lemme take you to school
I probably have many things to say.
None of which are appropriate I deem.
Therefore.
I will talk to you about ASAP.
ASAP, as many of you will know (I don't doubt), stands for "as soon as possible".
I have deciphered (no need to thank me for the legwork here) two possible meanings for this phrase when appended to notes I may receive in the line of duty. I will posteritise (new word, folks) these new meanings right here. And this is just (and I mean that my dear peeps) for you. Yes you. Here we go:
1. I need this now if not sooner.
2. I need this as soon as possible. I understand that you have a dynamic workload and I understand that you have to prioritise said work depending on needs and then based on a "first-come, first-served" basis. Based on this understanding, I would like this work done at the earliest convenience your schedule allows given these parameters and allowing for an arbitrary sense of urgency you may place on pieces of work when faced with a dilemma caused by two pieces of work - one marked ASAP and one with a definite date - where the "definite-date work" came in after the the "ASAP work".
I'm also going to let you in on a little secret. Yes indeed. I process all work marked ASAP under the category assigned to the number two above.
That is to say: work marked ASAP is.. I can hardly contain my glee in saying this.. is NOT treated as urgent.
There is a VERY important lesson to learn here, kids. And it's not the obvious one (much as it pains me to say it). The obvious lesson is to mark your work as "NEEDED BY [date]". The slightly less obvious lesson is to not mark your work as ASAP unless you mean meaning number two (I get some people who actually do mean meaning 2 - they are glorious people). The lesson I'd hope you'd learn is this: TO MEAN WHAT YOU SAY.
The super super not expected lesson is to manage your suppliers. Yes, by all means mean what you say, but also plan in your own golden contingency. If you tell me you need it for 9am but you secretly need it for 11am... well then if unforeseen circumstances happen.. it's not all so bad now is it.
The corollary of this little theorem is that you never let on to me that you've been managing me. If you consistently tell me a certain time but always pick your work up late.. well it's a dead giveaway isn't it?
The secret secret about how I treat you in all of this? Well that's a secret now isn't it? I can't give away trade secrets, can I?
A-A-ohhhhh (verandout)
None of which are appropriate I deem.
Therefore.
I will talk to you about ASAP.
ASAP, as many of you will know (I don't doubt), stands for "as soon as possible".
I have deciphered (no need to thank me for the legwork here) two possible meanings for this phrase when appended to notes I may receive in the line of duty. I will posteritise (new word, folks) these new meanings right here. And this is just (and I mean that my dear peeps) for you. Yes you. Here we go:
1. I need this now if not sooner.
2. I need this as soon as possible. I understand that you have a dynamic workload and I understand that you have to prioritise said work depending on needs and then based on a "first-come, first-served" basis. Based on this understanding, I would like this work done at the earliest convenience your schedule allows given these parameters and allowing for an arbitrary sense of urgency you may place on pieces of work when faced with a dilemma caused by two pieces of work - one marked ASAP and one with a definite date - where the "definite-date work" came in after the the "ASAP work".
I'm also going to let you in on a little secret. Yes indeed. I process all work marked ASAP under the category assigned to the number two above.
That is to say: work marked ASAP is.. I can hardly contain my glee in saying this.. is NOT treated as urgent.
There is a VERY important lesson to learn here, kids. And it's not the obvious one (much as it pains me to say it). The obvious lesson is to mark your work as "NEEDED BY [date]". The slightly less obvious lesson is to not mark your work as ASAP unless you mean meaning number two (I get some people who actually do mean meaning 2 - they are glorious people). The lesson I'd hope you'd learn is this: TO MEAN WHAT YOU SAY.
The super super not expected lesson is to manage your suppliers. Yes, by all means mean what you say, but also plan in your own golden contingency. If you tell me you need it for 9am but you secretly need it for 11am... well then if unforeseen circumstances happen.. it's not all so bad now is it.
The corollary of this little theorem is that you never let on to me that you've been managing me. If you consistently tell me a certain time but always pick your work up late.. well it's a dead giveaway isn't it?
The secret secret about how I treat you in all of this? Well that's a secret now isn't it? I can't give away trade secrets, can I?
A-A-ohhhhh (verandout)
Labels: banal observations, Daily life. ASAP, work philosophy
