Dwight says GET BACK TO WORK

August 27, 2009 1:34 PM

passiveaggressivefilter: How can I get a (humorous) anonymous call to ring a nearby phone at the office?

There is a visiting employee in a cubicle adjacent to mine,; He spends hours at a time chatting it up (loudly) with the neighbors. I remember when "snakes on a plane" came out, Samuel L Jackson would call your phone if you entered it in to leave you a voicemail. That site isn't up now, what similar ones are?

This guy is frigging annoying! I need to break up his irrelevant monologues with hints that he needs to get back to work. I saw an older one for Dwight from "the office" which would be perfect, but I can't find the link now... Help!! (or feel free to give a better suggestion, besides actually approaching the guy and voicing my concerns).

I have the phone # to send it to, I just need to initiate the call so he can't pin me down on the caller ID.

posted by kenbennedy to Work & Money (9 answers total)

Best answer: Call him with legitimate business concerns any time you hear him start slacking off. Don't have any legitimate business concerns that require his attention? Is he preventing you from getting work done? Take it up with your supervisor or HR. None of the above?

It's not your problem. Buy some headphones.
posted by TheNewWazoo at 1:38 PM on August 27, 2009

Where's My Cell Phone will ring any phone number you put into it.
posted by kimdog at 1:39 PM on August 27, 2009 [5 favorites]

Best answer: PrankDialer.com is what you want. It's great.

ObDisclosure: I internet-know the guy who runs this.
posted by unixrat at 1:42 PM on August 27, 2009 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: TheNewWazoo: I know you are right, but I was hoping to provide a little comic relief to the other employees he is bugging as well. I am sure he will only be here another day anyway - he is visiting from another company.

kimdog: thanks, that's actually a useful thing to have anyway

Anything more?
posted by kenbennedy at 1:42 PM on August 27, 2009

A guy this rude and/or lazy isn't going to take the hint. Instead he's going to embark on a campaign to find the prankster, and he's going to talk about it all day long. I would advise against this plan.
posted by desjardins at 1:43 PM on August 27, 2009

Response by poster: unixrat: Perfect! Is there one that says so perfectly "GET BACK TO WORK!!!!" ?
posted by kenbennedy at 1:44 PM on August 27, 2009

Mefimail me with the number, I'd be happy to call him.
posted by hermitosis at 1:44 PM on August 27, 2009 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Dammit! I just walked over to look at the extension on his phone, and HE HAS NO PHONE!! No wonder he isn't being productive. As it turns out, TheNewWazoo wins (and maybe desjardins by happy accident). Thanks anyway MeFi.
posted by kenbennedy at 1:46 PM on August 27, 2009

I'm with desjardins. A dope is a dope, and what you're talking about is just going to get him chatting about the mystery caller. "HAY GUISE, NE1 GETTING WEIRD FONE CALLZ? NO? LET ME TELL YOU WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING..." I guarantee you will be much more aggravated henceforth.
posted by rhizome at 9:24 PM on August 27, 2009