All In a Day’s WorkTech Speak
I was describing my job as an
engineer to some school pupils
when I mentioned that “one of my
colleagues and I designed a medical
instrument for measuring human
muscle tone.” Later, I added, “another
colleague and I designed a system to
allow shopkeepers to print coupons
at the cash register.” Thinking that all
this technical talk was confusing, I
askedif therewereanyquestions.
Therewasone:“What’sa colleague?”
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A mancamethroughmylaneatthe
supermarketwitha bottleofwine
anda bouquetofroses.Butbefore
paying,hesetthetwoitemsaside
andsaid,“I’llberightback.”Heran
off,onlytoreturna minutelaterwith
a secondbottleofwineandanother
bouquetofroses.
“Twogirlfriends?”I asked.
“No,”hesaid.
“Justonereallyangryone.”
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THE WORST MISTAKE
I’VE MADE AT WORK ...
“This guy came into my
department store loading
zone, put on a high-vis vest,
picked up the biggest TV, and
while putting it on a trolley,
dropped it, and then asked
me to help lift it.
The guy thanked me and left
with his brand-new TV that
I’d helped him steal.” reddit.com“I once sent a company-wide
virus warning by forwarding
an email so people could see
what it looked like should
they receive one and forgetting
to remove the infected
attachment.” @Entropy72“On my first day of work,
I accidentally called my
boss ‘Daddy’.” coburgbanks.co.uk91