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The Oft Frustrating Job of a Sysadmin
I_Love_Pocky! writes "Sysadmin Co. is a hilarious site built by some sysadmins at an ISP to help them vent their frustrations with dealing with non-tech types. This site is gives a hilarious picture of the daily frustrations of dealing with the inept. I am interested to see if these stories strike a chord with other admins out there."
Can someone point me to something truly funny on that site? I've clicked through techisms and bossisms and have yet to crack a smile, much less ROFLMAO.
Yes, several other people have mentioned this but, I think I'm probably one of the only ones who sat there for a minute trying to determine whether or not this was part of the site or an actual error... =p
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"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
-- George Orwell
Some users are very smart people who are immensely knowledgeable about other subjects. And some users are morons. Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee:
"Ridge Hall computer assistant; may I help you?"
"Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."
"What sort of trouble?"
"Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away."
"Went away?"
"They disappeared."
"Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."
"Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?"
"How do I tell?"
"Can you see the C: prompt on the screen?"
"What's a sea-prompt?"
"Never mind. Can you move the cursor around on the screen?"
"There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I type."
"Does your monitor have a power indicator?"
"What's a monitor?"
"It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on?"
"I don't know."
"Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall."
".......Yes, it is."
"When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?"
"No."
"Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable."
"....... Okay, here it is."
"Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."
"I can't reach."
"Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is?"
"No."
"Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?"
"Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's because it's dark."
"Dark?"
"Yes -the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window."
"Well, turn on the office light then."
"I can't."
"No? Why not?"
"Because there's a power outage."
"A power... A power outage? Aha, Okay, we've got it licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in?"
"Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
"Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from."
"Really? Is it that bad?"
"Yes, I'm afraid it is."
"Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?"
"Tell them you're too fucking stupid to own a computer."
It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
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THIS STUFF IS GOLD!
Karma: Non-Heinous
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(+1 Funny) only if I laugh out loud.
I went to the sysadmin website posted with this story, didn't get the jokes. :( I've read through most of the posts on this thread as well.
I'm not really sure what a sysadmin is. From what I gather, he's the guy who takes care of the office equipment, yes? I also gathered from the posts that he's like the guy in Saturday Night Live. Why is sysadminco.com funny? What's so funny about co-workers who are unfamiliar with the office equipment? I also see that "SysAdmin" and "technical support" are used interchangeably. Are they the "help desk" people?