By SuperStagiaire - 15/06/2011 02:54 - India

Today, I’m an intern and was given a pile of files. Do I have to process them? Nay! Simply remove all the staples with nothing but my nails. FML
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fleur_de_fevrier_fml 22

Maybe borrow a pair of scissors... But still, what a stupid task to be assigned to :/

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RichardPencil 30

On the resume, it will say "put in charge of project to mitigate hazardous metals in sensitive organic material." It'll be so worth it and toughen you up.

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fleur_de_fevrier_fml 22

Maybe borrow a pair of scissors... But still, what a stupid task to be assigned to :/

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stevenJB 25

Is there not a pair of stable removers in the entire office? You should've asked around.

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cootiequeen4444 11

I doubt they'd have that. I mean... Then where would the horses go?

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stevenJB 25

I tried to correct that to staples but it wouldn't ******* let me after that edit period was up. bleh

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CaptainSmith28 19

We only have one remover in our office that is stable, the others are quite erratic.

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moodyreallyrocks 27

That maybe a test OP, to challenge your patience and perseverance and also to see how would you act in a dire situation. Best of luck..

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RichardPencil 30

On the resume, it will say "put in charge of project to mitigate hazardous metals in sensitive organic material." It'll be so worth it and toughen you up.

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Tripartita 44

And so it comes down to us, the FML community, to solve the OP's problems by suggesting sophisticated out-of-the-box solutions like… scissors or a staple remover. I'm sure neither crossed the OP's mind… over a decade ago.

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Tarlachia 33

Rip the pages off, stack them neatly back together. When confronted about it, say "You asked for the pages to be separated. I figured you'd want someone who's efficient and effective."

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Eemmaatt33 12

If all else fails, use your car keys. It's helped me in the past.

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Eemmaatt33 12

Uh... who just read that this was written in 2011. -_-

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RichardPencil 30

She's probably a Senior Executive Staple Puller by now and her nails are as tough as...well, nails.

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hilamonster06 21

That sounds like part of a hazing ritual, give the new recruit a meaningless task to see if they brake. Stay strong and put em in their place. Remember it's the strong who persevere.

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snarkytruth 37

Removing staples is a valid task especially if they're too busy at the moment to get you trained or oriented for a harder project that day. Advising an intern to put the company employees "in their place" isn't the best idea. That's not how you prove you're a team player that's willing to pick up the slack and do the less desirable portions in a project. Everyone pays their dues and pitches in. Besides Grunt work always falls to interns.

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magicviper1 15

why are we just now seeing this? it was written in 2011.....

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