i need to have a moment of rage.

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i was at the office LATE, late late late on friday making changes to a document.  i saved those changes to version 2 of the document.  okay?  so, i didn't see my kid on friday night because i'm making changes to VERSION FUCKING 2 of the document, so that the partner can review it over the weekend.  that's fine.  it's my job.  whatever.

the secretary gets in this morning and USING VERSION 1 OF THE DOCUMENT, CREATES VERSION 3 AND puts in the partner's changes.

SO NOW I HAVE TO RE-FUCKING DO ALL OF MY CHANGES, again.  she's all "oops, my bad."  yes, your fucking bad.  i'm making them again MYSELF because now I DON'T FUCKING TRUST HER.


not my secretary.  so pissed.

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she's so fucking lucky that i'm a dinosaur and make my changes by hand first. at least i don't have to do all of the thinking again. which is good, because the analysis and processing portions of my brain are BEING OVERRIDDEN BY MY AMYGDALA AND ITS DESIRE TO KILL KILL KILL.


i swear to god, i don't work with a bunch of unprofessional jackwagons. just two. and they're RUINING MY LIFE.

[Marle]

1. Go apeshit on her.
2. Buy her a coffee and put eye drops on it
3. Apologize for going apeshit on her by bringing her the coffee

[runforrest]

Oh man, that sucks. I had that happen to me at my old firm once, and I had to dig through the shredding box to get my original changes that I made by hand on the original claims/application.

I would be soooooooo pissed too.

You deserve a drink or shopping spree or spa day. Or something.

[gozf]

Ugh. UGH. I would be furious.

Like you, I always keep a hard copy of my edits until a document is finalized/printed. I trust no one.

[cuddlyevil]

I understand your pain and am glad you didn't lose your work!

I always save a copy of the file and change the file name to include the date I made the revisions. That way, there shouldn't be any question about which is the most recent version. However, people still don't pay attention to that.

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i did pound my desk with my fist. because i'm mature. but i didn't curse ONCE. personal growth!

and the secretary has already apologized.

[julez]

OMG, I am pissed for you. Holy hell, secretary! UGH.