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workaday Wednesday: "for some reason"
SEVEN YEARS after I escaped trying to explain the difference between vegan and vegetarian to strangers who called to yell at someone over the phone, I found myself in an equally futile (yet immensely humorous) exchange with a coworker.
It went something like this:
Me: This product isn't vegan, so you don't need to update any vegan paperwork for it.
Coworker: Actually we do; it is on the list I'm looking at.
Me: But the product isn't vegan, and here's why. [insert long explanation of the specific ingredient that means the product is definitely not vegan]
Coworker: For some reason, the product is not labeled vegan. But it is on the list.
Me: ...
Me: ...
(I literally walked away from my desk at this point, because my brain couldn't decide between rage and hysterical laughter. 'for some reason'??? I JUST TOLD YOU THE REASON. BECAUSE IT'S NOT VEGAN. DUCK FEATHERS. NOT VEGAN.)
(I've come down firmly on the side of laughter at this point, and I hope that 'for some reason' takes its rightful place in the hall of fantastic work quotes. Right alongside our memorable little tune from customer service, which went like this: ...DUCK FEATHERS... NOT VEGAN... We sang it with a little rock and roll air guitar action sometimes; it was a classic.)
It went something like this:
Me: This product isn't vegan, so you don't need to update any vegan paperwork for it.
Coworker: Actually we do; it is on the list I'm looking at.
Me: But the product isn't vegan, and here's why. [insert long explanation of the specific ingredient that means the product is definitely not vegan]
Coworker: For some reason, the product is not labeled vegan. But it is on the list.
Me: ...
Me: ...
(I literally walked away from my desk at this point, because my brain couldn't decide between rage and hysterical laughter. 'for some reason'??? I JUST TOLD YOU THE REASON. BECAUSE IT'S NOT VEGAN. DUCK FEATHERS. NOT VEGAN.)
(I've come down firmly on the side of laughter at this point, and I hope that 'for some reason' takes its rightful place in the hall of fantastic work quotes. Right alongside our memorable little tune from customer service, which went like this: ...DUCK FEATHERS... NOT VEGAN... We sang it with a little rock and roll air guitar action sometimes; it was a classic.)