dale#1 1 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Apart from nuts. I had to ask a company about their new postal address (which had changed recently) and so I just called them up to ask. I got the receptionist who told me that the guy I usually speak with was not in. I said ok, thats fine, but I just want to know the address so I asked her if she could tell me. And she wouldn't!!! She told me that the guy isn't in and she "doesn't know" and that she'd get him to call me back!! It's nuts! I'm interested in other nutty stories. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Do you happen to work in the apartment building industry? Link to post Share on other sites
ncorrenti 0 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Dale... maybe she was new? Or really really dumb? Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Maybe it's a secret. Link to post Share on other sites
NutteyCubey 0 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I think she did not have permission to reveal such information. I can imagine the conversation. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Sounds like typical bullshit you sometimes come up against in this country to me. On a similar vein, how many times have you been told "No, that can't be done!", not just because it actually can't be done, but just because that person doesn't know his arse from his nose, and so assumes that because he doesn't know/has never heard of it, that it actually can't be done??? I have had that same bull many times. Push the point and they end up with egg on their face, realizing that it actually can be done. When we were trying to be put on contract the same as all the other Japanese staff at our high school, they initially told us that there were legal reasons and obstacles to them doing that for us. Same old crap. Finally, when we showed them a copy of a contract of a friend (foreigner) who worked at another private school but was on the same contract as the Japanese staff, they were forced to admit they could do it, and it happened. I'm not surprised to hear your story dale#1 Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Most people are lazy and want to minimise their work. Happens a lot, and not just in Japan of course. Link to post Share on other sites
bettyx 0 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 after a week of requests to teach christmas at four different schools, on friday the school told me i wasn't allowed to mention the 'c' word. (no, not that one) they said that christmas is too christian and japan was not a christian society so i wasn't to mention it in class. and i said, okay, how about if i focus on the gift-giving, christmas tree side of things, and don't mention the religious aspect? (my catholic mother would have been real proud of me). & i produced a series of origami christmas trees & cards i'd made at the other schools. the teachers totally ganged up on me and said, no way. & i said, okay, but i thought my job was to teach these kids about cultures outside of japan, particularly what we do in Australia,& how it compares to new years in japan. & they said, nope, stick to the weather lesson plan. i was soo frustrated. & it's not like i wanted to convert the kids, i just wanted to do something seasonal. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Easy. The pre-Christian mid winter fetival of Yule was appropriated by the Christians in about 350 AD. Celebrate Yule, then you don`t have to worry about primitive superstitions. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 A KFC employee in Shizuoka once told me I may not have two ketchups. Her training had taught her to give just one. After several pleas, she still wouldn't give in! Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Teah them about Festivus! Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 I actually got in touch with the guy today to get the address. I decided not to cause a fuss about the silly phone lady, not worth creating a hassle. Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Actually I did ask the guy - I couldn't resist.... he said "she thought it wasn't her job". I decided to let it go Link to post Share on other sites
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