What Are You Doing Right Now
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@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller is it possible that SMB IT feel that their management doesn't know squat about IT yet they are making decisions that to the IT person just seem wrong.
Does it matter? It's not IT's place to take over management if they don't like the decisions. Inform management, be available to consult, of course. But all employees feel that management is doing things wrong, but only IT takes this tact of trying to take over and work around so commonly.
oh - well I see people working around management's request/requirements all the time - so I don't think it's limited to only IT. Perhaps it's that IT persons just like to complain about it more - or (and who know why) feel that their opinion should have more weight that other people think their's should. I.E. Suzy in IT feels that since no one else in the company really understands IT, so what she says should go. Suzy will come to forums and ask for advice on how to get their way.
Meanwhile Bob a receptionist, just does whatever he wants regardless of what he's told, but doesn't have a place online of like minded individuals to rant about it.I'm grasping sure, but perhaps you see where I'm going.. perhaps I'm just crazy.
How often do you see a receptionist get told what to do and directly disobey and convey to someone that they know better and care more than the person paying them about what the company needs (not what they need, but the company) and try to "take ownership" against the management's will? It must happen, but I feel like it is very rare. I'm not talking about the way he greets someone on the phone, I'm talking about deciding to override the business' contracts or changing vendors or refusing to let people in the door or similar.
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You know things are bad when you can judge what people use based on their problems. Just had a post say that VPNs cripple his voice traffic to the point of not working. I said that shouldn't happen, what do you have a slow Cisco ASA? Yup, that was the issue. That easy to fix.
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@art_of_shred said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Just got muted by someone on SW, but not during a discussion. Very odd. I've never been muted when not saying anything before.
Some times you just rub people the wrong way, try switching hands...
But who, and where?
I'd suggest start randomly rubbing people with your other hand and see if they perk up.... to many grumpy people to know who specifically muted you...
Was it @Dominica who muted you? Are you in the dog house?
Ok, so we have it clearly established here that @DustinB3403 thinks of Dominica as a grumpy person. That is all.
WTF @DustinB3403 ? I leave for a few days and you're talking sh!7 about me?
Nah, just joking. I am a grumpy person.
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I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
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@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
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@DustinB3403 I'm sorry, are you expecting me to be rational when I'm pissed off?
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@Dominica I'd actually rather write the code manually.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
Yeah, but she cant physically throw wordpress. The laptop is the closest accomplice.
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@wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica I'd actually rather write the code manually.
omg, I was just saying to @Minion-Queen last night that it was so much easier when you had to do everything by hand, lol. Sure it didn't look as fancy but at least it effing worked!
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@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@wirestyle22 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica I'd actually rather write the code manually.
omg, I was just saying to @Minion-Queen last night that it was so much easier when you had to do everything by hand, lol. Sure it didn't look as fancy but at least it effing worked!
You can actually do a lot with html tables. Sites can look great.
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@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 I'm sorry, are you expecting me to be rational when I'm pissed off?
Just slightly.... I get pissed off all the time, but at directed items. IE XenServer boot device not XenServer installation...
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@fuznutz04 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
Yeah, but she cant physically throw wordpress. The laptop is the closest accomplice.
She could print the source, put everything on a pile and burn it down. Probably the best idea anyway regarding WP.
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@fuznutz04 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
Yeah, but she cant physically throw wordpress. The laptop is the closest accomplice.
Same reason people yell at us in IT because their computer doesn't hear them
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@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@fuznutz04 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
Yeah, but she cant physically throw wordpress. The laptop is the closest accomplice.
She could print the source, put everything on a pile and burn it down. Probably the best idea anyway regarding WP.
On my way to find the damn matches. That might make me feel better.
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@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@fuznutz04 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
Yeah, but she cant physically throw wordpress. The laptop is the closest accomplice.
She could print the source, put everything on a pile and burn it down. Probably the best idea anyway regarding WP.
On my way to find the damn matches. That might make me feel better.
I can assure you, after 20 years in IT: Swearing and cursing actually helps a lot. Physical force is even better
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@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@fuznutz04 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
Yeah, but she cant physically throw wordpress. The laptop is the closest accomplice.
She could print the source, put everything on a pile and burn it down. Probably the best idea anyway regarding WP.
On my way to find the damn matches. That might make me feel better.
I can assure you, after 20 years in IT: Swearing and cursing actually helps a lot. Physical force is even better
So just to be clear, you meant to set my laptop on fire, correct?
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@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@fuznutz04 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
Yeah, but she cant physically throw wordpress. The laptop is the closest accomplice.
She could print the source, put everything on a pile and burn it down. Probably the best idea anyway regarding WP.
On my way to find the damn matches. That might make me feel better.
I can assure you, after 20 years in IT: Swearing and cursing actually helps a lot. Physical force is even better
So just to be clear, you meant to set my laptop on fire, correct?
Office punching bag. Preferably not a human being, but sometimes you need to use what you have
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@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@fuznutz04 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
Yeah, but she cant physically throw wordpress. The laptop is the closest accomplice.
She could print the source, put everything on a pile and burn it down. Probably the best idea anyway regarding WP.
On my way to find the damn matches. That might make me feel better.
I can assure you, after 20 years in IT: Swearing and cursing actually helps a lot. Physical force is even better
So just to be clear, you meant to set my laptop on fire, correct?
You'll need more than matches for that...
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@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@fuznutz04 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Dominica said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm about to throw my effing laptop across the room if wordpress doesn't let me start customizing my damn website template. Argh!
Isn't this a Wordpress issue, and not a laptop one?
Yeah, but she cant physically throw wordpress. The laptop is the closest accomplice.
She could print the source, put everything on a pile and burn it down. Probably the best idea anyway regarding WP.
On my way to find the damn matches. That might make me feel better.
I can assure you, after 20 years in IT: Swearing and cursing actually helps a lot. Physical force is even better
So just to be clear, you meant to set my laptop on fire, correct?
Actually... no. I thought more about printing out the source code of WP and burn down the stack of paper
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I'm looking at on the desk sitting/standing desks - damn, the keyboard tray on all of them is tiny! It's like they expect you to use a roller mouse or a mouse pad.
Personally, not sure I could use one that didn't give me nearly the whole surface of my desk.
while I might be able to tolerate it while standing, when sitting being confined to that tiny mouse space would drive me insane!
