The Company idiot has pitched up next to my server room!

dan35293426 · 2013-03-14T12:02:14.000Z

Once upon a time I had peace and quiet, just me and Bob the server cabinet. Now the company idiot has moved next to my office and is constantly knocking on my door annoying me!

I have a sock and a scsi drive thanks for the idea B0B and I’m going to start swinging it in a minute!!!

lewisdaynes2629 · 2013-03-14T12:07:30.000Z

No support from IT without opening a ticket. No excuses, no alternatives, no special one off fixes!

drx8163 · 2013-03-14T12:07:43.000Z

Poor B0B!

ross · 2013-03-14T12:08:42.000Z

A sock and a SCSI drive? Dare i ask what you’re going to do to that drive?

andrewdixon2 · 2013-03-14T12:10:31.000Z

Ross are you sure you want to know the answer?

markkain4025 · 2013-03-14T12:12:53.000Z

I worked with that guy years ago. He would rush in saying he had an emergency and it need to be fixed ASAP because he had something that had to get out withing the half hour. I’d drop what I was doing go to his office and find out it was something he did, and it would take me 2 minutes to fix. It would be an hour before he would return to his office because he was out having a smoke. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ross · 2013-03-14T12:13:42.000Z

Andrew Dixon:

Ross are you sure you want to know the answer?

On second thought…

Yes

simonpendlebury3441 · 2013-03-14T12:14:24.000Z

At least you have a door. Our IT dept just lives in a big open plan office with the rest of the great unwashed masses.

We have actually created a placard with the helpdesk email address that we purposefully present to people as they are walking over to our desks to harass us.

tim1346 · 2013-03-14T12:16:41.000Z

You need one of these!

ross · 2013-03-14T12:20:52.000Z

TheSockMonster:

At least you have a door. Our IT dept just lives in a big open plan office with the rest of the great unwashed masses.

We have actually created a placard with the helpdesk email address that we purposefully present to people as they are walking over to our desks to harass us.

At least you have an office.

I sit in a cube next to all the billing ladies. Listening to sh**ty TOP40 songs all freaking day.

joshlister3195 · 2013-03-14T12:21:39.000Z

Ross7829:

A sock and a SCSI drive? Dare i ask what you’re going to do to that drive?

Someone’s never seen Full Metal Jacket

evanalmightyyy · 2013-03-14T12:23:40.000Z

Tell him nicely that you need a ticket and that him continuing to keep knocking on the door and not submitting one will force you to let HR know you are not following policy. I get that crap here too. Annoying is the nicest thing I can say about it. We also are in the cubicles next to Art, which can sometimes be disastrous lol.

markgilbey · 2013-03-14T12:25:27.000Z

TheSockMonster:

At least you have a door. Our IT dept just lives in a big open plan office with the rest of the great unwashed masses.

We have actually created a placard with the helpdesk email address that we purposefully present to people as they are walking over to our desks to harass us.

I’m stuck in a cubicle out among the unwashed masses as well. I make sure I comment on stupid users good and loud at least once a day to keep up appearances.

davidfant3178 · 2013-03-14T12:29:05.000Z

Ross7829:

A sock and a SCSI drive? Dare i ask what you’re going to do to that drive?

IT people use a sock and a SCSI drive.

Back in the day, some people were known to use a sock and several dollars worth of quarters.

Poor man’s sap.

benjaminsawdo2917 · 2013-03-14T12:39:25.000Z

“Accounts payable… Lina speaking… just a moment…”

andymaddock1575 · 2013-03-14T12:40:43.000Z

iirc didnt they use a bar of soap in a towel or pillow case in FMJ

markgilbey · 2013-03-14T12:44:25.000Z

andy d0g:

iirc didnt they use a bar of soap in a towel or pillow case in FMJ

Pillow case full of cans of soda was used in Bad Boys. The one with Sean Penn, not Will Smith.

sorrydell · 2013-03-14T13:49:40.000Z

tuscolablue:

I worked with that guy years ago. He would rush in saying he had an emergency and it need to be fixed ASAP because he had something that had to get out withing the half hour. I’d drop what I was doing go to his office and find out it was something he did, and it would take me 2 minutes to fix. It would be an hour before he would return to his office because he was out having a smoke. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I have a guy here that submits tickets with URGENT . Or he will come to my cube and say I need this done right away I have a meeting in an hour. Every ticket from him is URGENT, so I never know when something really is urgent. Caps and urgent do not get your ticket done faster. They get done in the order they are received. Heck this guy has come into one of our meetings to say they had an emergency. His emergency was for me to create a user account for their meeting the next day.

omc1989 · 2013-03-14T13:54:09.000Z

Grimby:

andy d0g:

iirc didnt they use a bar of soap in a towel or pillow case in FMJ

Pillow case full of cans of soda was used in Bad Boys. The one with Sean Penn, not Will Smith.

I was going to say, don’t remember WIll Smith doing that

markkain4025 · 2013-03-14T13:57:42.000Z

Alex_B:

tuscolablue:

I worked with that guy years ago. He would rush in saying he had an emergency and it need to be fixed ASAP because he had something that had to get out withing the half hour. I’d drop what I was doing go to his office and find out it was something he did, and it would take me 2 minutes to fix. It would be an hour before he would return to his office because he was out having a smoke. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I have a guy here that submits tickets with URGENT . Or he will come to my cube and say I need this done right away I have a meeting in an hour. Every ticket from him is URGENT, so I never know when something really is urgent. Caps and urgent do not get your ticket done faster. They get done in the order they are received. Heck this guy has come into one of our meetings to say they had an emergency. His emergency was for me to create a user account for their meeting the next day.

I sort of remember a tale about a boy who called wolf too many times. We all know what happened to him.