Son, I Think I Broke The Computer [story]
My poor dad is as computer illiterate as a 50-year old Mexican immigrant can get. Growing up poor in Mexico, he didn't have access to much technology. When I started college I bought a PC and he was amazed at what we could do...
It Helps To Know What You’re Talking About… [story]
From clientsfromhell.net:
I was rendering still images for a publicity company and was working with a representative from the company to help (hah!) facilitate communication. ME: Okay, I have rendered all the images you requested and saved them into one .psd, and also included a folder with the...
He was probably busy with his blog…heh.
About a year ago I interviewed for a Systems Admin position; the interviewer was the current systems admin and had been with the co. for ~10 years. Stupid me, I didn't ask the right questions, assuming this guy had his sh!!te straight. Bad move.I...
A Man Named Henry
I met a guy named Henry while I was working today. I was 1/3 techs onsite (It was a Polo Ralph Lauren store), Henry was one of them. He's semi-bald, in his 40's, and he's pretty rad. We upgraded their server system and replaced...
Drill baby, drill
Sorry, couldn't resist the pun ;)We sent two techs to a new remote office location to install the phone system/networking gear. When they were trying to hang the rack on the wall in the closet, the stud finder just kept going crazy.So they drilled...
Kind of like a landmine, only the fallout’s more expensive
Republished with permission from our friends at the Daily WTF:He was greeted at reception by Manny, one of the upper-level directors. He got the tour-- reception, sales, call center-- and ended up in the kitchen. Over a free breakfast of free coffee and free...
