minorthird

if I didn’t complain about work, or secretly plot to injury those I work with?

well, it would be today!!

Assmunch and Butt Pirate work in our marketing department. I’m in the middle of a deployment for them. Let’s tune in and see what happened.

Here is the email thread…


I’ve put these in order, so you don’t have to read it backwards….

#1
From: Assmunch
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:15 PM
To: Jason
Subject: XXXX Buyers List
Jason,
Could you provide a page where I can generate an email distribution list of XX.com XXXX buyers? I would be great if that could include a first name field as well.
I’ll be needing this to generate lists for the upcoming XXXXX launch.
Thanks,
Assmunch

#2
From: Jason
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:16 PM
To: Assmunch
Subject: RE: XXXX Buyers List
Assmunch
I won’t be able to look into this until the middle of next week.
Jason

#3
From: Assmunch
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:27 PM
To: Jason
Subject: RE: XXXX Buyers List

We’ll be sending a “pre-launch” email about a week before launch. Will you be able to get the list to me before then?

#4
From: Jason
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 12:29 PM
To: Assmunch
Subject: RE: XXXX Buyers List

I’m in the middle of wrapping up development and testing for launch. The earliest that I think I will be able to get to this is Wednesday of next week.

Should testing go smoothly, maybe I will be able to do it earlier.

Jason

#5
From: Butt Pirate
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:27 AM
To: Jason
Cc: Jason’s Boss
Subject: FW: BOTR Buyers List
Jason,

We are in the middle of crunch time right now. Busy as hell. If we do look like we are ok to launch next Thursday or so, we’ll want to send a prelaunch message to XXXX buyers as early as tmrw.

Is there any remote possibility this can get done? Maybe by Assmunch?

Let me know what’s possible and how we can help.

Thanks. Butt Pirate

#6
From: Jason
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:27 AM
To: Butt Pirate
Cc: Jason’s Boss
Subject: RE: FW: BOTR Buyers List
Butt Pirate

Congratulations! Welcome to crunch time…I’m there with you.

I’m currently in the middle of making it so you have a product to worry about being in crunch time for.

Considering that I was never informed that you would need this information, I should be able to say “no, I don’t think there is any remote possibility to get this done by tomorrow”. But of course there is a remote possiblity. I would like to point out that to get your information, I might not make your new and improved date and be ready to launch next Thursday.

As I said before “Should testing go smoothly, maybe I will be able to do it earlier.”

I understand that we’re all in crunch time. Just because Assmunch sends me a second email after ignoring my first response, and you send me an email after ignoring my first two responses, doesn’t mean that I’m no longer in crunch time.

I will let you know what I can do later this afternoon, when I have a chance to better size up the bug fixing efforts and to assess your requirements.

Jason

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