And people wonder why I drink

[harry-whodunnit.livejournal.com]

You know the weird thing is, the company has a computer skills test as part of the hiring process.


[HD5] Just got a frantic call from [some department].
[1CampusTech2] shoot.
[HD5] ONe of the data entry operators, She says her PC fan is too loud and it's causing
[HD5] her suffering.
[1CampusTech2] :)
[1CampusTech2] suffering?
[HD5] her exact words. My hand to God.
[HD5] She wants the on call tech diverted to fix it.
[1CampusTech2] noisy pc fan = SERIUOS BUSINESS.
[HD5] She said we were putting her health at risk.
[HD5] I told her not to worry, because she works in the medical office
[1CampusTech2] i'll see if i can get up there this afternoon
[HD5] and if we damage her, someone else can fix her.
[1CampusTech2] :)
[1CampusTech2] howd she take it?
[HD5] Not well



[HD2] hi
[HD4] hello.
[HD2] did u see that website i sengt u???
[HD2] man thats som sick shit
[HD4] this is [name].
[HD2] japnese r into sum fuckt up stuf
[HD4] this is [name]. [Real HD4] went home early.
[HD2] oh
[HD2] hi boss
[HD2] so
[HD2] did that last 5 minuts of chat still happen/?
[HD4] large cappachino no sugar
[HD4] blueberry muffin
[HD4] and i don't mention it at your annual review.



[1CampusTech2] what did [co-ordinator A] say waqs wrong with her tft?
[HD5] She said she can't erase the words anymore
[HD5] don't as me what that means.
[HD5] For all I know she coujld have a screen covered in white-out.
[1CampusTech2] well i found out
[HD5] what was it?
[1CampusTech2] you may want to sit down for htis
[HD5] I am sitting down
[HD5] Why, what happened?
[1CampusTech2] when she had a crt she used to write notes on the scree in felt
[1CampusTech2] tip and clean them off with isoprop when she was done.
[1CampusTech2] she tried thhe smae thing on the lcd screen.
[1CampusTech2]
[HD5] Come again?
[1CampusTech2] said the actress to the bhisop
[HD5] she was washing her LCD with alcohol?
[1CampusTech2] every day for two mothns :)
[HD5] ow ow ow
[HD5] I think I broke my head
[HD5] IT HURTS

Comments

[jokergirl.livejournal.com]

That last one...

...

...OW.

[http://users.livejournal.com/hub_/]

OMG. that last one is pure gold.

[kostika.livejournal.com]

Now that's the kind of boss you want to have.

[mouser.livejournal.com]

That last one? I want pictures!

[wibbble]

So much FAIL I think it turned into WIN.

[manuka.livejournal.com]

Word wrap will do that if you're not careful, you know.

[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

Sounds more like a buffer overflow problem really...
I'm told they'll implement the fix for FAIL 2.0.

[soldierx.livejournal.com]

This is awesome, especially that last one. I definatly want pictures of that.

[agmlego.livejournal.com]

She used isopropyl alcohol...on a (presumably) non-sealed LCD (as in, not one of the glossy ones that you could get away with that kind of thing--I frequently use a touch of isoprop in bad situations to clean mine) for several weeks? And the LCD still functions well enough for her to be complaining about the non-erasability of her notes, as opposed to the non-functioning state of her LCD? I applaud the company which manufactured that screen for its remarkable durability.

--
"Memento Mori Ergo Carpe Diem"

[ellyfialy.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I want to know what company made a screen that survived that! That's where I'll get my next one.

[agmlego.livejournal.com]

It is like the Toughbook (http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/laptop-computers.asp) of LCD screens!

--
"Memento Mori Ergo Carpe Diem"

[wxgeek.livejournal.com]

seriously, submitter, fess up. what kind of monitor is it?

[harry-whodunnit.livejournal.com]

We may never know. This was before the company started supplying users with LCDs, so anyone who wanted one would make a purchase order out of their departmental budget (without going through IT). The gear was officially Not Our Problem, but like everywhere policy meets reality, it was less trouble in the long run if we'd at least take a look at it.

[zendequervain.livejournal.com]

I wish my boss was that cool, maaaan.

Also, all of these are full of 'teh lulz.' You get a gold star for funny!

[jecook]

added to memories.

[sigurther.livejournal.com]

Must be nice to have access to such an abundance of technology that you can destroy it with little or no repercussions.

I've been using a 19" crt since 2000. It's the third monitor I've ever paid for. My mother is still using #2.

[mrs-whiskerson.livejournal.com]

Wow. And I was unimpressed when I went to replace a CRT with an LCD and the user had written passwords all round the screen in pencil. Important ones, along with notes on how to get to the good, confidential-data-filled bits once you'd logged in, enough of them to surround a 17" CRT. He then proceeded to gob on a used tissue and wipe it off.

Even HE hasn't tried writing on the LCD with felt tip.

What I'm wondering, is whether she'd just have one thing on her screen per day or what? I mean, supposing you had a document you were reading and you wrote some notes on it, what happens when you go back to your mail client and find that you've written all over your folder list and can't navigate it? Do you soldier on, clicking out of sight in roughly the right area, or do you rub out your notes and risk forgetting your morning's work?

[drquuxum.livejournal.com]

"Pics or it didn't happen" suddenly became "Cappuchino or it did happen"...I kinda like the new version.