Every office has a Dolly Smith. You may be a few days into your new job and not be asked to execute brain achingly trivial tasks but believe me, every office has a Dolly Smith.
Just when you think you’re free from being subjected to ‘How do I play this .Doc format movie?’ or ‘I need to upload this web page in landscape’ or ‘Can you show me how to make the printer do a V Lookup?’ requests, she’ll be there.
She’ll be there with her contrived ‘If I talk like this your pity will give me what I need’ voice. You might even witness the long pauses of silence whilst damp hair is twiddled with around useless fingers and chewed up pencil tips.
You’ll stubborn it out for a bit whilst she floats over your shoulder as you try to climb into one of those grey squares on your screen but you’ll never win and she’ll always get what she wants.
You are not safe and you are not free, however far and wide you go to escape. Because every office has a Dolly Smith.