PassiveAggressiveNotes.com » big brother-ish http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com funny (if not necessarily "passive-aggressive") notes from pissed-off people Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:51:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A friendly FYI from Big Brother http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2011/02/27/you-silly-sausage-you/ http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2011/02/27/you-silly-sausage-you/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:25:13 +0000 Kerry http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/?p=17680 At Joanne’s office in Lancashire, England, her team had a temporary agency administrator working on-site with them for a few days. Well, “working.” Joanne says her boss was well-aware of what this fellow was actually up to, but rather than report him through the official channels, decided to drop him a little hint instead. (No word about how the lucky employees seated next to him felt about that decision.)

DEAR AGENCY ADMIN PERSON: YOU'RE CLEARLY UNAWARE THAT IN SOCIAL SERVICES, PC, EMAIL AND INTERNET USE IS CONTINUOUSLY AND CAREFULLY MONITORED. WORDS SUCH AS

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]]> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2011/02/27/you-silly-sausage-you/feed/ 74 This time, management has gone too far. http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2009/12/10/this-time-management-has-gone-too-far/ http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2009/12/10/this-time-management-has-gone-too-far/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:26:44 +0000 Kerry http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/?p=12243 Sure, we’ve seen notices like this one before…although they’re usually from parts of the world with much more questionable plumbing than you’d find (as Jason did) in Northern Virginia.

PER MANAGEMENT NO NUMBER 2 ONLY NUMBR 1 NO EXCEPTIONS

But this doozy, spotted by Dana at a local coffee shop in Canada, is a first.

All MALES using this toilet must sit. Standing is not an option.

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From an office in Oregon…

WE CAN HEAR YOUR WHISPERS NEXT DOOR.

New Zealand…

I CAN SEE YOU PEE

and Kentucky…

It's a small office. We know who you are. There's a toilet brush if you need to use it.

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]]> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2009/05/01/just-sayin/feed/ 121 The Man™: now available in convenient mini-me size! http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/10/16/the-man%e2%84%a2-now-available-in-convenient-mini-me-size/ http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/10/16/the-man%e2%84%a2-now-available-in-convenient-mini-me-size/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:55:05 +0000 Kerry http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/?p=9817 Our submitter, B., was shopping at a shoe store in San Francisco when she realized she really needed to use the facilities. Although there was no public restroom in sight, she did spy the familiar infographic just beyond a doorway marked “employees only.” When she ducked inside, B. was greeted by this sublimely creepy warning from management[!].

If you are in the bathroom longer than 15 minutes, It will be considered your break. Don't make us get a timer! Thank You, Management!

Meanwhile, Chelsea’s boss at the La Quinta in Perrysburg, Ohio managed to dial up the creepy just a smidge more.

Apparently disatisfied with the staff’s response to her frequent written notes, the hotel manager brought in this doll — which chelsea says “looked exactly like her” — to do the job instead. (Er, so to speak.)

I'm watching YOU

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]]> http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/10/16/the-man%e2%84%a2-now-available-in-convenient-mini-me-size/feed/ 95 So many questions http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/07/10/so-many-questions/ http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/07/10/so-many-questions/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:28:25 +0000 Kerry http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/?p=9294 What kind of objectionable trash do you suppose is being disposed of in these bins? (Half-eaten curries? Yesterday’s Times?) How many hours of company time did the sign’s designer spend on this full-color laminated masterpiece? What is that comma doing there? and how, exactly, how are these bins to be monitored?

Reported to Management

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