Posts by Michael Born

Absolute Quality...

I gotta say that Simon is definitely back on top of his game (even if his CP batteries are exhausted!!!

My company bash is black tie, formal dress, couple of free drinks and a pop-idol failure for entrainment!

After the drinks run out, you have to start using your own beer-vouchers - SCANDALOUS!!!

Personally speaking, I'd rather listen o my 1 Yr old screaming than go to that!!

Ahhhh, Xmas, a time for good will, secret-Santa (with alluminium-foil wrapping paper, and good will to managers (damn it, gotta stop drinking at lunch time - didn't mean that, honest!)

Have great weekend people!

Bastard Printer Engineer from Hell

And the Xmas cheer keeps on comming...

Yep, confirms my suspicion that Simon is still on stop of his game!

I have to say that as far as vendors go, this is about the most truthful description you can get, and bearing in mind that the people at the "coal-face" who DO the work never get the appreciation they richly deserve...

Now then, where is that stack of "re-usable" card and tippix?

Only kidding, NEVER send out a "used" card, it sets a bad precedent!

Have a great weekend people!!

And remember, "I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy EVERY minute of it!!!"

Ahhh...good to see that Simon...

Still has his Homicidal tendencies, and they can't be removed by the ravages of time!!

It really is good to see the BOFH at the helm of another 'inexplicable' accident (even if he didn't cause it), but at least we know that, if it came to the crunch, HIS name would be where the CEO is now (could also mean some form of blackmail for increase the "operating budget", methinks!)

I would have started the monitors running the moment the boss had walked out, keeping a "technical" eye on things, but can't win 'em all, eh?

Great weekend to all the people in BOFH land

Your friendly neighborhood Printer Engineer From Hell!

A curiuos turn of events for Simon, methinks...

I have to say a little bit on the week side for Simon, but still an experience we can ALL relate to (as soon as BEANCOUNTER was mentioned, most of my keys stopped working in sympathy!) and having no "Operating Budget" can be a right downer this close to the weekend!!!

As for losing an iPhone, crashing a monitor, running out of larger and using Windows VIsta?

Hmmm..The iPhone I can relate to dumping, the monitor probably had it coming, and no larger is bound to make ANYONE do something out of the ordinary, but Windows Vista?

I Use Vista at home, and find it to be ever-so-slightly resourced addicted, but quick to respond and runs Couter-Strike Online without issues, so can't really fault that one!

Have a good weekend people - LAGERS' UP!

You know, it's funny that theymention HR...

At the moment I am engaged in a pitched battle with my current employers' HR department, whereby I cannot get them to accept that they were wrong.

Now in an ideal world, it would require an on-the-fly mod to the HR database, drop the user tables and clear the event logs and the problem sort of goes away, but they removed my connection to the server, so I guess I have to do this the old fashioned way, like Industrial Tribuneral!

Hey, you live and learn!

Anyway hats off to the BOFH and the PFy for dealing with the HR Droid in such a characteristic manner (lift, darkness, disconnected phone, etc), the only thing missing being the liberal amounts of smut in his in folder and that log of FARMASUTRA entries in his web browser, still, can't sort everything out in 5 minutes, can you?

Later people - good weekend to all!!!

When it comes to the paperwork

I find that the best method is to stick it ALL in an envelope, then post it INTERNALLY to the HR department.

They haven't got a clue on what to do with it, so they file in on some dweebs desk for about 3 months, then when "National-Tidy-Your-Desk-Day" comes around, things kinda take care of them selves.

Anybody who requests feedback, I say I passed it to the relevant department for processing and hand them the HR Service Desk number!

Works like a charm!!!

Saves on the old leg-work of having to walk to the other side of the cube-farm to get to the shredder!!!

Isn't it tragic....

How little attention is paid to work=-place safety these days (NOT!)

Personally speaking, I have to follow all sorts of rubbish to sort out my day-to=-day work, ad the H & S people tend to have a hissy-fit if you don't and I really can't be bothered to argue with them anymore, not since they removed most of the plug sockets and I can't charge the cattle-prod any more!!!

Bloody criminal if you ask me!

I even have to get permission to re-charge my mobile; phone!!!

Well done to the BOFH and the PFY for dealing with yet another company 'Insultant' in sucha professional manner...

Have a great weekend people.

And the fun keeps on comming...

I gotta say another outstanding episode for the BOFH!

To be honest, I can think of most of the companies I support having to use the 'Skip' mentality when it comes to their IT kit, especially printers, as I have to deal with them day-today!

When it comes to camaraderie, most of my 'colleagues' are worthy of my having some fun with their eye-lashes, a tube of super glue, a wheelie chair and a multi-story car park!!!

I think I may have to start siem radical re-programming of my own - Keep 'em coming Simon!!!