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No No No No Customer Support

I timidly knocked on his office door,
covered my ears for his usual roar
as I knew he would let fly

THE ANSWER'S NO,
NOW WHAT DO YOU WANT -
he’s such a churlish guy

THE ANSWER'S NO,
NOW WHAT DO YOU WANT...
in the past he’d made me cry

THE ANSWER'S NO,
NOW WHAT DO YOU WANT
was his bog standard reply

It’s your invite to the staff party
you said no 
so now I’ll say goodbye!

12/15/18

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Paul Callus Date: 12/19/2018 5:03:00 PM Serves him right, Jan. The door to my office is always open, so just walk in when you feel like it, considering you have a spare invite now:) Hugs // paul Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/19/2018 5:06:00 PM aww Paul hubby would be able to sort out your computer - we had better get a flight booked soon:-) love and hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf Date: 12/17/2018 9:19:00 PM Touche! Bullseye, Jan! Resonates SO with me (and I imagine with anyone who's every worked for someone else). Best of the Season to you! :) gw Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/18/2018 8:38:00 AM Thanks GW:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/17/2018 5:54:00 PM I really enjoyed this, Jan, and of course, as usual you came up with a great picture to go with your poem. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/17/2018 6:18:00 PM Just a silly poem Andrea, I couldn't resist the pic lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 12/17/2018 2:16:00 AM Hi Jan, Funny how we have pre-determined ideas of people, but a great deal of this supposition is partly their own fault because of attitude. A wonderful lesson for all to keep in mind, but we nevertheless and inevitably sometimes fall into this embarrassing trap! I see your Christmas gift is your son coming home, mine too, Ricky and Robyn alternate Christmas's with Robyns family, last year was her parents this year is all mine! A blessed Christmas to you and yours! Lots of hugs Jan, Jennifer. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/17/2018 5:52:00 AM Hubby and I aren't even giving eachother gifts this year - I still have to get him a proper present for his birthday (I shared his gift with mum) his cancer was a wake up call to what is important and nice as they are, its not material gifts. Having my son home is the best gift a mother can have, I truly want for nothing more:-) hugs Jan xx

Harry Horsman Date: 12/16/2018 5:25:00 PM Clever clever clever, today's world needs you Jan, No one tells it like you... Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/16/2018 5:45:00 PM aww thanks Harry, I think many of us have met someone like this:-) hugs jan xx

John Gondolf Date: 12/16/2018 4:57:00 PM Sounds like a modern day Scrooge. Nicely written, Jan. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/16/2018 5:44:00 PM Thanks John:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso Date: 12/16/2018 3:23:00 PM sure sounds like an old grouch! LOL Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/16/2018 4:21:00 PM I am sure you have come across folk like this Art:-( hugs Jan xx

Gordon Mcconnell Date: 12/16/2018 2:52:00 PM I like it Jan, so well penned indeed. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/16/2018 4:20:00 PM Thanks Gordon:-) hugs Jan xx

M. L. Kiser Date: 12/16/2018 8:06:00 AM What's left to do but say, "goodbye"...great pen. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/16/2018 4:20:00 PM Thanks ML:-) hugs Jan xx

Dennis East Date: 12/16/2018 5:52:00 AM Merry Christmas Jan - I always enjoy your works. Sounds like a real communicator you have there - I don't miss the office environment. All the Best,, Dennis XX Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/16/2018 7:47:00 AM I no longer work there Dennis but you must have met this type of person before too:-( hugs Jan xx

Lindsay Laurie Date: 12/15/2018 6:39:00 PM G'day Jan … sounds like a great bloke to work for. I think his answer was appropriate for the occasion - fun write Jan - Lindsay Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/15/2018 6:44:00 PM lol Lindsay:-) I did work with someone like this thankfully he had mellowed over the years and isn't so much of a rottweiler now lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer Date: 12/15/2018 5:53:00 PM ha! great ending, jan! i was wondering how you'd wrap it up and i love the way you did... Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/15/2018 5:55:00 PM I used to work in a place where you were almost scared to venture to see the IT support person so I've based the poem on them a little bit with a lot of poetic licence lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Robert L. Hinshaw Date: 12/15/2018 5:17:00 PM Never mind the churlish guy. You and your family enjoy a good Olde Fashioned English Christmas and never mind him! Thanks again for your always witty comments re poor Rudolph. I hope he regains is flight status in time to visit you and your family - Bob H Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/15/2018 5:21:00 PM I have the only gift I want, my son coming home next week - that is what is important to me not materiel things:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane Date: 12/15/2018 4:38:00 PM He woulda been a party pooper anyway. ;-) Jan. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/15/2018 4:53:00 PM lol Lin:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 12/15/2018 1:20:00 PM Lol! Touché! ;D xomo Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/15/2018 2:27:00 PM thanks Mo:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper Date: 12/15/2018 11:33:00 AM Jan, cute one... It reminded me of one of my principals.. that was not so nice and wanted to be treated like a Queen.. The problem with that was that I loved my job with the kids and no matter how much she cut my hours I wouldn't quit. Then she called me at the beginning of the school year and said my position wasn't open.. That was fine because the other principle I worked for said good your hired here with tons of more hours.. They loved me there and the kids were older ...I haven't been entering as many contest. i cannot seem to find one that I understand what they want or have desire to write.. I think it is just my mood. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 12/15/2018 11:40:00 AM Wow what a nasty person Eve but you came off much better in the end. I enter fewer and fewer contests too, this was just a fun write not for any contest:-) hugs Jan xx