What is something people you encounter at your job say that makes you want to scream? (Job, person & quote)
What is something people you encounter at your job say that makes you want to scream? (Job, person & quote)
Job: cashier
Item doesn't scan
Customer: "That means it's free, right?"
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Only about 4 weeks in as a cashier and I've heard this enough to last me a lifetime.
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Me: Linux Sysadmin
Co-workers: 2 Linux sysadmins with 15+ years of experience.
They pronounce URL as Earl.
19 0 ReplyMy husband (a 55yo DBA) does that. π¬ He also says nu-cu-lar and en-tree. I've brought it to his attention but he's just so used to it and after 23 years together it's a battle I've opted out of. As long as he knows how he sounds to people like me, it's on him.
15 0 ReplyThe probably started using it ironically and it fell into habbit.
There was a proto-meme back in the day along the lines of "URL? Who's Earl?"
12 0 ReplyWe do that, too, because it's funny.
4 0 ReplyHoly shit. That's horrific and would drive me to quit.
4 0 ReplyIt's been Earl since at least 1997 when Sun introduced their mascot for Java: The Duke of URL
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