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I sat at the table and enjoyed the fruits of my labor trying to figure out Frank's strange behavior. Another ticket

I bought more RAM storage for my computer. Can you install it

I get there and she is beaming the biggest smile ever, like she found the city of gold while searching for the fountain of youth and cracking cold fusion in her spare time. She was REALLY proud of herself....this doesn't bode well

Me: Hello, I'm here to install your extra stick of RAM

Her: A friend said she had 2 sticks that she wasn't using so she gave it to me

Out of her purse she produces 2 sticks of 168 pin SDRAM. Oh yes, there she was holding antiquated desktop RAM and wanting me to install it in her laptop. After 5 minutes of explaining that it won't fit, I got tired of arguing so I had her power off her machine and pulled her battery and popped off the RAM cover and handed it to her

Me: Ok, that's where RAM goes. Go ahead and install it for me

Her: I don't know how to do IT stuff

Me: Ok, a few minutes ago you were arguing with me that it will work. I am paid well to know what I'm talking about. Do you see how the slots for RAM are smaller than the RAM you're handing me?

Her: And?

Me: And, it's not going to work.

I button everything back up and head back to my office. I get an email asking to meet me at my office with Frank and Jeff. This must be the universe paying me back for making the SDRAM lady feel bad. I pack my stuff up and head over. Steph doesn't even acknowledge me anymore, I walk passed her and see Frank hovering outside Jeffs office.

Frank: Come on in.

Me: If you guys wanted to fire me you didn't have to call me all the way over here.

Jeff: Will you shut up and get in here

Me: What's up, boss

Jeff: We have a project for you

Me: If it's stocking TP in the ladies room no thanks

Frank: We're setting up a small office and we want you to help

Me: What did you want me to do?

Jeff: Well, you'd order the equipment, you'd set everything up. Do you remember Tom? He's going to get a T1 and MPLS setup and do the network setup. We just need you to control the rest.

Me: Sounds great. What's my budget, when does it need to be done and when can I get keys to survey where the gear should go?

Jeff: Here's the key and the address. You can stop working tickets for now and get started on this. When can we expect your first draft of what you will need?

Me: When I can get over there and when I know how much workload this office is doing.

Frank: Well, no hosting over there. Strictly office personnel

Me: I'll head over now.

I get there and there's an empty area up front that I'm guessing was for reception, 4 offices and a small break room. In the corner is a supply closet and in the other must have been a small pantry. I take dimensions for both then grab the supply closet. It's location to the other offices makes it more ideal than the pantry and I can get all the gear installed. While I was taking pictures and getting a mental picture of where I wanted all the gear to go Tom walked in and set up a ladder in the first office

Me: Hey, looks like this is gonna be our home away from home for a couple days

Tom: Looks like.

Me: Your side of things shouldn't be too bad

Tom: Why's that?

Me: The jacks are already installed and wires are already run to the back

Tom: Let me tell you a little tip, never trust anything you didn't do yourself

Me: So you're gonna pull all the cable and rewire everything?

Tom: Yep. Where are you going to put the gear? That closet?

Me: Yep. Looks straight forward, 4 offices reception. a 12 port gig-E switch, PDU, and a server for AD.

Tom: A domain controller for 4 people?

Me: In case the network link goes down

Tom: Seems like overkill

Me: It is, but if you think in terms of DR we could need one here in an emergency.

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