Who talks like this??? Below is an email chain I exchanged with a guy at work. Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions, but I bet he was on the Math Team in high school, and I'm pretty sure he didn't go to prom...
Subject: FW 49
Hi Kara -
I understand that you're our new contact for Marketing. If you have some time FW 49, I'd like to introduce myself and give you an idea of our product marketing plan we have for 2006.
Thanks in advance, and happy holidays!
Scott
Program Manager
My response:
Hi Scott,
You are correct, I am the new Marketing Manager. I’d love to schedule some time to go over your plans for 2006 as it pertains to your product, and wouldn’t mind a little pk (product knowledge) class on those products as well. Being new to the team, I’m not as up to speed on all of the products we sell and market. I’m not exactly sure what FW 49 is, but I keep my calendar in Outlook if you want to schedule us some time to get together.
Thanks and I look forward to meeting with you soon!
Kara
His response:
Hi Kara.
FW 49 means Fiscal Week 49, which is the week of Jan 2 - 8 on your calendar. Why don't I look at your calendar that week and we can settle on a date & time? I can plan to give you a product review as well.
Look forward to working with you!
Thanks-
Scott
He talks in Fiscal Weeks??? What, did he get married in FW 24? Was his first child born in FW 9?
I hope all of you are having a great FW 47!
Oh, and Happy Holidays in FW 47 and 48!
7 comments:
Surely a math team member.And based on all his enthusiam in showing you the ropes, I bet he was in the Glee Club, too.
And more importantly, whose fiscal year ends at the end of January??
Let me clarify, this guy isn't my good friend Scott here that comments on my blog. He's smart, but he's no nerd. (gotta keep the record straight my friend)
And it's my crazy company that ends their fiscal week at the end of January. Who knows why.
Anyone want to make a bet on this guy before I meet with him?? Let me know how you invision him and I'll download the reality after FW 49's meeting.
You could always schedule a meeting with him and use the Julian date Jan 1 is 1 dec 31 is 365.
So lets get together on JD 5 after the break ok?
Ha! Thats funny! He has to be a math geek. Lucky him.
you should tell him you live by the astrological calendar that would really fuck up his geeky mind... " why don't we scehdule it for when pluto is in the ascendency and uranus is having and overriding influence on all aries"
Ohboy. He sounds like a real corporate slickster. I bet his kids speak in corporate lingo too.
"Hey dad, can we play catch sometime in Q3?"
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