- Nov 17, 2004
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This morning the office administrator (person in charge of buying supplies, handing out paystubs and making sure the corporate fleet vehicles get regular service) stopped in at my desk to have a little chat with me.
First she showed me a gas receipt from a couple weeks ago with my initials and the date on it, and told me that I don't need to write the date and initial it, just write the last 3 numbers of the license plate. I've been using corporate vehicles for my job for almost 9 years and this has never been the case, but whatever.
Next she points to my comments left on the log sheet of the car, which say, "Car wash - exterior only - although interior is very dirty in my opinion". She reminds me that it is my right to bring the vehicles to a full-service wash any time I wish and charge it to the company credit card. That day, I was at the end of a busy day in which I had been down a lot of muddy backroads. I was short on time but had to have the car exterior washed.
She seemed a bit bent out of shape that I had left the comments, so my diplomatic sense kicked in and I replied, "It's just my opinion that they should be washed inside more regularly..." She cuts me off curtly and with a fake smile, saying, "Everyone can get the car washed inside any time they want, hmmmk" and saunters off.
Im my opinion, it is plain to see at this point that she does not want this responsibility to be added to her duties.
Now this is the email I have composed to her, which is how I would have liked to continue the conversation if she would have had the time (I know she has a busy day of purchasing pencils ahead).
I haven't sent the email and probably won't. Actually, I'd have to copy & paste it from here since I deleted the draft.
Would you send it, or would you rather leave everything "as is" and begin getting the cars washed INSIDE and out any time you see fit, at the expense of your own field work time?
Let me tell you that in reality, NO ONE here seems to care about the cleanliness of the vehicles. Therefore, it is my opinion that someone should (gasp) take it on themselves to schedule AT THE VERY LEAST bi-annual detailed interior cleanings of the all corporate vehicles.
comments and discussion are appreciated.
cliffs: - dirty company fleet cars at my workplace
- i think they should be cleaned on a more regular basis and not as part of MY duties
First she showed me a gas receipt from a couple weeks ago with my initials and the date on it, and told me that I don't need to write the date and initial it, just write the last 3 numbers of the license plate. I've been using corporate vehicles for my job for almost 9 years and this has never been the case, but whatever.
Next she points to my comments left on the log sheet of the car, which say, "Car wash - exterior only - although interior is very dirty in my opinion". She reminds me that it is my right to bring the vehicles to a full-service wash any time I wish and charge it to the company credit card. That day, I was at the end of a busy day in which I had been down a lot of muddy backroads. I was short on time but had to have the car exterior washed.
She seemed a bit bent out of shape that I had left the comments, so my diplomatic sense kicked in and I replied, "It's just my opinion that they should be washed inside more regularly..." She cuts me off curtly and with a fake smile, saying, "Everyone can get the car washed inside any time they want, hmmmk" and saunters off.
Im my opinion, it is plain to see at this point that she does not want this responsibility to be added to her duties.
Now this is the email I have composed to her, which is how I would have liked to continue the conversation if she would have had the time (I know she has a busy day of purchasing pencils ahead).
I haven't sent the email and probably won't. Actually, I'd have to copy & paste it from here since I deleted the draft.
Would you send it, or would you rather leave everything "as is" and begin getting the cars washed INSIDE and out any time you see fit, at the expense of your own field work time?
Let me tell you that in reality, NO ONE here seems to care about the cleanliness of the vehicles. Therefore, it is my opinion that someone should (gasp) take it on themselves to schedule AT THE VERY LEAST bi-annual detailed interior cleanings of the all corporate vehicles.
comments and discussion are appreciated.
cliffs: - dirty company fleet cars at my workplace
- i think they should be cleaned on a more regular basis and not as part of MY duties
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