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[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

I was SO happy to get a job. I had mild reservations about it being an IT helpdesk, but hell, I needed a job and I generally like helping people.

But I swear, these people are TRYING to kill me by "head asplode brought on by WTF".

"User states there is a paper jam in the printer. Requests IT tech to fix."

Funny enough, the printers usually tell you which door/flap/drawer to open to fix the jam. Why is an ENGINEER putting in a trouble ticket for something THIS ridiculous?

If I kill him and go to jail, will you guys write me?

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[dukesnorre.livejournal.com]

Must have been a mechanical engineer. Printers don't have enough valves and dials for the mechanical engineers to understand them.

But yes, sure we will write. And good luck in your ventures!

[batchfile.livejournal.com]

actually the engineer apparently knows that printers are not his/her area of expertise.

be thankful.

there is nothing like having an egotistical engineer person try to fix something supposedly simple and damage a $20,000.00 plotter by putting the roll of paper in wrong. srsly.

worked for 6 eons at an architectural engineering firm. IT policy was to let them know that none of them were to try and fix anything. things always went horribly wrong when they thought they could do our job.

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

You make a good point. :D

"Well, I had this problem. I TRIED to fix it ... "
"Awwww, fish sticks."

[digitalraven]

"I tried to fix it..."
"And now I've got you on tape saying that, I'll get away with justifiable homicide. How many times, LOOK and TELL ERROR MESSAGE but DO NOT TOUCH! Let me get my cattle pro–high-voltage mechanical error resolution device."

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

My personal favorite variation on this was a guy when I was in the Marines.

"I had this problem, and I thought I could fix it. I went to the Naval Academy, you know."
[well, isn't that nice.] "Sir, really, it's just best to call ISMO so they can come fix it, because now I'm not entirely sure what your original problem was." [or wtf you did to it to get THIS problem]
"Oh yeah? So, where did you get your IT degree?"
"Uh ... I don't have an IT degree, I have comm school and 7 years of experience."
"So you don't even have a degree in your supposed field, and you're going to tell me how to use my computer?"

o.O

This is the point at which I got my boss, who proceeded to come in and chew the lieutenant a new one for being an asshole. That was SO gratifying to watch. XD

[digitalraven]

This is why I could never be in the military. I have a lifelong problem with authority figures, and after delivering the verbal browbeating that such treebadgering insanity deserves I'd end up in front of a court-martial. Or a firing squad.

[egearman.livejournal.com]

Just because their title is 'engineer', does not mean that they are, in fact, an engineer.

And it's entirely possible, even if they have an engineering degree, they can't follow simple instructions that would allow them fix the paper jam on their own. I've worked with people in the past (not currently thankfully) that fit this description.

[cheezemeister-x.livejournal.com]

Writing you in jail would involve using actual pen and paper, which I haven't done since about grade 4.

Now if you could receive e-mail in jail, I would consider it.

[digitalraven]

Surely there's an email-to-snailmail gateway around somewhere?

If not, I said it first. I get 50% plus consultant's fees.

[onyxrising.livejournal.com]

I'll write you. I'll even send cookies. (I'm a Cordon Bleu grad. These are really good cookies. You'd deserve them.)

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

I'm going to sit here and be jealous - I want to go to culinary school SO badly.

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

Damn it. XD

[onyxrising.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed learning it more than I do/would enjoy working in the field- hence why I'm working tech support. My coworkers don't seem to mind the baked goods, though.

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

If I can figure out how to go, work full time, and still actually see my kids every once in awhile (I'm a single parent), that's definitely what I want to use my GI Bill on.

[onyxrising.livejournal.com]

The problem with that is that the market's fairly saturated in a lot of the country. Because of this it doesn't pay as well as you'd hope.
Tech tier 1 makes more than most of my old classmates are getting actually working in the field. 'nuff said.

[onyxrising.livejournal.com]

Yeah. The problem is that I rarely have time to do too much cooking before work the next morning.
My D&D group, however, gets the full fruits of my labors.
You know, I seem to have a lot of coworkers trying to join our D&D game lately...

[onyxrising.livejournal.com]

Some mix of 3.0 and 3.5 rules.

Does the edition really matter when game starts with high tea on the table, proceeds through dinner, and ends after desert and apertifs?

[erunamiryene.livejournal.com]

Hold on, not to interject, but am I reading this as "we jettisoned 5 classes in favor of TWO"?