# The "hurry up and wait" phenomenon in the workplace

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 16, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hurry-up-and-wait-phenomenon-in-the-workplace/985630 "2023-06-16T15:12:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hurry-up-and-wait-phenomenon-in-the-workplace/985630/35 "2023-06-20T21:06:42Z")

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> [@colinfred](#):
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> What’s with the “Iam”? Once could be a typo, twice a coincidence but 3 times it’s a deliberate affectation. Why?

The OP has done that multiple times in every thread he’s started or posted in. I’ve given up figuring out why.

Oh! I found over a half-dozen in one thread:

> [@I read a fiction novel, and I am convinced the author knows who I am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-a-fiction-novel-and-i-am-convinced-the-author-knows-who-i-am/984109/1):
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> Have you ever come across a character in a fiction novel that bears a striking resemblance to you?
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> Iam not just talking about generalities here… No, Iam talking about specifics, and a proponderance of them.

> [@I read a fiction novel, and I am convinced the author knows who I am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-a-fiction-novel-and-i-am-convinced-the-author-knows-who-i-am/984109/12):
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> Of course, Iam not going to spoil the rest of the film.

> [@I read a fiction novel, and I am convinced the author knows who I am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-a-fiction-novel-and-i-am-convinced-the-author-knows-who-i-am/984109/1):
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> Now, with all of this being said, Iam just going to assume it is just a coincidence…  
> Iam willing to bet this has actually happened to someone.

> [@I read a fiction novel, and I am convinced the author knows who I am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-a-fiction-novel-and-i-am-convinced-the-author-knows-who-i-am/984109/1):
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> It is possible, however unlikely, that this author I speak of knows who Iam.

> [@I read a fiction novel, and I am convinced the author knows who I am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-read-a-fiction-novel-and-i-am-convinced-the-author-knows-who-i-am/984109/1):
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> It is possible, however unlikely, that this author I speak of knows who Iam.
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> If so, the question is how did the author learn about me, and why did the author decide to write about me?

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