No Means No!

I slinked in the front door of the office yesterday morning, trying to lay low, head down, stepping quietly. Mondays are the worst. It usually takes me a good 15 minutes to get to my desk on any other day of the week, but on Mondays it takes a good 40. I stand with bags and files hanging off of me, blank eyes, coffee cup empty, as I listen to never ending worthless stories, until the phone finally rings, or there is another distraction and I can continue my stealthy belly-crawl to my desk.

I make it past the GM’s office door, I am home free, I lift my head, start to walk a little faster, I am almost to the hall! Then, the little troll of a GM leaps out from behind a cubical divider, scaring me half to death:

“Have you checked your email yet?”

“No. Why?” (remember, I had just walked in the door)

“Do you have any last minute election ads?”

“No. Not that I know of”

“Well, you should. Have you called everyone?”

“Yes, on Friday, I have everyone scheduled that would like to run.”

“You should call them again.”

“NO MEANS NO!” (I did not scream this, but I wanted to)

Really? You want your Reps to waste all of their valuable time re-calling clients who have already stated they do not want to run? Just a thought, but it maybe more efficient to have your Reps call clients who may still be interested in advertising. Just a thought.