So today I hear a story reflecting the sheer brilliance of my coworkers:
Guy comes in, needs to file a report. One of my coworkers gets up to help him out. She checks the computer and tells him:
“There’s already a report here with your name, only the first name is different. Same last name, same date of birth.”
“Yes, that’s my brother, we’re twins.”
Blank look.
“Let me get this straight, same last name, same date of birth, different first name. Are you sure this wasn’t filed by you?”
“Um, no it’s my brother. I said we’re twins.”
Blank look.
“Are you sure it wasn’t you who filed this? Every thing but the first name is the same.”
“I told you my brother filed that. We’re twins, we were born on the same day. You understand?”
Blank look.
At this point someone else takes her aside and says, “Tammy, why don’t you take a break now, I can take it from here.”
As if people like this working in government wasn’t depressing and scary enough, think about this: What if she was handling your health insurance too?
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The sad thing is, people like her already ARE handling our health insurance.
Hmm, that would explain why I got a bill for breast cancer screening before.
Pasture is not always greener, blah blah blah.
I can top that. Overheard in my office:
Top brass/big cheese to employee: You got your MBA recently, didn’t you?
Employee: Yes, I did.
TB/BC: In psychology, right?
Employee: Um, no. I got my MBA.
TB/BC: Yes, that’s what I mean. Your MBA in psychology.
What, you never heard of an MBA in psychology? Hmmph.
Good Lord Almighty. Stupid runs deep in this country.
Hey Linc! Long time no chat! :)
oh and Linc…maybe that bill meant you need to work on your man boobs.
Oh I see how it is, I don’t hear from you since foreverz, and first thing you do is mock my boobs? Wimmins.
and redheaded ones at that ;)
hey Belle; I found a definition for ya…
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Maybe Linc’s co-worker [ ] will spend hours with a psychological professional on our dime because it might take weeks for the simple difference to sink in?
What I’m wondering is what happens when the first and last name is different but the birth date is still the same… is it still confusing?
Sounds like hours of fun… the carpet is too short; Can you go find the carpet stretcher for me? Yep, it’s next to the sky hooks…. under the paper patches.
Have fun.
Oh man!! hahahahaha