A certain supervisor thought his assistant, Sandra, was attracting too much idle chatter from other people in the office, so he made this framed notice for her desk. (Because that’s not creepy at all.)
“No word yet on how many contributions he’s received,” our submitter says.
related: The Man is always watching
68 responses so far ↓
#1
Carmen
No thx Sandra?
Nov 18, 2012 at 4:26 pm rating: 90
#2
Emma
Um, creepy.
Nov 18, 2012 at 4:26 pm rating: 90
#3
SirenSong
SEEMS LIKE A FULL SENTENCE
WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING WITH THOSE
ELLIPSES… … …
Nov 18, 2012 at 4:36 pm rating: 90
#4
Rene
Wow. Jealous much?
Nov 18, 2012 at 4:37 pm rating: 90
#5
fuzzbutt
does she have to wear the clothes he chooses too?
Nov 18, 2012 at 4:38 pm rating: 90
#6
Smokey
Poor guy has no friends
Nov 18, 2012 at 4:39 pm rating: 90
#7
guadalisa
RUN SANDRA RUN!!!
Nov 18, 2012 at 4:43 pm rating: 90
#8
TBone
I’m kind of with the notewriter, as tactless as it is. I’ve got a coworker who seems to make it her mission to talk to everyone. Sometimes this is the only way to get the point across.
Nov 18, 2012 at 4:43 pm rating: 90
#9
shwo!
IF YOU CHOOSE TO
ISOLATE SANDRA FROM
ALL HUMAN CONTACT YOU
CHOOSE TO
TAKE A BULLET DURING
THE INEVITABLE
SHOOTING
SPREE … … …
Nov 18, 2012 at 4:47 pm rating: 90
#10
Danielle
I hope Sandra is looking for a new job. Her boss sounds like a little on the creepy side.
Nov 18, 2012 at 5:07 pm rating: 90
#11
Jentheowl
I feel for Sandra. I was an admin assistant at a construction company once. I was one of two women on staff and the only woman under fifty. I was told explicitly that no one was allowed to talk to me unless it was directly related to work, and all the men who worked there were told not to speak to me. It was a very lonely existence.
Nov 18, 2012 at 5:51 pm rating: 90
#12
YouSoSpecial
Boss doesn’t realize that talking to Sandra makes her more valuable. Not only does she know everything that’s going on, she helps make up for how disliked he is. He also doesn’t realize that using the passive voice makes him sound weaker than they already think he is.
Nov 18, 2012 at 6:15 pm rating: 90
#13
zenvelo
Sandra doesn’t have a boss, she’s got a wannabe pimp.
Nov 18, 2012 at 7:05 pm rating: 90
#14
scott hall
2creepy4me. What kind of person who made it to supervisor status would think it’s okay to make this kind of sign… … …
Nov 18, 2012 at 8:13 pm rating: 90
#15
SeeYouInTea
THNX, SANDRA
Nov 18, 2012 at 8:49 pm rating: 90
#16
Omnivore
Someone has watched Secretary one too many times.
Nov 19, 2012 at 12:42 am rating: 90
#17
Seanette
Um, how is she supposed to be able to do her JOB without communicating with co-workers?
Nov 19, 2012 at 2:15 am rating: 90
#18
Jolly
I get where the notewriter is coming from, I have some obscenely chatty coworkers and I can’t imagine if they were doing that instead of doing a job I paid them to help me do. But being a massively creepy douche for a decent reason is still being a massively creepy douche.
Nov 19, 2012 at 3:10 am rating: 90
#19
bitchy the dwarf
i dunno, if you read it just right, it could imply that Sandra gets paid to chit chat and you are contributing to her salary just by talking to her.
Nov 19, 2012 at 4:52 am rating: 90
#20
Lil'
I feel for Sandra. I have about 40 coworkers, and many of them like to stop by for a chat every day. The problem is, while each individual coworker may only spend a few minutes at my desk catching up, multiply that by 5 or 10 times per day, and I look like the chatterbox. I’ve had a senior manager tell me politely that I should consider telling my coworkers to stop dropping by my desk so much. He said he knew I spent my day at my desk working, but it didn’t look well to the big boss to see people at my desk so often. I took his advice, and I’m glad I did. The drop-bys still happen, but less frequently. Since then, my boss has given me more responsibility and paid my tuition to advance my degree because my image has improved. Sandra is just probably being polite to a fault, and the boss doesn’t have the people skills to handle it directly. To Sandra’s credit, it seems her boss sees the coworkers more as an interruption than he sees Sandra as a chatterbox.
Nov 19, 2012 at 7:33 am rating: 90
#21
Spooky
IF YOU CHOOSE TO FEED SANDRA,
YOU MAY UPSET THE SPECIAL DIET I’VE PLACED HER ON… … …
IF YOU CHOOSE TO REACH YOUR HAND INSIDE HER CUBICLE,
YOU MAY UPSET SANDRA,
AND WE MAY NEED TO START HER TRAINING ALL OVER… … …
MOST IMPORTANTLY,
IF YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH SANDRA,
HER CRAZY BOSS WILL CUT YOU… … …
Nov 19, 2012 at 8:36 am rating: 90
#22
James L.
If Sandra ever has to sue the company for harassment, this sign will be used as Exhibit A in her lawsuit.
Nov 19, 2012 at 10:24 am rating: 90
#23
Merri
I wonder if there’s a blog for Randomly Underlined Words like there is for Unnecessary Quotes.
Nov 19, 2012 at 10:58 am rating: 90
#24
t-rex
Sandra, put up a sign of your own. “The Doc is in – 5 cents.”
Nov 19, 2012 at 11:43 am rating: 90
#25
Ermott
I think I’d just fire Sandra and hire someone not as pleasant to talk to.
Problem solved, efficiency and world balance restored.
Nov 19, 2012 at 12:01 pm rating: 90
#26
Frank Booth
This is the most aggressive office note that I’ve ever seen. I love it.
Nov 19, 2012 at 12:02 pm rating: 90
#27
Rainne
DO NOT FEED OR TEASE THE SANDRA.
Nov 19, 2012 at 12:24 pm rating: 90
#28
Julia
PLEASE DON’T SPEAK TO SANDRA
SHE IS TOO BUSY WRITING NOTES TO POST FOR CASEY IN HUMAN RESOURCES… … …
Nov 20, 2012 at 9:27 pm rating: 90
#29
Ali Longworth
At first I thought that Sandra was Amish and being shunned, but then wouldn’t it be “if thee choose to speak….?”
Nov 20, 2012 at 10:54 pm rating: 90
#30
Katy
That’s beyond wrong. Might as well put a “Don’t talk to me” sign around her neck. That’s incredibly degrading.
Nov 24, 2012 at 7:59 pm rating: 90
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