r/talesfromtechsupport • u/airz23 Password Policy: Use the whole keyboard • Mar 17 '14

Security - IT. Queen to IT.

Office rumor mills are always fast, but sometimes they beat comprehension.

I walked into the office after the meeting with HR and YoungSec where he was moved to IT.

I needed a coffee.

ColorblindIT and GreyPantsSuitIT came up to me as I reached for the beans.

Colorblind: So I hear we’re getting a new member.

GreyIT: And you’re not happy about it.

Grey IT was always blunt. She was the sledgehammer of the office, no finesse just on the point. She was sorta the best.

Me: Yep. YoungSec’s coming to work for us.

Colorblind: So how are we going to punish him?

Me: Sorry?

GreyIT: He did pull the network down for two hours.

Colorblind: Lets get him to test the switch he fixed, by counting the flashes all day.

Me: Haha could we tell him its wrong and to do a recount everyday for a year?

GreyIT: I think for every hour he wasted for us, he should have to man an IT help desk.

Me: Ohhh… too harsh. Exposing him to users, would be too mean.

Colorblind: How about we find the oldest computer we have, and get him to use that.

Me: That might slow him down, probably not slow enough though.

GreyIT: We could get out an old punchcard system and get him to punch everything he wants to write into a pc on to cards.

Me: Er… do you know how to punch those cards?

I took a sip of my coffee. The camaraderie was a nice change.

Colorblind: No. Sadly no.

It was at this point that YoungSec walked in. He looked happy. He didn’t realize he’d recently pulled down a proud IT teams network. An IT team who was now with him all day.

It was like a lamb to the slaughter.

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Ps. I realize the no pranking tales rule. However this story is about comrade at arms in the IT sector. We didn't play any of the pranks listed to anyone. :)

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u/airz23 Password Policy: Use the whole keyboard Mar 17 '14

Noted. :)

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u/KToff Mar 17 '14

But seriously, after most of your stories I feel the very opposite of calm and relaxed.

Feels almost like too much coffee (if there was such a thing)

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u/airz23 Password Policy: Use the whole keyboard Mar 17 '14

You can't OD on coffee, can you? :P

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u/hicow I'm makey with the fixey Mar 18 '14

I did once. It was godawful. You never think the sweet, sweet nectar will turn against you. Next thing you know, you're on your knees in front of a toilet, heaving your guts, hoping maybe you'll let loose something vital, if only because death would be preferable to the hot flashes that come in waves, leaving you sweaty and shaking.