When your workplace can't pay its bills...
It's a sad state of affairs when you go to work, sit down at your desk, pick up the phone... and get nothing.
Zip. Zilch. Nada.
So, I whipped out the Batphone (what Mr. Zen calls my cell phone) and tried calling myself at my work number.
"boo Boo BOOOOOOP! The number you have reached has been temporarily disconnected."
Somebody at corporate didn't pay the phone bill for our office.
What's next... will they shut off the heat? No water? Will our paychecks bounce?
I got on the Batphone again and called regional HQ to see what was going on. They didn't have a clue. Regional Head Honcho said he'd get on the phone with Corporate Accounts Payable Head Honcho and get to the bottom of this.
::: Minutes passed :::
I got a call from Regional Head Honcho (on my personal cell phone, burning up my personal minutes - for which I'm sure I won't be reimbursed) who said that corporate needed to justify the expense.
Do what?
"Justify the expense?"
Give me a break.
My office is the most productive and profitable one in the state and also in the whole CORPORATION, if you want justification. My individual work alone - just li'l ol' me, by myself - generates over 30% percent of the entire revenue for the state of Tennessee. It's common for me to bring in several hundred thousand dollars in a month. I've even had million dollar months.
Justify THAT.
Anyway, I was then asked to scrounge through my e-mail archives to find the original e-mails where our phone service was originally approved two years ago. Scrounge I did (luckily I archive my e-mails rather than delete them) and forwarded said e-mails to RHH.
We're now in a holding pattern as the Powers That Be discuss and decide whether or not our lowly office is worthy of having telephone service.
As for me, I'm updating my resume. Fortunately I'm still (somewhat) in demand.
Zip. Zilch. Nada.
So, I whipped out the Batphone (what Mr. Zen calls my cell phone) and tried calling myself at my work number.
"boo Boo BOOOOOOP! The number you have reached has been temporarily disconnected."Somebody at corporate didn't pay the phone bill for our office.
What's next... will they shut off the heat? No water? Will our paychecks bounce?
I got on the Batphone again and called regional HQ to see what was going on. They didn't have a clue. Regional Head Honcho said he'd get on the phone with Corporate Accounts Payable Head Honcho and get to the bottom of this.
::: Minutes passed :::
I got a call from Regional Head Honcho (on my personal cell phone, burning up my personal minutes - for which I'm sure I won't be reimbursed) who said that corporate needed to justify the expense.
Do what?
"Justify the expense?"
Give me a break.
My office is the most productive and profitable one in the state and also in the whole CORPORATION, if you want justification. My individual work alone - just li'l ol' me, by myself - generates over 30% percent of the entire revenue for the state of Tennessee. It's common for me to bring in several hundred thousand dollars in a month. I've even had million dollar months.
Justify THAT.
Anyway, I was then asked to scrounge through my e-mail archives to find the original e-mails where our phone service was originally approved two years ago. Scrounge I did (luckily I archive my e-mails rather than delete them) and forwarded said e-mails to RHH.
We're now in a holding pattern as the Powers That Be discuss and decide whether or not our lowly office is worthy of having telephone service.
As for me, I'm updating my resume. Fortunately I'm still (somewhat) in demand.
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