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The people who run the admin side of my office really are morons.  The office recently purchased software that will automatically make phone calls and send emails whenever the office is closed or opening late due to inclement weather.  Idiot human resources director, who caused all the previous drama over the summer, is the person responsible for programming the information into the system.  Useless city is currently getting pounded by the first big snow storm of the year.  The roads are a mess, visibility is low and every school district in the metro area has had 2 snow days so far.  Office was open at the usual time yesterday but by 3:30pm we were told to go home. 

 

At 9:00pm we all got the automated phone call telling us that all offices in the district would be opening at 10:00am.  Sweet right?  I mean I snow day would be better, but at least a late start lets me sleep in a bit and not have to worry about driving in a raging snow storm in the dark.  10 minutes later phone rings again, this time automated system is telling us that only the main office is on a delayed schedule, the satellite office at the south end of the district (which is of course the one I work in) is opening at 8am like usual. F%&$. Apparently idiot HR director didn't double check the opening times for ALL offices in the district before programming the first message.  After yelling about it on the phone with a couple of co workers for about 5 minutes I headed off to bed, set my alarm for 5am to make sure to give myself plenty of time to do the drive that usually takes only 20 minutes in good weather. By 6:30 this morning I had finally brushed 12 inches of snow off my car, scraped the ice and was on the highway headed south to the office.  At 6:35 my cell phone rings.  Yup, of course NOW automated system says that the south office is opening at 10:00am.  FML.  I could have turned around to go back home but that would have taken at least 15 minutes and frankly if I had done that I probably would have gotten another phone call saying never mind, just kidding, open at 8:00.

 

Needless to say I walked into the office at 7:25am and now I'm just waiting for Ashton Kutcher to jump out from behind a door and tell me I got punked......

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