What Are You Doing Right Now
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in the middle of moving a load of desks round - the typical, "oh, we have 6 new starters and need their desks ready for tomorrow" type situation - and obviously only data cables for 4 pc's...did someone say future proofing? So I'm about to start my hunt for a small switch I can utilise for now...
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@NattNatt said:
in the middle of moving a load of desks round - the typical, "oh, we have 6 new starters and need their desks ready for tomorrow" type situation - and obviously only data cables for 4 pc's...did someone say future proofing? So I'm about to start my hunt for a small switch I can utilise for now...
Man, I can't tell you the number of times that has happened to me in the past. I'm glad I don't handle users in that fashion anymore.
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ROFL. Your users start tomorrow? At my last job, they started two weeks ago.
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@dafyre Oh don't feel bad we had an employee leave a month ago, and IT is just now getting notified to close out the account.
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Thank god I have off tomorrow.
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I saw this job posting for Systems Administrator in an email. No where in the posting does it say what you would be administering. I guess all of the systems?
I guess it does say mainframe/midframe systems, but that's kind of vague.
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Wow I just watched a guy write a small COBOL program on z/OS. That was the most confusing thing I have ever seen.
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@dafyre said:
ROFL. Your users start tomorrow? At my last job, they started two weeks ago.
Well, technically they started Monday, but they've been on induction this week...
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@MattSpeller said:
Morning ML - feeling refreshed after a long weekend & ready to start in on fixing some broken garbage.
About time you came back.
BTW,.. you're out of Whiskey again.. Didn't want to leave half a bottle for you. just didn't seem right.
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@MattSpeller said:
@wirestyle22 shrug
She makes decent money and "works" ~10h a week from home. Honestly if anyone would pay me for that I'd do it.
Oh Gods,... Please no. if I could afford to...I'd pay you to NOT plug in the camera.
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Troubleshooting with user reporting black screen. Ask them if the cable is plugged in. They tell me the bios text isn't loading either.
User: Of course it's plugged in. I'm not an idiot!
Me: Okay Okay. no problem.
<situation doesn't make sense. might as well drive>
Arrive at site
Check DVI cable.
It's loose.
Everything working.
go to Dunkin Doughnuts for Coffee.
Cry into paper bag
Drive back to main building.Today
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@wirestyle22 I hope there is a trophy shop nearby so you can get that user an "I'm an idiot!" trophy or plaque, as he/she proved their idiocy in one fell swoop.
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@RojoLoco said:
@wirestyle22 I hope there is a trophy shop nearby so you can get that user an "I'm an idiot!" trophy or plaque, as he/she proved their idiocy in one fell swoop.
Oh you.
My company prides itself on feeling justified against all logic and reasoning
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@wirestyle22 said:
Troubleshooting with user reporting black screen. Ask them if the cable is plugged in. They tell me the bios text isn't loading either.
User: Of course it's plugged in. I'm not an idiot!
Me: Okay Okay. no problem.
<situation doesn't make sense. might as well drive>
Arrive at site
Check DVI cable.
It's loose.
Everything working.
go to Dunkin Doughnuts for Coffee.
Cry into paper bag
Drive back to main building.Today
Yep - users refuse to help! Of course they feel stupid when you show them the problem.
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@Dashrender said:
@wirestyle22 said:
Troubleshooting with user reporting black screen. Ask them if the cable is plugged in. They tell me the bios text isn't loading either.
User: Of course it's plugged in. I'm not an idiot!
Me: Okay Okay. no problem.
<situation doesn't make sense. might as well drive>
Arrive at site
Check DVI cable.
It's loose.
Everything working.
go to Dunkin Doughnuts for Coffee.
Cry into paper bag
Drive back to main building.Today
Yep - users refuse to help! Of course they feel stupid when you show them the problem.
That's just it--they don't. I can't even explain this company. It's like that place Tim Curry must have been in before he stepped out of that mirror in Legend.
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@Minion-Queen said:
Good morning ML! Hoping to stay warm here today. Feels like -7 here this morning.... brrrrrrrrr. In other news @art_of_shred got our Pellet stove fixed yesterday so we have actual heat in our house, just in time!
Oh - so @art_of_shred is useful for something more than complaining about my 'response time' and taking the initiative on something... or .[redacted].
@art_of_shred - Oh ye grand wise one of the Uni(brow)
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@dafyre said:
ROFL. Your users start tomorrow? At my last job, they started two weeks ago.
LOL.. that and the last round left a month ago..
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@wirestyle22 said:
Troubleshooting with user reporting black screen. Ask them if the cable is plugged in. They tell me the bios text isn't loading either.
User: Of course it's plugged in. I'm not an idiot!
Me: Okay Okay. no problem.
<situation doesn't make sense. might as well drive>
Arrive at site
Check DVI cable.
It's loose.
Everything working.
go to Dunkin Doughnuts for Coffee.
Cry into paper bag
Drive back to main building.Today
A-yup... happens all the time. But they swear it's plugged in.. or it has paper,.. and it's the correct printer.
It's never their fault..
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What Am I Doing Right Now? What I do every Thursday morning Pinky... Documenting obscure tasks and workflows.
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Just back from a trip to the pharmacy and grocery store with the family.
