Dear Officious Administrative Assistant,
If one of my colleagues asks for help covering her classes and I email her and cc you to say that I am teaching straight through and proctoring ERB tests so can't cover for her, it is NOT your job to pull out my schedule and email me a snarky note about how I have one of those periods free and really
could
cover. Furthermore, do not then continue to snark about how you "must have the wrong schedule" when I try to explain why I am trying to hold that one period open and continue to nitpick my choices. I volunteer all the time. If I choose not to, stay the eff out of it. Back off, bitca.
No love,
Kristin
ETA: Just got an email from her (cc'd to my department head) to "Please plan on subbing for S. period one on Monday the 23rd." SPORK HER IN THE EYE!
How wrong would it be, really, to give her just a little morphine at bedtime? Just a teeny, teeny pinch?
My husband's mother used brandy.
For the record: I'm not cranky, I don't mind washing bottles and brandy is not safe to give to babies even in small amounts.
Benadryl works just fine. Plus Motrin if you really need to knock their ass out. And actually, Matilda was congested and snorfling last night.
Landlady is pissing me off again. Three calls so far from her this morning, mainly because I have dared not to call her back yet. There is a showing on Saturday, but the last call said she was showing it tomorrow at 11, and she was "sure I wouldn't mind that it was less than 24 hours notice", despite the fact that the last time I spoke to her I said absolutely nothing less than 24 hours notice. I think I will call her back and tell her if that if she wants to do the showing tomorrow, I will not be leaving the apartment. Am I right in that she doesn't have a legal right to make us leave our apartment for a showing?
JZ, have a glass of wine (or brandy) and then nurse. I hear it works wonders.
Response: "no"
I can't. She's one of those people that will make life hell at school if you piss her off. I'm just sitting here fuming.
I think I need coffee and some food. I am beyond crankified. (Perhaps the Buffista babies were sharing their insomnia--I had yet another night of it last night. A few more of these and I'm going to have to spork someone for real.)
Am I right in that she doesn't have a legal right to make us leave our apartment for a showing?
yes. And you should make it clear that there will be NO time when less than 24 hours notice is acceptable.
perhaps a response along the lines of "I thought that I had been clear that we will ALWAYS need 24 hours notice before you show the apartment, no exceptions ever. I can't accomodate your request to leave the apartment for the 11 showing tomorrow" (and follow it up with a letter)
Is it just ingrained in Boston-Area landlords that they pull this shit?
