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at least they weren’t frozen
User: “Yes, we have a bunch of laptops and they’re all locked up!”
Me: “OK, were they all online when they got locked up?” Â Most of this company’s programs are web-based, so I wanted to find out if their internet connection dropped.
User: “I don’t know, but now we can’t do anything.”
Me: “OK, can you press Control, Alt, Delete?”
User: “No, it’s locked up. Â We can’t do anything”
Me: “What do you have on the screen right now?”
User: “I don’t know! They’re all in the office and the door is locked!”
Me: “Oh! The computers are locked up in an office and you need a key?”
User: “Yes!”
Me: “…Then why are you calling me? Â Shouldn’t you talk to maintenance or whoever’s office it is?”
User: “Ummm, errr…”
Who’s got two thumbs, job security, and a migraine?
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about 1 year ago
WHAT?!?!?
You mean you can’t do that remotely?
Or maybe just email a key?
ABSURD!
about 1 year ago
Jeff…kill them. It’s really the only answer now.
about 1 year ago
Yep. I’m with Shine.
The hell of it is, you could probably have talked them through picking a lock.
I know you were trained in the ghetto arts on the streets of Wisconsin.
about 1 year ago
Hey that was me. No just kidding.
I would have so much fun with your job.
about 1 year ago
Oh my god. I hate everyone.
about 1 year ago
there are typically three phrases used to denote an unresponsive computer: Frozen, Locked, Hung.
unless you’re from the south and then it’s just “it don’t do what it do”
about 1 year ago
Haha that’s awesome. Well, at least you didn’t have to deal with the usual type of dummies…
about 1 year ago
And I though this stuff only happened on email forwards…
about 1 year ago
It’s a shame you can’t record these conversations and play them on your blog.
BTW, I made my reservations for TAR 2010. Looking forward to being there – and free beer.
about 1 year ago
I question the intelligence of the human race. :/
about 1 year ago
Maybe they should’ve rang the doorbell. Some f*cker told me the other day that the FEDEX guy has to ring the damn bell because he doesn’t have a key. Wouldn’t that apply in this situatuion too?
about 1 year ago
And just when I thought I was really really obtuse…
about 1 year ago
HILARIOUS!!!