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| Michael understood, sometimes you just have to give your staff women of loose morals. |
Houston Chronicle - The Houston Independent School District's procurement manager was soliciting a mail-order bride for a co-worker and committing another office prank while old inventory was piling up under his watch, according to HISD documents. Pottinger confirmed he signed up the employee on an Internet dating site for Russian women without the employee's consent. Emails in the HISD report show that Pottinger forwarded responses from women during normal business hours. Pottinger, who used a personal email address, said he didn't remember the times he sent the messages. He said he had a friendship with the employee outside of work. "He had mentioned that he wanted to get back into dating," Pottinger said of the employee. "We have a long-standing joke that when he starts talking, a lot of people start falling asleep. So I said, 'Maybe you should start dating someone who doesn't speak any English. They can just nod and smile.' "It was a joke that kind of went too far," Pottinger continued, "and I deeply and sincerely regret it." Pottinger confirmed he also had a supervisor bring an empty box to the same employee's office, suggesting he was being fired.
Has James Spader officially inked his contract to take over for Michael Scott? Because it sounds like we have a natural fit here, guy could pop in and not miss a beat.
Since when is having fun and messing with co-workers in the office frowned upon? I thought everyone did this shit, a way for everyone to cope and have a little fun, rather than focusing on their boring, pathetic jobs and lives all day.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but he's the procurement manager, finding mail order brides for his employees is borderline in his job description, hell the guy practically begged him for help anyway. If you're a dude and you utter the words "I think I'm going to get back into dating," to one of your guy friends, you're basically inviting a stream of pranks involving mail order brides, prostitutes, and fake online dating profiles.
It's a complete chic saying, guys don't say that. Guys say things like "I can't even remember the last time I got laid" , or "lets go to (insert new trendy bar here), I hear there's a shit ton of talent there." Guys do not sit around and share inner feelings and compare schedules of their menstrual cycle, when they do its your god given responsibility as a friend to mess with them. Simple as that, doesn't matter if your in the office, at school, or just hanging out as adults in your parents basement.
PS: The bringing an empty box to an employee and pretending they're fired is an all time classic. I can't even count the amount of times that's happened in our office. We wouldn't even have a staff if someone got in trouble every time they played that prank.
