Almost a MiM story, but not quite. The M is still a M.
<bg> My office has both system administrators, who handle hardware and network issues, and application administrators, who take care of in-house developed databases, applications, as well as web applications. I'm an app admin. Thank goodness.</bg>
Co irkers and and I were in a small group talking about whatever, when one of the Mahogany Row[1] denizens shows up. "My keyboard isn't working. I think it's unplugged." The SA follows her back to her office, while the rest of us look at each other and say simultaneously "So? Plug it in!" {after we were sure they were out of earshot }
Yeah, it was unplugged.
So, you knew what the problem was, and you couldn't be bothered to try plugging it in first?
"Help me, my nose is running, what do I do??? Oh, woe is me!!!"
SO glad I'm not an SA anymore. I get a slightly higher class of stupid questions now.
[1] aka the managers who have semi-private offices and mahogany furniture, instead of living in the cube farm.
<bg> My office has both system administrators, who handle hardware and network issues, and application administrators, who take care of in-house developed databases, applications, as well as web applications. I'm an app admin. Thank goodness.</bg>
Co irkers and and I were in a small group talking about whatever, when one of the Mahogany Row[1] denizens shows up. "My keyboard isn't working. I think it's unplugged." The SA follows her back to her office, while the rest of us look at each other and say simultaneously "So? Plug it in!" {after we were sure they were out of earshot }
Yeah, it was unplugged.
So, you knew what the problem was, and you couldn't be bothered to try plugging it in first?
"Help me, my nose is running, what do I do??? Oh, woe is me!!!"
SO glad I'm not an SA anymore. I get a slightly higher class of stupid questions now.
[1] aka the managers who have semi-private offices and mahogany furniture, instead of living in the cube farm.
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