The endless struggle with miscommunication

Has anyone else noticed how often we misinterpret instructions at work? Yesterday, I spent half an hour thinking I was supposed to update a spreadsheet when, in fact, it was supposed to be a presentation. This keeps showing up and it’s kind of hilarious at this point.

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