techrecovery | Nov. 10th, 2006

It’s currently Fri afternoon and I get ………
Luser I need this done now.
Me: I can’t I have a lot of work on and there’s only me on at until Tuesday.
Luser: Well by Monday morning then.
Me: I can’t I have a lot of work on and there’s only me on at until Tuesday.
Luser: Well I’ll have to speak to your manager.
Me: OK

*** We both walk though the building heading towards my Managers office.
Conversation on the way goes like this. ***

Luser: I need to sit at desk B and use computer B for a month.
Luser: I still want to use computer A during that time so it will have to stay where it is.
Me: No problem, but computer B only serves as a print server, it’s very old and slow.
Luser: Oh, well you will have to move computer B to desk C, (which is empty) and get me a new PC.

*** I think, yer sure in the space of 4 hours I will:
Get a new PC ordered,
Delivered,
Configured
Move computer B to desk C
Set up your new computer on desk B
Do everything else I was supposed to do today
I don’t think so

Me: I can’t do that you will have to OK it with my manager, but I can loan you a laptop for a month
Luser: OK, on the laptop I will need to access all my mapped drives, email etc, etc and can you still move computer B to desk C so I can sit at desk B.

Me: Wouldn’t it be easier if you sat at desk C because it’s empty now and in a months time I won’t have to move computer B back to desk B when you are finished.

Luser : It’s complicated, you wouldn’t understand !
Me: (picture open jawed astonishment as she walks into managers office).

Thank God it’s Friday !!