Much to her annoyance, local autistic woman, Lea Jameison, has discovered through context clues that a question posed to her was – in fact – not really a question.
Jameison, whose job includes “things so boring that she couldn’t even really bother getting into it with us”, said her boss asked her, “why it had been taking her so long to send out introductory emails to new clients” – or whatever, it was something like that.
“He asked me why it was taking so long, so I explained – [I] started going in to how I have to put the finishing touches on the work for the previous client; start doing introductory research on the new project – you know, the stuff you have to do!”
After realizing that her boss did not say a word to her, Jameison realized that her employer was in all probability not looking for an explanation – despite literally asking for one.
“When people ask me why I haven’t done something, I tell them why I haven’t done something! If what’s-his-name wanted me to grovel and apologize for not getting this done sooner – and assure him that it will be done by the end of the day – he should’ve said that.”
Jameison realized that if her boss had been genuine about what he was seeking, it probably would’ve sounded ridiculous.
“I wouldn’t want to ask for groveling either – so that part I get! But, the difference is: if I ask why something hasn’t been done yet, I want to know!”
The next day, Jameison’s boss reportedly told her to “make some phone calls to the parent company if you have the time.” She is unaware of the faux pas she will make when she realizes she doesn’t have the time.