Tis the season?

I have decided that it is incredibly hard to get into the Christmas spirit when we are having a friggin heat wave! It was 68 this morning at 7:45 when I left for work, how in the world am I supposed to get in the Christmas mood when I need to turn the AC on in the car because of the humidity? Whatever.

So to fill you in on the Holiday party at the Fox theater. It was very interesting. When I think of hors d'oeuvre I think of like quiche, crackers, mini sandwiches, etc. We had a mashed potato bar and macaroni and cheese! Well, I guess we are in the South. But then to fancy it up at bit, we got to eat the macaroni and cheese out of oversized martini glasses! It was so very amusing to see women in ball gowns eating good ole' mac and cheese! It was a good time, and yummy free cosmos! (and the best part was the bartender was from Kettering, Ohio!)

You can tell when it's a mans idea

Sometimes it just totally sucks to be a girl. We have a party to go to this weekend at the Fox Theater. I am really excited about it and I really think it will be amazing! It is a pre-holiday party for Adam's masters program. Here is the deal that sucks. The attire on the invitation says "Business to Cocktail." Can you tell it was a man? What woman in their right mind would leave such a huge gap? Guys have it so easy. khakis, button down and a tie. Me? Do I wear a cocktail dress? Skirt and shirt? Slacks and a sweater? ARGH! MEN!

More tales from the world of my job

I don't know if it is because it is raining here in Atlanta today, but the stupid callers are in abundance! Here are a few examples of calls today for your amusement.

Caller #1-"Um, yes, hi, I was wondering if there was a way to search for "felon friendly" jobs on your website. I have been convicted of a felon and no one wants to hire me because of my conviction and serving time."

You think? I wouldn't hire him.

Caller #2. This caller is a Registered Nurse. Scary that she is responsible for giving medicine and shots, etc. "I have a problem with my account"
me- "okay ma'am, what is the e-mail address you use to log in with?"
Her- (spelling it out) "http semicolon forward slash forward slash www dot .com"
Me- Yes ma'am, that is our website address, what is the e-mail address you use to log in with?"
Her- (still spelling it out) "http semicolon forward slash forward slash www dot .com"
I will spare you the other 5 times she spelled it out for me insisting that that was her e-mail address until
Her "Oh, you mean the thing with the little at thingy in it?"
me "yes ma'am, and what is that?"
So I explain to her that when people apply for her job, they are e-mailing her their resumes, and then I get
"but how do I check my e-mail?"

For the love of god, give me a break!

Caller #3
A Sales Rep calls me because his client is having difficulty. I ask him to forward me the e-mail that his client had sent him. Everyone that works here e-mail address is firstname.lastname@mycompany.com . I give him my name and he asks me "is that at my company.com?" Um, you called me, at work, I answered the phone, hello my company, and we work for the same damn company!

What a day.