TheKosherCoder Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I don't know if this happens to anyone else, and I only have about a year's worth of job experience as an IT intern so maybe I shouldn't be talking, but some people make me wonder how they got their job at all... Here's mine: "What is this Linux thing you're talking about? Is it expensive?" followed by "What's a Linux distribution?" -Senior level network/hardware guy, who works in the server room all day with Solaris machines, who claims to have a Master's in Computer Science and routinely spouts off about how smart he is...right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netshroud Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 "What's Virtualisation?" "How do I add a network share to the filer?" "What's an IMAP server?" - my school sysadmin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rkiver Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Me: "We need to do X, if we don't Y will happen and take a lot of time and money to fix." Them: "But X costs $$" Me: "Yes, but if we don't spend $$ on X we'll end up spending a lot more when things go tits up" Them: "Oh it'll be fine". A few weeks later..... Them: "Y has happened! How could this happen, why didn't you warn us about it?!" Me: "I did, check your email, you said it'd be fine." That little fuck up cost the company I worked for €2million Euro and 2 days downtime. If they'd done what I suggested? €50,000 and 2 hours downtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I'm lucky, most of my superiors are fairly on the ball about IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonen Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 lol fellow help desk worker in school IT department was handed a cisco WAP, plugs in network cable cant access gui. I watched him for about 15 minutes and asked if he wanted a hand. No I am fine I have a degree in comp science I can work this shit out. I thought well fuck ya and left him to it. Watched him for around an hour chuckling to myself until I thought I would be nice and got a console cable and dropped it on his desk saying this may help you. =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 "What's this LAMP thing your talking about? I don't think the budget allows us to buy new software." - IT Manager, old job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burncycle Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Basically, anything that comes out of my bosses mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foo Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 lol fellow help desk worker in school IT department was handed a cisco WAP, plugs in network cable cant access gui. I watched him for about 15 minutes and asked if he wanted a hand. No I am fine I have a degree in comp science I can work this shit out. I thought well fuck ya and left him to it. Watched him for around an hour chuckling to myself until I thought I would be nice and got a console cable and dropped it on his desk saying this may help you. =P ^haha...that's great. i work with several idiots too. there's honestly not enough room in these text fields to dump all the ridiculous inaccurate shit i hear from them on a daily basis. but i also work for a state government dept. - it's not what you know .. it's how long you've been there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansichild Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Had a lady call me on her cell phone... "Our computers are down, and our phones won't work, what should we do? Power is out for the entire block!!" My Response... "Wait for the power to come back on." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti419 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 "Do we really need an Anti-Virus program? I thought the firewall protects us." "Why is your computer the only computer with a CD burner?" or "Why does my computer not recognize my flash drive?" and "Why can't I work on this (confidential) report at home? My computer came with Norton when I bought it. (5 years ago)" "My computer doesn't work--I want a new one." "Nobody will ever find my password under my keyboard." "I sent this to the printer 20 times and it's still not printing." *Calls my phone from the phone in question* "My phone isn't working." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3%5kr3w Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 "What is this virtualbox?" -gives explanation ..... one week later "ok, so I downloaded virtualbox, but.. I just don't get it" network technician for a fortune 500 co...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRGRIM Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 "I'm getting ghost emails" - Turns out they where not medium but simply spooked by Outlooks new email alert. "Bio-metrics isn't working on my PC" - User had a Lenovo PC which has finger print stlye background and was pushing their thumb on to the monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 "Bio-metrics isn't working on my PC" - User had a Lenovo PC which has finger print stlye background and was pushing their thumb on to the monitor. Lol'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOSys Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 "Why bother with encryption, it's only safe if it deletes the hard-disk after 3 wrong passwords .." Sometimes you gotta wonder how people can still have a job :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3%5kr3w Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Here is another one: "Why even have a password? No one would guess that." -Networking Student Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5c4r3cr0w Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I used to work in a mom and pop computer repair shop. My first day was doing a ram upgrade. client:"shouldn't you be wearing gloves?" me:"not really. why?" client:"can't you get a computer virus like that?" I quickly walked away and laughed until i cried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3%5kr3w Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I used to work in a mom and pop computer repair shop. My first day was doing a ram upgrade. client:"shouldn't you be wearing gloves?" me:"not really. why?" client:"can't you get a computer virus like that?" I quickly walked away and laughed until i cried. Lawl!!! Yah, cause you know.. That's what set off the H1N1.. because h1: is ok, cause it's within standard hex parameters, but n1: is like a rogue hex bit er something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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