I work in a building full of people who are supposed to be smart. Now, I know that some of them are not exactly as smart I think they should be to work here, but they should at least be smart enough to handle common instructions. Apparently this is not true.
What tipped me off was the condition of the paper towel dispenser when I walked into the restroom. Earlier today the dispenser ran out of towels, but there was a new roll sitting on the counter. I was of course lazy and just ripped paper off of the roll and left it there. (We do have people who are paid to replace the paper towels.) A few minutes ago I walked in to find the dispenser open, with the loose end of the roll scrunched up and stuck into a random roller.
First of all, if you bother to put the roll into the machine, you should at least finish the job. Second of all, there are directions printed right on the back inside of the machine. Thirdly, those directions use pictures and numbers, not even words. I pulled the loose end through the lever arm, and hit the feed button (which could only be improved with a big “press me” label), which fed the paper out, then ripped it off and shut the cover. Honestly, it took me 20 seconds, tops.
Obviously, there is a complete moron still working for us. When I say still, I mean we just fired the guy who got caught looking at porn on his work computer, so it couldn’t have been him. As smart as these people are supposed to be… someone can’t press a button.
