Day One
Me:
"Next time you go out can you get a litre of milk?
Oh ... and you had better get some more toilet paper too"
Mr X
"I am not going out today"
Me
sigh..."so... your not going out at all today to get your lunch?"
Mr X
"No"
Me:
"Ok, could you ask the others on site if they are going to the shop to buy their lunch today?"
Mr X
"Sure"
Ten minutes later....
Mr Y
"Mr X said you wanted to speak to me?"
Me:
"No, I did not ask Mr X to send you up here because I wanted to speak with you. I asked him to ask anyone on site if they were going out to the shop
today to buy their lunch?"
Mr Y
"Oh... I am not going out for lunch today"
Me:
"Ok... don't worry about it..."
Mr Y
"Why do you want to know if I am going out for lunch today?"
Me:
"If you were going out to the shop, then you could get some things for me?
Mr Y
"For you? Do your own shopping
"
Me:
"No...not my shopping. We need milk and toilet paper"
Mr Y
"If I end up going out, I will get some...but I don't intend to go out at all today"
Me
"Ok, thanks"
30 minutes later
Mr Z
"I went out and got some earplugs, here is the receipt"
Me
"Why did you buy earplugs? There is a box of 200 in the cupboard."
Mr Z
"Mr X said you said we needed earplugs"
Me
"No, I didn't say we needed earplugs, I said we needed milk and toilet paper."
Mr Z
"Oh..well what should I do with the earplugs?"
Me (
biting my tongue)
"Just leave them on the desk...tell the others not to worry about it. I will get the milk and toilet paper."
Day Two
Mr X
"Goodmorning...I bought a 2 litre milk and 4 pack of toilet paper on my way into work this morning..."
Mr Y
"Goodmorning...I got 3 litres of milk and a 24 pack of toilet paper"
Mr Z
"Hi...I got the Mrs to go out and get the milk and toilet paper after work. She got two boxes of toilet paper...thats 96 rolls of toilet paper!
Me
"Thanks
"
later that day...
Contractor
"Wow...
Thats a lot of bog roll you got there! I heard there were a lot of assholes working here!
"