Thread: Week vs. Day

The week has been mostly okay. Nothing too terrible, just busy, which is good.

Today, though, is another matter entirely.

Yesterday I discovered that our fax machine is going on the fritz. I had lots of calls requesting information be faxed over and many call backs telling me the fax was either not received, cut off, or otherwise illegible. Since there were so many with the same issue, I concluded the fault was on our end. The fax machine here is at least 5 years old; probably older, but I've only been here 5 years so that's what I'm going by.

I did the research and found a very inexpensive all-in-one machine, but it looked too complicated for my boss. (he said it looked too complicated) It functions exactly the same way our big copier does, only on a much smaller scale.

So this morning I searched for something different. I found it, printed out the specifications and suddenly he has no time to look at it. Which means the issue will sit and nothing will get done and when I have to fax a lot again (for our next project) it will happen again.

I'm sick of caring about this job. I want out, but getting out costs money I don't have.

What a pain. Maybe if it is not fixed before the next project, you could forward each call complaining about it's results to your boss. That or tell him you know he is too busy to bother to have to deal with this, and so if he'll just make out a check in the amount he is willing to spend, you'll have his problem solved for him lickity split.
Good luck. People sure can be challenging.

I decided to try a different tactic: On the last print out of a fax model I found, I wrote 'NEED NEW FAX' with a pink highlighter and left it on the counter by the printer. Maybe if his partner sees it and asks, I can explain to him what's going on. And it will serve as a constant reminder to the boss who is avoiding the issue altogether.

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