Not having ordered for this meeting before, I read this as how many they wanted of each pizza. BOY WAS I WRONG! They wanted one of each. Obvs I owned up to it, but my boss is like there's nothing much we can do about it now, but we'll discuss it when she gets back from lunch.
Now I'm curious how the email was worded? I'm surprised the period after the number wasn't clear to you.
Also, I do think it's kinda reprimand worthy. I'm assuming the company paid for the pizza? 10 extra pizzas is a lot of unauthorized $$ to spend
It was worded how I typed it out in the thread, but I interpreted incorrectly, and with thinking that I read it correctly I didn't double check. Which in hindsight I should have. We're a engineering co. so it'll come out of the budget for the project this meeting is being held for.
This co. is weird, I don't know if I'll be reprimanded, but I'm look at the glass half empty sort of person, so...I always think the worse.
Yeah, that's a lot of pizza. I also don't get how you would think you were supposed to order 15 pizzas instead of 5, that's a pretty big difference! What's done is done, though; at my old workplace this type of thing wouldn't be worth getting in big trouble over, but would definitely end up being a long-standing joke.
Well now I'm side eyeing the company for only ordereding 5 pizzas for 70 people...
What are the chances though that this meeting was for all 70 people
I wish the meeting for was all 70 people. We do have office meetings and pizza is ordered for those meetings. I was sent an email asking for pizza to be ordered for a meeting.
I guess the good thing is that I've never fucked up before.
Well now the whole office gets pizza. I get that it's a big difference on number, but is the cost really that different in the grand scheme of an engineering project. Instead of $50 it's $150.
No but if you are billing another company it's dishonest. Ethics and all.
Well now the whole office gets pizza. I get that it's a big difference on number, but is the cost really that different in the grand scheme of an engineering project. Instead of $50 it's $150.
No but if you are billing another company it's dishonest. Ethics and all.
I'm sure the overage will be put into the Overhead account that comes out of our office's budget, and I've already told them that I'd pay for that portion.
I'm sure the overage will be put into the Overhead account that comes out of the co.'s budget, and I've already told them that I'd pay for that portion.
You better take those ten extra pizzas home if you're paying for them.
I also think it's odd that you were asked to order food for a meeting without being given any specifics at all about # of people, etc. I did tons of ordering for meetings in my last job, but I always knew the approximate headcount, as well as the audience (i.e. Students vs. Industry Reps vs. Board of Directors, etc.) I mean, what if the pizza company wanted to send plates, or add drinks or something, you wouldn't have known how many to ask for.
No but if you are billing another company it's dishonest. Ethics and all.
It's only dishonest if you tell the other company that's how much 5 pizzas cost. Or if the company said you have a 5 pizza limit. I'm sure they said lunch on us, not expecting to order for the whole county, but I still don't consider this a royal fuck-up.
I didn't say it was a royal fuck up but you don't bill another company for your fuck up. That was what you said.
I also think it's odd that you were asked to order food for a meeting without being given any specifics at all about # of people, etc. I did tons of ordering for meetings in my last job, but I always knew the approximate headcount, as well as the audience (i.e. Students vs. Industry Reps vs. Board of Directors, etc.) I mean, what if the pizza company wanted to send plates, or add drinks or something, you wouldn't have known how many to ask for.
This is why I asked what the email said.
"The X department is having a meeting please order the following pizzas."
Vs "Please order the following pizzas"
Vs
"We're having a company wide meeting. Please order the following pizzas."
There had to be an indication as to who was attending the meeting that would suggest that 15 pizzas was too many. Also who would order 5 buffalo chicken pizzas and one cheese??
I also think it's odd that you were asked to order food for a meeting without being given any specifics at all about # of people, etc. I did tons of ordering for meetings in my last job, but I always knew the approximate headcount, as well as the audience (i.e. Students vs. Industry Reps vs. Board of Directors, etc.) I mean, what if the pizza company wanted to send plates, or add drinks or something, you wouldn't have known how many to ask for.
It comes down to me, I didn't do my job correctly. I should have asked, but I jumped on the order to get it out of the way because I was busy working on another project and wanted to get it done before I left for the day.
Oh come on, stop beating her up. She knows she screwed up big time, do we have to beat her over the head with "how could you"s?
The is no way her company will bill the client for those anyway. They will have to eat it. Clients don't just pay a bill that is sent to them. Everything is itemized, and receipts are presented. You can't just hide the cost of 10 extra pizzas in a bill. Every penny gets accounted for and if it is not, there are way bigger issues than this pizza mishap.
Thank you.
I do expect to teased relentlessly at work now though. LOL
Oh come on, stop beating her up. She knows she screwed up big time, do we have to beat her over the head with "how could you"s?
The is no way her company will bill the client for those anyway. They will have to eat it. Clients don't just pay a bill that is sent to them. Everything is itemized, and receipts are presented. You can't just hide the cost of 10 extra pizzas in a bill. Every penny gets accounted for and if it is not, there are way bigger issues than this pizza mishap.
yes because every company works just like yours. I can guarantee you this is not the truth.
Post by justbecause on Feb 27, 2015 14:06:50 GMT -5
What a strange way to word a list like that! Wouldn't you just write "two cheese, one pepperoni, etc" instead of acing using numbered list with cheese on it twice? I agree that you'll get teased but it was an honest mistake. Offer to pay for the extras to be a good person and take some leftovers if you can.
yes because every company works just like yours. I can guarantee you this is not the truth.
I disagree.
ETA: and I am not claiming there are not dishonest companies who try to pull shady shit like that. But if her company is like that, then like I said "they have bigger problems". It's not just dishonest, it's illegal.
Never mind you completely missed my point. It had zero to do with what you are talking about.