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This week's selection of concerning emails comes from an office manager at Australian firm Meerkin & Apel. First, a rant about the scratched conference room table. You break it, you bought it, OK?

Sent: Monday, 31 March 2008 11:17 AM

To: Legal Executives

Cc: Support Staff

Subject: Conference Rooms

As usual it would seem that I have wasted my breath in asking people to be careful!

We now have scratches all over the conference room table in Conference Room 3 (next to the kitchen for those who can't keep track of the numbers)

Four days in - can't imagine the state of the office when we actually stop being careful?!

As people are not listening this will be in the same category as the coffee machine.............break it and you own it.............and you will replace it................maybe this will get your attention!

The drill is as follows for those who have forgotten..................make certain that the file spike is taped at the back of the file so that it can't scratch the table. If you have bulldog clips on the file do NOT drag them along the table - preferably take them off so accidents don't happen!

I would like to say thank you for your co-operation but that might be too optimistic!

Later that very same day, a grumble about parking. Well, you wouldn't leave your own garage doors open, would you? Sit up at the back there!

Sent: Monday, 31 March 2008 12:15 PM

To: M & A All Staff

Subject: Parking in the garage

Yet again NO-ONE IS LISTENING................you need to close the garage doors after you enter the premises................leaving it wide open allows access to the building and in case it hasn't registered to YOUR CARS.

I am assuming you don't leave your own garage doors open for the world to access - how about paying the same respect to the office.

I am now going to VENT...............I know everyone thinks I am nagging but for goodness sake the things that have been asked of you are what I would consider common sense and common courtesy. I am happy to come to your home and treat it the way you treat the office if that will help get the message accross.

We are all adults it is about time everyone took ownership of keeping this work place as safe and tidy and undamaged as possible.

And finally, fruit. Stop hoarding the bananas. What are you, a monkey or something?     

Sent: Tuesday, 15 April 2008 5:17 PM

To: M & A All Staff

Subject: Fruit

Yes me again and let me say for the record I am as tired of sending these emails as you are of receiving them!

It would seem that the bananas left the fruit bowl at a rapid pace - given that a number of them were green I am assuming they are being horded for the winter in drawers unknown!

The aim of the fruit bowl is for all to be able to enjoy the fruit rather than a small few who get in first. This means that to be caring and sharing you should only be taking the fruit that you wish to eat at the time rather than supplies for the rest of the week. You are more than welcome to bring your own fruit in if you think you need a larger quantity than your share of the supplied fruit.

Good grief.

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