Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Another Blow for Corporate Ineptitude

Before Christmas I complained to our IT department (i.e. Glen) that my power fan in my PC was getting noisy. In fact I complained on three occasions over a couple months, including in person just before the break. It was so bad on Dec 23 I took the panels off my machine and blew the dust out. This seemed to help as the fan quieted back down and I thought I had made some progress.

Apparently not.

I forgot to turn the machine off when I left (ran from) the building for holidays on Dec 24 because I never turn my machine fully off when I leave work. I meant to this time because of the fan issues but I just forgot. I get in this morning and I don't have a computer so much as I have a big, f*cking paperweight. I'm typing this on the co-op student's computer since he is not in yet.

Its not Glen's fault, he is overworked and needs help. I blame the company for failing to get him the assistance he needs so that my issue and similar small things like it are taken care of when they arise, and not left until they are a crisis.

So now I am without email, internet, and other software I need to do my job. I'm basically an overpaid phone operator. Needless to say, posting will be erratic until I recover from this setback.

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