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I have a manager that requested network accounts for two of his sales guys.
Not really a problem, except these two guys are really old-school, and they have had network accounts set up for them multiple times in the past. Every time, they stop logging in to their computers, and 90 days later, their accounts are deleted due to inactivity.
...read moreWe have out regular meeting. In this meeting a a person who was hired a few years ago and clearly has no clue!
...read moreI'm amazed by the number of users in my workplace who seem to resent the desktop PC being on the top of their desk, instead of by their feet.
...read moreA project I was co-leader on was nominated for a prestigious award within the company, and won while still considered to be in the acceptance phase. Shortly thereafter, the sponsors were lost during a managerial shakeup, and my co-workers on the project jumped ship.
...read moreOne evening my co-worker received a call from an upset customer with a system requiring repair, demanding to speak to a manager. At the time, we were operating in management-free mode... all the managers had gone home for the evening. I told her to ask the customer, "Do they want help, or do they want management?"
Captcha = SARS Hope it's not contagious
...read moreI recently (Jan9) became a member of the Unemployed. So, I interviewed at a LOT of locations, in and out of state. So flying 2 hours to an interview seemed appropriate. Company A gave me 2 telephone interviews before requesting that I come to them for an in person, their expense, so i agreed. The interview on-site went perfect. I talked to 6 or 7 people in just over 4 and a hlf hours.
...read moreWe have an admin assistant who is, well, "fries & drink short of a happy meal" so to say. The helpdesk started getting emails from her about "porn emails" in her mailbox.
...read moreAs part of our hardware life cycle management, all of our satellite offices needed new computers. To make things easier on our users, we pre-configured the "all users" profile with desktop icons to the most common things they would need.
...read moreThe CIO at my company signed up for a webcast, booked a conference room with projector and invited several department heads, including the head of IT, to watch it.
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