A boss asked a new hire to order 13 coffees. They ordered 33.

A coworker lists a week's worth of a new hire's mix-ups, one weirder than the last.

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Anonymous · 2024.03.29

Okay, let me tell you about our new hire's mistakes today자 오늘 우리 신입 실수 말해준다

Told them to order 13 Americanos — they ordered 33.아메리카노 13잔 시키랬는데 33잔 시킴

Yesterday I said set up snacks for the meeting room, they grabbed every snack in the pantry. Thought we were on a grocery run.어제는 회의실 다과상 셋팅 해두라니까 탕비실에 있는 과자 다 가져옴 마트 온 줄

The day before, told them to tidy up the meeting minutes doc — they cut the paper into pieces.그저께는 회의록 문서 다듬어 놓으라니까 종이 잘라 놓음

The day before that, told them to book a company car for an outside meeting — they booked one car per person attending.그 전날은 외부 회의 때문에 회사 차량예약 하라니까 가는 인원수만큼 차 예약 해둠

It's like watching a sitcom all week.걍 일주일 내내 시트콤 보는것 같음

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💡 Wait, why did cutting paper count as "tidying up"?
The Korean word 다듬다 (dadeumda) usually means "refine/polish" a document, but it's the same word used for physically trimming something's edges — they took it literally and grabbed scissors.vs. English: like telling someone to "clean up this report" and they bring out a vacuum.Klore note

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  1. 92 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Caffeine 2.5x refill unlocked. All-you-can-eat buffet opened. 'Huh? I did trim it??' One machine per person, Power Rangers style.

    카페인 2.5배 충전 골라서 먹는 뷔페 오픈 네? 다듬었잖아요?? 1인당 1머신 파워레인저

  2. 78 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    I did something similar with the 'organize the doc' thing as a newbie. Boss just said 'organize it' with zero detail, then walked off. I stacked stuff by name and got laughed at. Fucking hell, what do you expect from someone one month in with vague orders like that?

    저 중에 문서 다듬는건 나도 신입때 비슷한 실수 해봤음 거래처에서 온 명세서들을 정리해놓으라는데, 뭐 어떤 기준으로 정렬을 하라는건지, 거래처별로 폴더 같은게 있어서 거기 넣으라는건지, 아무 설명도 없이 "정리해놔" 라고만 해서.. 오더만 던져주고 휭 나가버리니 물어볼 사람도 없어서 걍 거래처 이름순서로 명세서를 쌓아놨다가 웃음거리된 적 있음 아니 ㅅㅂ 입사 1달도 안된 신입한테 두루뭉실하게 "정리해놔" 라고만 하면 뭐 어쩌라고...

  3. 56 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    This new hire seems like someone who'd learn fast if just shown a concrete example. Not fireable-level bad. But mishearing 13 as 33 tho...

    본문의 신입이라는 사람은 일머리 이전에 걍 "이렇게 하면 된다" 라고 구체적인 예시를 보여주면 금방 따라갈 타입임 권고사직까지 할 수준은 아니야 근데 13잔을 33잔으로 들은건..

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  1. 56 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Never a dull moment lol. Her trainer's stomach must be in knots.

    심심할 틈이 없네 ㅋㅋ 사수는 속 뒤집이겠네

  2. 37 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    With mistakes on that level, someone needs to double-check her work starting from the car booking thing.

    그정도로 실수하면 차량 예약부턴 검토하고 일하게 하자

  3. 23 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    She probably handles most tasks fine but just brain-freezes sometimes and does that lol. Probably...

    보통은 중간에 시킨일들은 잘 쳐내다가 한번씩 뇌정지오면 저러겟지ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 아마...

  4. 9 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Except for the coffee thing, the trainer's also at fault. If you just tell a total newbie 'do it' with no details, most people would screw up like that.

    아메리카노 말고는 사수 문제도 있지 아에 처음인 사람한테 "해놔" 이래두면 대부분 저렇게나옴

  5. 7 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    After seeing her dump out all the snacks, you'd already get the vibe. Why keep giving her solo tasks after that?

    다과자 내놓은거 봤을때부터 감 왔을텐데 왜 자꾸 혼자서 뭘 시키는거지

  6. 6 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    The paper-cutting one makes me question her comprehension, but the rest seem like simple miscommunication. Stuff that happens when you vaguely instruct someone who doesn't know the details yet.

    문서 다듬으랬더니 종이 잘라놨다는건 능지이슈가 의심되지만 나머지는 단순전달실수 같은데. 세부내역에 대한 숙지가 안된 사람한테 대충 시키면 벌어지는 일들.

  7. 5 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    How 13 became 33 — maybe she heard '13' repeated so many times it blended into '33' in her head lol.

    13이 33 된거는 십삼을 여러번 들었을 때 십 삼 십 삼에서 삼십삼이 된건가 ㅋㅋ

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