RW lucky # 13

No... not that lucky.

Do you know that song "Flight of the Bumblebee?" Now imagine something that sounds like that, but more annoying and beepy and videogamey. Now picture hearing that annoying thing extremely loudly about 10 times a day. That's R's cell phone. Now guess how I know that.

After the first few times, people were starting to grumble about how the receptionist should not be spending her day on her cell phone, and also about how that ringtone is the most annoying thing anyone's ever heard in their entire life. After about the tenth time, I couldn't stand it anymore and I yelled across the office (something I never do, but I was that insane) for her to put her phone on vibrate or something.

Amazingly, I didn't hear it for the rest of the day. However, I think it was just coincidence that she didn't get any more calls. I don't think my yelling had any bearing on the case, though it did make me feel better.

So today, still cell-phone free, I go to get the mail.* When I come back, R tells me that another coworker, Sally, yelled at her for opening mail that was addressed to her. At first I am shocked that Sally would yell at R, because Sally is very meek.
"Sally yelled at you?"
"Well, she didn't yell. But she told me not to do it."
"Next time tell her I did it. And tell her that I did it not to read her mail but to get the checks that are in there 95% of the time, so I can do my job."
"She doesn't want her personal mail being read."
"She shouldn't be getting personal mail at the office anyway. But I don't read her mail, I take out the checks and move on. I take full credit for my actions. "

Lo and behold, there is an envelope addressed to Sally. I can see the check through the envelope. Then it turns out there is a question about it, so I go to Sally.

"Oh that silly. He was supposed to put my name on it so when it came in, I could give you the job number for it."
"It was addressed to you, but I took it because I saw the check." (See how I admitted it?)
"Oh that's no problem. That's what you're supposed to do. That's your job."

So wait - Sally is not only ok with me opening her mail, but expects it? That's not the way R put it....
R is not only a bitch to everyone, now she is trying to turn us against each other. She doesn't know that it won't work because we have all worked together for a lot longer than she has and know things like the fact that Sally doesn't yell. Plus, we don't hate each other. We hate her.




* I had asked New Boss to tell R that I am going back to getting the mail because

a) I know which articles of mail go to which people
b) nobody has to cover me on the phones
c) I don't take 30 minutes to go down 2 floors and come back

R didn't listen to New Boss (because she's new, so she obviously has no power. Except for that she's still the boss!) So New Boss went to Office Manager. Now, for some reason, R doesn't get the mail anymore...