Things not to say in IT

michael9595 · 2019-10-10T15:58:33.000Z

What are some of the things one should never say when working in IT, or god forbid you upset the IT gods.Just heard one of the network people say this yesterday

“This is just going to be a quick reboot of the server.”

I cringed knowing that just that phrase alone is enough to upset the server gods.

dimforest · 2019-10-10T16:01:02.000Z

“Anybody have any BitCoin?”

wiesedj22 · 2019-10-10T16:02:20.000Z

ummmm what just happened
uh oh
oh shit

mweed · 2019-10-10T16:04:19.000Z

Sure, I can do that for you.

davidr4 · 2019-10-10T16:05:30.000Z

“It won’t affect anything”

jodi-raegilbert · 2019-10-10T16:11:35.000Z

This should only take

titusovermyer · 2019-10-10T16:13:45.000Z

Let us schedule the Firmware update for when I am sleeping?

Son.of.Jor-El · 2019-10-10T16:19:08.000Z

Sure you can unplug that. I don’t think it goes to anything.

noitforyou · 2019-10-10T16:21:00.000Z

Yeah, my fave is “oops”.

Just need the first 30 seconds of this, perfectly describes my ‘oops’. (I love Kathleen Madigan)

mountainbiker · 2019-10-10T16:21:35.000Z

I dunno…

There must be a glitch in the system…

Not my job.

That’s above my pay grade

daciannistor2 · 2019-10-10T16:25:00.000Z

<?
  if(object == "I.T. Issue")
  {
   echo"This does not look like anything to me.";
   }
?>

onecogmind · 2019-10-10T16:26:34.000Z

That is so true! It’s been a sore spot between myself (sys admin) and the (network admins). They think they can just reboot a server willy nilly… NO!

never make promises you cant keep…

user: When will I be upgraded…

me: Should be getting it in about 2 weeks…

user: YAY!

(their upgrade was delayed by 2 months)

oops…

diegoflorez · 2019-10-10T16:31:21.000Z

“Nah, this’ll be a quick install, don’t worry. You’ll be back up in no time!”

Said that yesterday when hooking up a PC with a brand-new HDMI>VGA adapter. Turned out to be a faulty adapter and I had to grab a new one from the store. Nice…

jadrien · 2019-10-10T16:45:43.000Z

"Redundancy, who needs redundancy, redundancy?

Recently added: “Never upgrade in place. Always, always do a fresh install.”

My favorite is: “Oh, that can’t be good.”

bob-13 · 2019-10-10T16:53:06.000Z

“Is it supposed to do that?”

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vendor/boss/trained-person: The install is just next, next, finish

Person running install:

Install Wizard: click Next

Install Wizard: what is the average airspeed of an unladen swallow?

Tech: um… African or European?

Install wizard: install failed. Please reload Windows XP and try again.

tech: We’re on Windows 10!?!

Wizard: not anymore.

christopheramweg · 2019-10-10T16:53:50.000Z

“Well … I’ve never seen X do that before!”
“That’s interesting, I didn’t even think that could happen …”

In general, “that’s interesting” is a bad phrase to hear from anyone involved with doing anything that’s important to you … plumber, electrician, policeman, brain surgeon, urologist …

pbrain · 2019-10-10T16:55:16.000Z

“Here’s my cell phone. Call me anytime.”

jgray-19 · 2019-10-10T16:56:12.000Z

I unplugged this cable because I didn’t know what it was attached to…

bob-13 · 2019-10-10T16:57:44.000Z

Juanoflo:

“Here’s my cell phone. Call me anytime.”

Wait you give people your phone? I only (and rarely) give out my cell number.

christopheramweg · 2019-10-10T16:58:44.000Z

Bob_13:

Juanoflo:

“Here’s my cell phone. Call me anytime.”

Wait you give people your phone? I only (and rarely) give out my cell number.

That’s the trick. If you give them your phone, they can’t call you.