I work for my county. In my job there are counselors and assistants. I am an assistant. We do some of the more menial stuff. The counselors deal with the public and do the more official things. Anyway…I was doing some stuff and got an angry email from a counselor complaining that my stapling is wrong. I staple in the middle horizontally about ¼th of an inch from the top. These are meant to be mailed out so it works well.
She wanted it in the corner at 45 degrees. I told her to take it up with my supervisor. She did. My supervisor got annoyed and looked to make sure there is no stapling guidelines…she was sure there wasn’t but had to make sure…then put the counselor in her place and mentioned it to her supervisor.
Now if I get anything that goes directly to that counselor for anything that needs stapling I staple it right in the middle of the page. It’s only once or twice a month maybe but she complains every time and I tell her to talk to my supervisor who tells her that there is no stapling guidelines and there is nothing she can do.
Next time someone brings up “historical accuracy” as an argument for some ridiculous double standards in costume design, don’t forget to bring up this Renaissance fashion curiosity. And how conveniently it is never incorporated into male characters supposedly inspired by the era of codpiece popularity.
Thanks to she5los for tagging us in one of the reblogs to this :)
Melbourne gave their trees ID numbers and email addresses so residents could report downed branches or other problems. Instead, people starting writing their trees love letters.
Sometimes, the trees even write back:
To: Green Leaf Elm, Tree ID 102216529 May 2015Dear Green Leaf Elm, I hope you like living at St. Mary’s. Most of the time I like it too. I have exams coming up and I should be busy studying. You do not have exams because you are a tree. I don’t think that there is much more to talk about as we don’t have a lot in common, you being a tree and such. But I’m glad we’re in this together. Cheers, F”
29 May 2015 Hello F, I do like living here. I hope you do well in your exams. Research has shown that nature can influence the way people learn in a positive way, so I hope I inspire your learning. Best wishes, Green Leaf Elm, Tree ID 1022165
To: Willow Leaf Peppermint, Tree ID 1357982 29 January 2015 Willow Leaf Peppermint, Tree ID 1357982 Hello Mr Willow Leaf Peppermint, or should I say Mrs Willow Leaf Peppermint? Do trees have genders? I hope you’ve had some nice sun today. Regards, L
30 January 2015 Hello, I am not a Mr or a Mrs, as I have what’s called perfect flowers that include both genders in my flower structure, the term for this is Monoicous. Some trees species have only male or female flowers on individual plants and therefore do have genders, the term for this is Dioecious. Some other trees have male flowers and female flowers on the same tree. It is all very confusing and quite amazing how diverse and complex trees can be. Kind regards, Mr and Mrs Willow Leaf Peppermint (same Tree)
