Work - Things one should really not have said
I'm a Saggitarian and apparently they are not known for their tact or diplomacy i.e. very blunt. Over the years I like to think I have developed quite a bit of diplomacy - despite great temptation.
But one instance does stick in my mind where:
I was an Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Transport, he was a very short man, and had that syndrome as well. Everyone was scared of him. God knows why. Anyway he was suppose to have got something for me in order for me to answer one of his questions. He was getting pissed off so I said to him:
"(name) what is the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result".
He stormed to the door - I calmly walked through it and he slammed it. Got the info tho!
No-one could stand him and often I was asked how come I didn't leave. Well I put principles before personalities. However, one day I decided that is it and gave him 24 hours notice. His reply was I don't think we can get your last pay done that quick. I said Oh yes you can.
I reckon he got his own back on me tho!! I think he was so pleased I was leaving he bought me the most beautiful bouquet of flowers and chocolates. Beaming from ear to ear he gave them to me and then I'm thinking on no please don't, surely you're not gonna kiss me, oh faaarrrrk he is. He tipped toed and kissed me on the cheek. YUKKKKKK.
Can't remember if I have told this story before but when working for the above guy I had just bought my BMW K100Rs (went to Hamilton and rode it back to Welly). I had gone Taupo Napier way (first time) I was late leaving Hamilton - Mid winter - I was learning the bike and at one stage I looked down and was doing 180kph (bike was in miles with k's in small print). Anyway I came over this little rise and there was a cop. Holy shit I thought - I immediately pulled over. He walked towards me shaking his head and saying "Have you any idea of the speed you were doing??" Then I took off my helmet and his mouth dropped "Good God you're a woman" . "You were doing 136 kph and braking" Phew is that all I thought. We had a good chat, and he said he had to book me but would make it 130kph. "Where do you work" Umm you don't need to know that. He insisted so I said to him "Promise you won't laugh??" No I won't he said "Well I work for your boss' boss, the Secretary of Transport" He cracked up and promised not to tell. He said I had made his nite!! I told him he had not made mine!! lol. Anyway he was very good and told me to be careful on Taupo Napier road as it would be icy at this time of year. He was not wrong - I got hypothermia and was exhausted - got to Napier and dropped my new bike twice!!
Another one was working for a Maori health organisation in the Hawkes Bay. Now I have worked with Maori a lot, loved it. But this place was something else. The pay girl's grandmother had died - she had left very detailed instructions. However they had fkd it up. The big boss txted me while at the funeral and said have (name) ring me immediately. I said we were in the middle of the funeral and advised how long we would be then promptly ignored her. I got back to work and was hauled over the coals. I had no problem telling the boss that for a company where the kaupapa was spose to be people etc this place sucked, and how could she be so insensitive as to try and interrupt a funeral. Her reply was - oh the lady was old - time for her to die. Interesting tho when her own mother-in-law died a month later and we were given the afternoon off to attend. When one of the Board members - a well-known shit-stirring woman said she wasn’t going to go thru a fkn white bitch (meaning me) to do her bookings - I told them to stick the job where the sun don't shine and that I didn't support racism - I was going to do a personal grievance on them and when I contacted a friend - she said "You are working for the biggest, well known bitch in the Bay" I know exactly where you are coming from. I didn't go thru the PG as I was still going thru a nasty divorce and didn't have the energy.
Actions speak louder than words or good intentions
He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up. - Paul Keating
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Originally Posted by Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)
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