have been my response back to him as well. Ya haveta have a sense of humor about these things people!!!
Wbppsh7’s last blog post..Another year: Older, ??
What? No band camp? I’m so disappointed. LOL Terribly funny true story though. Lovely that you and the Chi boss both have a little something on eachother.
Amanda’s last blog post..More Utah Scrappiness
That is my biggest fear! Especially lately with my work load increasing. It’s easy to droop one of those balls when you’re juggling 80 of them in the air!
I’m glad you can get a laugh out of it. And still have a job.
Kristabella’s last blog post..It’s Bacon!
Oh, that was the funniest thing I’ve read in awhile. Isn’t that the worst feeling? I’ve been on the verge of it myself a couple of times.
Momma Bean’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: His Calendar (or, Why I Love Him)
I worked with a woman that was such a tease, and she had a sign over her door that said
“Sexual harassment will not be tolerated…. however, it will be graded”
I met my current wife in a adult chat room. It wasnt one that had blatent sex in the open (I did that years earlier LOL), but it was a very fun place in the icg world. Anyway, after the two oif us had meet in real, and were moving to a point where we would be planning upcoming dates/meetings at motels etc, this was a room where you could set up a “private room” and still read what everyone else was saying. One night as we were getting the other ready for a hot upcoming weekend date, it was accidentally posted in the main room. Busted! Everyone bust a gut laughing, and we were both so red faced, even if it was just bits and bytes on a screen.
In real, nothing ever happenned like yours, so you get the crown for today.
also, you had a post about wanting a remote starter for your car. When we went to Mickyland at Christmas, and were being taken from the off airport parking garage to the terminal, the guy had said where a lady had parked there a week ago, and she had a remote starter, and when she was picked up by the shuttle near her car, and then fumbling in her purse for money as the shuttle van pulled away, she “started” the locked, parked car. Since they didnt have a key, the car ran and ran until it ran out of gas, taking about 12 hours. Fortunately they keep a small amount of gas on hand for such emergencies.
LarryLilly’s last blog post..Its been a long time….
That is bad!!! Your boss sounds pretty cool… were you ever seriously worried or just embarrassed?
Laurel’s last blog post..Giving The People What They Want
LMAO!! At least you’ve got a boss with a great sense of humor. And did you just use up your f-bomb limit for the day AGAIN? I hope not, cause I don’t have any spares for you today.
flutterby’s last blog post..The Dog Ate My Underwear
Oh that is funny. Eeek. Guess you gave your boss a good story to tell at dinner that night.
motherofbun’s last blog post..Win something new for you!
My “little red voice” started the day I thought I emailed a friend a really BAD response to a client’s email… I said “this guy is always f-ing up and I’m tired of it….” it went to say I wasn’t interested in bailing his sorry ass out, that he wasn’t worth the trouble, etc., etc….
20 minutes later I received an email from HIM that only said.
“I think you meant to send this to someone else.” When I saw my email below this comment I nearly threw up.
In trying to write about it in a voice, the RED VOICE emerged.
So, you have my empathy.
Jenny’s last blog post..Thursday, February 7th
This is classic and exactly what I needed on a Friday afternoon.
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