I'm tech support, so of course I'm working today.... f-off

[lovemonster.livejournal.com]

So, get to work. Place stinks like paint... might be bc they painted ;) Headache ensues.

Lights are still off... go to get water.

Pause... I hear the front door open/close. Wait but hear no more, and ligths do not come on. I'm hearing things.

Go back to prepping for work.

Pause... Hear sounds of human activity from a back office. Hollar "morning!" No response. Wait. Still no response.

*shrug* Back to work...

5 min later, I just 10 feet outta my chair as our CTO stealthfully comes up and says, "We're you saying good morning to me?" and proceeds to laugh and walk away.

Comments

[dhutch.livejournal.com]

Sounds like someone would be getting a large cowbell on a ribbon to go around thier neck for Xmas this year.

[asim.livejournal.com]

Damn! I hate that crap.

At least they're doing the drudge with you...

[justsomegurl.livejournal.com]

I was lucky enough to get off Thanksgiving this year, but our center is open 24/7/365. Yes some poor souls will be stuck here on Christmas and every other holiday too.

[tecie.livejournal.com]

I just got a new job that's 9-5. I was used working in the 24x7x365 enviroment and hadn't taken a holiday off in about 3 years.
The upshot to today is that for the most part, you can just play games all day or bring in a good book. At least that's what I found while working third shift on Christmas, etc (although new years is fun if some of the systems decide not to roll their dates properly)

[akage.livejournal.com]

I'm here. The rest of the freakin' helpdesk is off, but our client is a financial institution, so they're open. So we're here.

The upside is that with everyone else gone, me and my 3 fellow cubicle slaves had a rollicking good few hours' worth of Unreal Tournament (the original...our POS rigs couldn't handle 2K3 or 2K4).

[ke4peo.livejournal.com]

See? Now, personally, if it were me....I would have taken the opportunity as he walked away to tag him with a GPS tracking device and watch where he goes.

But that's just me. :P