Friday, July 30, 2004
Communication breakdown
So a brand new team lead, on the job for less than a week, comes to my cubicle:
"Where Frank?*"
That's Frank's cubicle there, but he hasn't come in yet.
"Where Frank?"
Uhhh... like I said, he's not in the office yet.
"Frank come?"
Well he hasn't notified anybody otherwise, so I'm assuming he'll be in. He normally comes in at 10:30.
"Frank come. Okay."
Um... yeah.
And then he gives me a look, a "my you're so smart" look normally reserved for little kids who just learned how to count to 4. I swear, he was about to pat my head.
Dude, everyone has a university degree here, and while that doesn't necessarily mean we're very intelligent, it does mean we communicate on a level higher than preschoolers.
What's with the fucking kindergarten speak? And you're a TEAM LEAD??? The guys on your team are going to hate you very, very fast...
* - names have been changed to preserve my panonymity
"Where Frank?*"
That's Frank's cubicle there, but he hasn't come in yet.
"Where Frank?"
Uhhh... like I said, he's not in the office yet.
"Frank come?"
Well he hasn't notified anybody otherwise, so I'm assuming he'll be in. He normally comes in at 10:30.
"Frank come. Okay."
Um... yeah.
And then he gives me a look, a "my you're so smart" look normally reserved for little kids who just learned how to count to 4. I swear, he was about to pat my head.
Dude, everyone has a university degree here, and while that doesn't necessarily mean we're very intelligent, it does mean we communicate on a level higher than preschoolers.
What's with the fucking kindergarten speak? And you're a TEAM LEAD??? The guys on your team are going to hate you very, very fast...
* - names have been changed to preserve my panonymity
