Another briliant idea

[tommymac]

Here we are up to our elbows in swine flu and the powers that be decide that they will shut down our computer system to do an upgrade. Bunch of fookin rocket scientists we have here.

Tom

[tached1000rr]

I can hear the discussion now "Do it during 3rd shift so it will have less of an impact"

[Corey]

Last weekend they decided to strip and wax the floors in the ER. I'm sorry Fire Rescue, but you're going to have to go around the three mop buckets, the blankets being used to stop the mess from getting into the computers, and if you could tell the guy with COPD or Shortness of Breath to mind the extremely irritating fumes, that would be great.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Corey

Last weekend they decided to strip and wax the floors in the ER. I'm sorry Fire Rescue, but you're going to have to go around the three mop buckets, the blankets being used to stop the mess from getting into the computers, and if you could tell the guy with COPD or Shortness of Breath to mind the extremely irritating fumes, that would be great.

They do that here kinda regularly too, major PITA housekeeping gets pissed becasue I will walk across the floors befroe theyre done because I have work to do and theyre sittin gon their asses doing what theyre good at.

Fortunaltey things have slowed down a bit here so it should be manageable, plus I am going to be working with a shitty attending from 2am on so I kicked ass and got as many people seen and dispoed up to now and there are only a few straglers comming in up to now.

Tom

[wildchild]

isn't it funny the way IT always seems to have to do some server/software/whatever work right when the system is needed the most.

"I always like the we didn't do anything that would affect that" line.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by wildchild

"I always like the we didn't do anything that would affect that" line.

Yeah, that's my favorite one too. Right along with "It's because you're logging in remotely"

Um, no.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by wildchild

isn't it funny the way IT always seems to have to do some server/software/whatever work right when the system is needed the most.

"I always like the we didn't do anything that would affect that" line.

I am assuming this was planned well before all of brooklyn thought they had the swine flu and decided to come ot the ER en masse.

Now theyre using the electronic charting like big brother tracking trends and other crap. Wonder what we will get yelled at for now. The one upside was they were back up 2 hrs earleir and my room quieted down rather quickly.

Tom

[LeeNetworX]

Originally Posted by wildchild

isn't it funny the way IT always seems to have to do some server/software/whatever work right when the system is needed the most.

"I always like the we didn't do anything that would affect that" line.

It might (?) surprise many that the decision makers in IT are often at the whim of the executive management team of a company. It's not always their call, especially when the revenue-generating divisions of a business want or need something done ASAP. They often don't care about how most or some people may be affected by it. It's sad, but true.

[Curb]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

I can hear the discussion now "Do it during 3rd shift so it will have less of an impact"

i think the discussion would go something more along the lines of..."Is Tommy working tonight? He is? Great! Lets run it during his shift to piss him the fuck off!"

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Curb

i think the discussion would go something more along the lines of..."Is Tommy working tonight? He is? Great! Lets run it during his shift to piss him the fuck off! Then we'll tip his bike over in the parking lot again!"

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