Fortunately vengeance was served and he had to recollect each of the signatures for his stupidity.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Spotted: Please Sign
Friday, I was given the assignment to get signatures from 18 different offices for a letter. All was going well until the 16th office. I presented the person at the front desk with the letter, a signature pen, and told them this letter requires a signature, thinking nothing was out of the ordinary. As the person began to sign it, a staffer yelled out, "John, what the hell are you doing? Give that letter to Jane right now!" To my chagrin, the intern had signed his own name next to those of 15 other Members of Congress. He had ruined a perfectly good sheet.
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Maybe it is just me (and only the beginning of June) but the intern stories seem to be coming in a little slower this year. Are the interns smarter? Have their staffers threatened them with harsh punishments?
ReplyDeleteA lot of of summer interns started on or around Tuesday of this week (June 1st). I'm sure stories might pick up after more than just two days of work.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm being naive, but if the intern at the desk was new, and someone came in asking for "a" signature, rather than "the" representative's signature, it sounds like the person who was asking for the signature was, well, "asking for it." Based upon the reaction, it sounds like everyone involved had the same arrogance and stupidity that interns are known for. Indeed, perhaps the interns simply are learning from example...
ReplyDeleteHow is he supposed to know if he has no Hill experience? It could easily be the other way around:
ReplyDelete"I had to get a letter signed and brought it to an intern and he ran off to the staff saying the boss had to sign it! What an idiot"
Give interns the benefit of the doubt. They work hard (at least many of them), for no pay, and under constant pressure not to get put on this sometimes funny/often nasty blog.
This story is old.
ReplyDelete"I have here a letter signed by 16 members of congress, and Skippy from Rep. McMorris' office. Thanks, Skippy!"
ReplyDeleteUgh this happened to me too. What a pain!
ReplyDeleteWhat staffer would put an intern at the front desk without instructions about (1) how to answer phone calls, and (2) how to handle letter requests? Bad form, staffers.
ReplyDeletethis has totally happened to me too! I once had an intern take it back to the autopen, and forget to take the "sign here" post it off the paper before signing it. classic.
ReplyDeleteUm, shouldn't you have known the kid sitting at the front desk was not the Congressperson and stopped him/her?
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