Danny works for a small print company in London. “Our lovely cleaner only comes in once a week, so it falls upon the rest of us to keep the office neat and tidy.” Danny says that, judging from this creation — made up hundreds of punched paper holes — “I’ve got a feeling that someone feels that they are doing more than their fair share.”
related: Could somebody less important than me take care of this?
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#1
NoAdditives
How dirty does an office get that a once a week cleaning service isn’t enough?
Aug 25, 2013 at 5:23 pm rating: 18
#2
ejamacateme
An unused vacuum totally sucks.
Aug 25, 2013 at 6:36 pm rating: 12
#3
Blu
Technically that’s a Henry, not a Hoover..
Aug 25, 2013 at 6:47 pm rating: 18
#4
Susie
My thoughts:
Maybe the creator chose Hoover because they couldn’t spell vacuum?
Most of the time, PA notes just point out dirty things. This is one of those rare gems that creates a holey hell of a mess to make an ill conceived point.
And finally, this looks like it took some time to do (collecting all the holes) and like it is in a well travelled part of the office, so someone would have to come in early/stay late to do this. Very premeditated, yet full of rage. Like… Murder.
Aug 25, 2013 at 8:19 pm rating: 23
#5
H for Toy
I love when my ads are related to the post. “Buy a Shark today!”
This is awesomely passive-aggressive!
Aug 25, 2013 at 8:35 pm rating: 9
#6
Poltergeist
Ooh this looks nice. Obviously a very detail-oriented person. Notice how the excess paper holes scattered around the word makes it look all sparkly!
Aug 25, 2013 at 8:44 pm rating: 5
#7
Jdaniel
I hope they are not paid by the hour.
Aug 25, 2013 at 9:46 pm rating: 8
#8
Ruby
They seem to have spent time considering font and legibility. The slight scattering does not detract from the message. PA notes in print/graphics/ad companies make me happy.
(And yes, in the UK, every vacuum is a hoover unless it’s a Dyson, as people like you to know they spent an extra £300 on the name. Henry is still the best though.)
Aug 26, 2013 at 3:23 am rating: 8
#9
Raichu
For all the effort it took to put together that little display…you probably could have vacuumed the floor.
Aug 26, 2013 at 7:09 am rating: 14
#10
Ozymandias
I would let those hole punches stay there forever, until dissipated by winds and time.
Aug 26, 2013 at 2:24 pm rating: 6
#11
Jetboy
Where does one even find a hole punch these days?
Aug 27, 2013 at 12:36 pm rating: 0
#12
redheadwglasses
My spidey sense tells me that those paper holes are in Comic Sans, ALL CAPS!
Aug 27, 2013 at 2:01 pm rating: 2
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