The setup
This is nearly the full text of an email I received today:
With apology, this week was very meeting rich and I scheduled a lunch for us today, but apparently did not let you know! Can we find another time?
1. "meeting rich" - kill me fucking now. NOW.
2. This meeting is for me to help said person. She asked me for my help 2 weeks ago. I asked her to let me know when she is free because I am flexible. She scheduled a meeting and didn't let me know. Which is the biggest WTF I have ever heard. There are just 2 people who will be at this meeting. One did not know about the meeting.
3. Why don't people start off suggesting days and times? It would be a lot fucking easier. Especially if you schedule the meeting and let the other person KNOW.
Can we find another time?
Ha! You never found a first time!!
tommyrot is literally looking for a dream job.
So one row over is saying alcohol and cocaine contributed to Gandolfini's death. I don't have the energy to research.
While in a hotel room with his 8th grade son?
I started kindergarten twice because we moved a couple of months into the year and the cutoff date was different. I was sad during that year that I wasn't going to school but I don't know that there was much of a lasting impact. I was way ahead of the other kids in reading when I started again.
Hey, if you're curious about my recent mentions of elephants and monkeys and such, this is what I'm working on: [link]
I scheduled a lunch for us today, but apparently did not let you know!
That is hilarious. It's like she wants credit for her intention to meet with you. My students are always writing papers about how terrible it is that you can't read gestures and facial expressions over the internet. Personally, I think it's blessing that no one can see your eyes roll.
It's possible that I could flake out enough to schedule a meeting and not let the other person know. If I did, however, I would never mention it.
If I did, however, I would never mention it.
Or, you know, at least have the decency to blame it on Outlook. I mean, hypothetically.
I hadn't heard from her since I offered to meet last week. So all she needed to say is: "thank you for your willingness to meet with me, can we have lunch or meet next week? Tuesday or Thursday would be best."
That's it.
If someone does not confirm you are meeting, IME, no meeting is set.
