True tales of IT life: useless users, hapless bosses, clueless vendors and adventures in the IT trenches. Compiled over the years from the frontlines.
Looking for someone under 30 with 20+ years of experience.
Note to boss: Never assume.
Naming conventions are for conventional people.
Just be glad she didn’t pick up.
Just a lucky guess, right?
Remember: Thump, don’t whack.
Well, she thought you were looking for some weird explanation.
Can you see me now?
Sure, put it with the greens.
This is why most guys just talk about sports.
Please, take a seat.
The new auditor on the block.
You got what you wanted, but is it what you needed?
Don’t call us, and we won’t call you.
Just round up.
There is always a root cause.
You can bet it was something to see.
Maybe it was the way he said it.
If you want a job done right …
Did you just ask me to sue you?
No animals were harmed in the retelling of this tale.
Automation, with time limits.
Not dead. Not even resting.
Now I know my ABC’s, tell me what you think of me.
Nice guys finish first?
Was the original name best after all?
It’s dysfunction all the way down.
Some people are really bad at following instructions.
Not the best place for things to get weird.
That server can’t be in two places at once.
Caught in a bureaucratic storm.
The perimeter is a little squishy.
Oh, THAT 3302!
If only we had met a day earlier.
He never noticed until now.
Yeah, things start to add up quickly.
They have to save money somewhere, right?
You see, though, he didn’t know the data center was militarized.
That’s the kind of thinking that gets you out of the box.
Lucky; Mandarin probably would have been even harder to deal with.
But you’re never going to have enough time and resources.
At least that button doesn’t activate sprinklers.
Hey, it LOOKED good!
And let’s hear it for the HVAC manager!
Uh, we’re pretty sure it’s working fine.
Really dependable in a crunch.
Clothes make the crime.
And thank you for that helpful information.
Why is it always the last thing you think of that works?
Maybe they know that old joke about how many dead people are in the cemetery.
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