IT Rant

Work has been a hectic rush from beginning to end for the last week and it's looking like it'll be that again this week. Joy. Then there are some things where I can't decide to laugh or scream.

I'm given a coworker's laptop so I can try to fix whatever's wrong with it. There's an envelope attached to the back. Inside this envelope is a 3x5" index card with *all* of this teacher's log in information on it. I'm talking about school login, SoCT Gas, credit card, etc. Hell, I can buy her shoes on Zappos. I want to scream at her that this is privileged information that should be kept much more confidential.

I'm called out to figure out why a computer isn't turned on. Well, someone had unplugged the power cord.

Another coworker wanted to know how to get the headphones to work. I suggested she plug them into the computer. She wanted to know what to do after that. I assumed that there was a hardware problem since plugging in the headphones should cause the Mac to switch to them. I get there and she's still holding the cord. She hadn't tried to plug them in and go, she just assumed that there was a lot of steps and she wasn't going to plug them in until she had all of the instructions.

Some of the interns were joking around and ask me if I was going to celebrate 4/20. I explained that I knew what that meant. They grew wide-eyed and started talking about how it's Hitler's birthday. They wanted to know if I was celebrating that. I explained that I'd be asking their parents to keep a close eye on them tonight.

Disclaimer: I don't care if anyone "celebrates" 4/20, but don't insult me.

A consultant set up a brilliant back-up strategy. It isn't working.

I've had several requests for putting copyrighted information onto personal websites. I try to explain that Def Poetry Jam *is* amazing, but HBO doesn't like its reproduction without prior consent. People appear genuinely pissed off that I'm trying to keep anyone from getting sued.

I'm watching a "webinar." The term "webinar" aggravates me. The "webinar" is to try to sell us on a teaching workshop. I don't think people who think "webinar" is a legitimate word should teach. They should be shot.

Work has been a hectic rush from beginning to end for the last week and it's looking like it'll be that again this week. Joy. Then there are some things where I can't decide to laugh or scream.

I'm given a coworker's laptop so I can try to fix whatever's wrong with it. There's an envelope attached to the back. Inside this envelope is a 3x5" index card with *all* of this teacher's log in information on it. I'm talking about school login, SoCT Gas, credit card, etc. Hell, I can buy her shoes on Zappos. I want to scream at her that this is privileged information that should be kept much more confidential.

I'm called out to figure out why a computer isn't turned on. Well, someone had unplugged the power cord.

Another coworker wanted to know how to get the headphones to work. I suggested she plug them into the computer. She wanted to know what to do after that. I assumed that there was a hardware problem since plugging in the headphones should cause the Mac to switch to them. I get there and she's still holding the cord. She hadn't tried to plug them in and go, she just assumed that there was a lot of steps and she wasn't going to plug them in until she had all of the instructions.

Some of the interns were joking around and ask me if I was going to celebrate 4/20. I explained that I knew what that meant. They grew wide-eyed and started talking about how it's Hitler's birthday. They wanted to know if I was celebrating that. I explained that I'd be asking their parents to keep a close eye on them tonight.

Disclaimer: I don't care if anyone "celebrates" 4/20, but don't insult me.

A consultant set up a brilliant back-up strategy. It isn't working.

I've had several requests for putting copyrighted information onto personal websites. I try to explain that Def Poetry Jam *is* amazing, but HBO doesn't like its reproduction without prior consent. People appear genuinely pissed off that I'm trying to keep anyone from getting sued.

I'm watching a "webinar." The term "webinar" aggravates me. The "webinar" is to try to sell us on a teaching workshop. I don't think people who think "webinar" is a legitimate word should teach. They should be shot.