[geeks] funny way to start the day

[geeks at sunhelp.org]

hahahahhaahha

You nailed it!!!

The school is a much saner place to work during the summer 
when there are no profs and students.


> On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 11:28:42PM +0000, 
echase at postoffice.providence.edu wrote:
> > Every time I write to the list, I have to explain to 
the 
> > profs. that they are on the list because they have 
signed 
> > up for accounts on this software package and that the 
list 
> > is the only support that exists for the software.  I 
also 
> > have to remind them that any replys go to the list and 
not 
> > just back to the sender.
> 
> WHY AM I GETTING THESE EMAILS
> TKAE ME OFF THIS LIST
> PLEASE STOP IMMEDIATELY
> I AM A *PROFESSOR*, YOU WILL LSITEN TO ME
> 
> etc.  I spent way too much time in tech support.  One of 
the
> best times I ever had, was when I actually got to say:
> 
> "Yes, sir, you  may be a {doctor|lawyer|etc}, but right 
now,
>  you have a computer problem, and I'm the person who is 
trying
>  to help you fix it despite your attitude.  You wouldn't 
try
>  to tell your mechanic how to fix your car, or wouldnt 
like it
>  if someone told you how to {perform surgery|do a court 
case},
>  would you?  Thank you.  Now, follow my instructions.."
> 
> Someone told me once that I got this "tech support voice" 
when
> doing phones that had this "dont fuck with me, I know 
what I'm
> talking about" tone to it.
> 
> Now, I'm just bitter and burnt.  Ex-tech-support-peons 
make the
> best system admins.  
> 
> Bill (at this week's UNIX admin all-hands meeting, all 
six of us,
>       we all agreed that life would be better if it 
werent for 
>       those darned users!) 8-)
> 
> -- 
> Bill Bradford
> mrbill at mrbill.net
> Austin, TX
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