Missing All The Signals

My boss walks up to my coworker:

Boss: “[Coworker], you can sign, right? Sign language?”

Coworker: “Yup! Need me to sign for someone?”

Boss: “Meeting in the boardroom. I need you for the guy the client is sending over.”

Coworker: “Strange that they didn’t mention they needed someone to sign for them, but good thing I’m here. I’ll come over.”

They both leave, and I continue with my work. [Coworker] comes walking back a few minutes later.

Me: “That was a quick meeting.”

Coworker: “The guy was blind, not deaf.”

Me: “You’re kidding?”

Coworker: “Wish I was. [Boss] didn’t realise that blind people could just… I don’t know, speak? Worst part was I told [Boss] that there’s no point in signing as the client wouldn’t see it anyway, and [Boss] laughed and said good thing the client can’t hear what we’re saying right now.”

I just stare.

Coworker: “The client found it funnier than I did.”