at stanly’s office in houston, the team has whiteboard they update everyday with their accomplishments. after accidentally erasing his update, stanly’s boss left him this message.
of course, stanly had to return the gesture.
related: the post-it wars
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65 responses so far ↓
#1 Alix
First post, woohoo!! I had a roommate who did that with post-its once. I really wonder about people, especially in a professional enviornment, that think writing one letter per post-it notes is an effective use of their time.
Feb 18, 2008 at 7:36 pm rating: +2
#2 GVI
When post-its attack.
Feb 18, 2008 at 7:57 pm rating: +4
#3 kingning
All your post-its are belong to ning.
Feb 18, 2008 at 7:59 pm rating: 0
#4 Canthz_B
Are these pix backwards?
Shouldn’t the two monitor desk belong to the boss?
Feb 18, 2008 at 8:03 pm rating: 0
#5 amy d
W r i t i n g t h i s w a y t a k e s 2 l o n g .
Feb 18, 2008 at 8:04 pm rating: +6
#6 Canthz_B
Think of the job security Stanly must have if they get to play Wheel of Fortune with post-it notes!
Every office I was in almost rationed them!
Feb 18, 2008 at 8:15 pm rating: +1
#7 anglophile
I particularily enjoy Stanly’s use of the left-justified letters to fit “yesterday” and “someone” on his boss’s portrait-oriented monitor. I’m wondering if he did it that way the first time, or if he had to discard some improperly formatted post-its.
Feb 18, 2008 at 8:15 pm rating: +2
#8 park rose
Stanly streamlined his boss’ idea though. I guess that was economical.
Boss: 20 post-it notes and two computers.
Stanly: 29 post-it notes and one computer.
Are the first 2 computers Stanly’s?
The computer in the 2nd picture the boss’?
If so, something seems wrong, though what the boss doesn’t have in size maybe he makes up for in depth and height.
Feb 18, 2008 at 8:16 pm rating: +2
#9 Wade
I am particularly happy about the backwards final Y in yesterday. Anthony Grosso would be proud.
Thank you, Stanly!
Feb 18, 2008 at 9:15 pm rating: +5
#10 Team Cassandra
Getting Fired 101
Feb 18, 2008 at 9:30 pm rating: +5
#11 RALPHY
I’m wondering if he usually updates the board by getting a new one. But then the new one would be blank, which is worse than having old info on it. But then again—Oh forget it. Never mind.
Feb 18, 2008 at 9:37 pm rating: +1
#12 Troy McClure
I’m guessing there might be some Decemberists fans here?
Four long years,
Working hard for this P-A clown,
When this appears:
I’m swimming in post-its, just raining down
Mr post-it man, must you write a letter per page?
Mr post-it man, must you write a letter per page?
A letter per page?
The one who wrecked the board
Was you, not me;
Was you, not me.
Feb 18, 2008 at 9:47 pm rating: +3
#13 pry
why does stanly have someone else’s certificate on his wall? is he sharing a cubicle?
Feb 18, 2008 at 9:54 pm rating: 0
#14 Writerrejected
Remember in “Romy and Michelle,” when Lisa Kudro decided to tell everyone at her high school reunion that she invented post-its? I think she’d be proud of this post-its artwork.
Feb 18, 2008 at 10:18 pm rating: +1
#15 K.
The boss’s computer looks like it is one of those fancy rotating ones and Stanly must share a cubicle. I think that makes it even?
Feb 18, 2008 at 11:08 pm rating: 0
#16 Meagan
Is that a review mirror on the computer monitor? I don’t work in an office…is that normal?
Feb 18, 2008 at 11:46 pm rating: +1
#17 aimee
Stanley doesn’t have to have two computers. He just has two monitors… for working with lots of spreadsheets, for example.
The first paragraph of the note is bothering me. If it was the boss that deleted the update accidentally, why would he leave such an aggressive note for Stanley? Was he going to explain he’d dun it but ran out of space/post-its?
Feb 19, 2008 at 12:25 am rating: 0
#18 John in IL
Stanly’s boss should be fired (if I understand this right). He haphazardly erases things and wastes office supplies. Post-It notes don’t grow on trees.
Feb 19, 2008 at 12:58 am rating: +2
#19 Canthz_B
A reply using cut-out magazine and newspaper words would have brought a call to security.
Team go Post-it, not Postal.
Feb 19, 2008 at 1:03 am rating: +5
#20 Lurker
I guess they don’t work for that company that got all pissed about the cost of color copies, if they can afford to waste Post-Its™ like that.
(I actually buy my own Post-Its™ because I like the lined, popup kind and all the office buys are the basic piker model.)
Feb 19, 2008 at 7:48 am rating: +2
#21 amy d
I totally want to know what the extraneous post-it note on the bottom left of Stanly’s screen says. I looked at the largest version of the photo and still can’t read it.
Feb 19, 2008 at 12:39 pm rating: 0
#22 claw71
OK, what company is this? I need to make sure it’s not in my portfolio. The economy is bad enough without grade school yahoos wasting time and office supplies on this BS.
The regional manager should can them both.
Feb 19, 2008 at 12:40 pm rating: 0
#23 Max
I work at 3M …
Thanks for using all of those Post-It Notes.
Job security for me.
Feb 19, 2008 at 1:41 pm rating: +2
#24 amy d
Now, I don’t claim to know what this means, but I think I’ve uncovered a code in their writings to one another.
Boss Says: Please update the board
Boss Means: Last hope bar a deep duet
Stanly Says: Got 1 yesterday someone erased it!
Stanly Means: Sot! I deem 1 day to see a green story
Feb 19, 2008 at 1:51 pm rating: +1
#25 Ange
I think the boss has too much time on their hands. And obviously this boss doesn’t care about budget cuz he’s wasting valuable $ on valuable post its.
Feb 19, 2008 at 2:02 pm rating: 0
#26 Set To Evil
It’s covered by Post-It’s, but can anyone see if there is white-out on the screen as well?
Feb 19, 2008 at 2:35 pm rating: +1
#27 mamason
Daily updates of their accomplishments? They either have a very large board or are very low achievers.
Feb 19, 2008 at 3:58 pm rating: +1
#28 bamBAM!!
Could he buy a conjuction?
Feb 19, 2008 at 4:14 pm rating: 0
#29 bamBAM!!
I guess Stanly only had enough money left for a number. To be fair, one does have 2 pricey vowels in it.
Feb 19, 2008 at 4:14 pm rating: +2
#30 JustWondering
I just wonder if they know that putting the sticky notes on the monitor screen can damage it. Soooooo, not only are they wasting sticky notes…they might have to buy a new monitor. This boss must really not care about costs!
Feb 19, 2008 at 4:16 pm rating: 0
#31 bamBAM!!
Really, Post-Its? I mean, if you wanted to get the message across, couldn’t you just take sharpie ink to the picture of his son graduating from 8th grade??
It could say, “Congrats, Bil- UPDATE THE WHITEBOARD-ly!” Then the retaliation would be all over the office chair, which would encourage doodlings of the boss’s ass. Like, “I ALREADY -3 -DID -3 3 3.- BUTT SOMEONE ER-3-ASED IT!!!”
the 3’s are ass doodles. see? 3.
Feb 19, 2008 at 4:24 pm rating: +1
#32 the dawd
This one time in band camp… my boss wrote me a similar note. But he affixed the post it to my LCD screen before using his ball point pen (a red BIC) to inscribe his note permanently on my screen. Now and forever i am reminded to attach a cover sheet to my TPS report.
Feb 19, 2008 at 7:25 pm rating: +2
#33 Canthz_B
Well, it’s official…Everything is bigger in Texas!
Feb 19, 2008 at 7:27 pm rating: 0
#34 summer
What’s with all the cups on the boss’s desk?!
Feb 19, 2008 at 8:06 pm rating: 0
#35 Coke-aholic
Has anyone actually priced those Post-Its? I bought some the other day and they cost twice as much as a pack of copy paper that was 8 times the size! Post It wasters should be put in the stocks during lunch as an example to others. It would be such good entertainment.
Feb 19, 2008 at 9:56 pm rating: 0
#36 kristin
Whoa, i have that white plastic cup that’s on the bosses desk, GO SOONERS!
Mar 12, 2008 at 11:38 am rating: 0
#37 Erin
Why does this look like my old office?? Gosh I hated that job!
Mar 13, 2008 at 4:04 pm rating: 0
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