original publish date: 30th December, 2009
decades on …
It was a simpler time, friends.
Here I was, bagging some poor (hypothetical) guy who was trying to set some boundaries, with no consideration that the requester might actually be out of line.
Not that the ‘not my job’ thing is, or has ever been, a good play, but nowadays, I think I’m probably more in the ‘happy to help, but would you prefer I worked with [ The Actually Responsible One ] to progress this?’ camp nowadays.
transcript
Requestee: I’m sorry, but that request falls well outside my job description.
Requester: I’ll be sure to include it in your Replacement’s.
Closing caption: Remember that it’s only your job description for as long as it’s your job.
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