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31 March 2006
Workplace ettiquette question→[More:]Is "Fucked if I know!" an acceptable response to an email asking you to "just look in to" something?
Best work anecdote ever: So one day, I'm talking to my then-supervisor, a white-haired Greek guy who's pretty laid back. This is the same guy who told me that one of the main reasons why there isn't a strict dress code policy here is that he knows we don't get paid a lot and it's just one way of making things easier for us data monkeys.
He had a bunch of printouts of artists, musicians, etc. in his cube, including that famous picture of Johnny Cash flipping off the camera that became the basis for an ad after Cash lost one year at the Grammys. Well, one day we were talking about something, and I got really mad at him, or the situation or something. So I said to him, "No offense, but..."
I have had one of those days where I could have said "fucked if I know" no less than 200 times, each one in context and keeping with the logic of the conversation.