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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:28 PM Original message |
For IT DUers, How Stupid Are The Users That You Support? |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Can't find the "any" key |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Me: "Tab over to the field you want to sort on..." |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. oops |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
39. That's Superb |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 09:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
55. Easy fix |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. My all time fave |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. "Where's the ANY key" |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. Right down to the people my job is slowly being pushed off to, |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. oh.. I go way back to the early 90s and floppy disks |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. A friend of mine's true experience: |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Now that's a good one! |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. Maybe it's not them. Maybe we are condescending assholes |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Nope, it's definitely them. It's almost always a PEBKAC issue. |
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abandoned (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 06:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
53. I always liked PICNIC. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 04:11 AM Response to Reply #53 |
64. "ID TEN T" error (ID10T) |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I Wish That I Could Debug SQL Script |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Sweetie, these people aren't paid to know how to unzip a file |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 10:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. I really don't think that it's such a stupid thing to not know how to... |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 01:44 AM Response to Reply #12 |
60. What the hell is a zip file? |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 09:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
37. That's why I AM in IT! |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. Back in '96 or so . . . user calls me and says her computer is frozen |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I had a customer from Wyoming who found her laptop ran faster... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 06:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. LMAO . . . what I want to know is how the hell she discovered that little |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. Actually the people I service.... |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 10:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. May I speak with your supervisor? |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 11:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. I'm my own Boss but I'll be sure to tell him what you said. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
18. One of their passwords is "dummy" |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. For all you IT guys, |
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DontBlameMe (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. I have a 73 year old... |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
21. Oh, by the way... |
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SofaKingLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. I was replacing the RAM in a friend's computer.... |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. To Finish The Story |
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Elidor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm not IT, but... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
25. I object to the 'stupid' premise |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 10:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. ... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 05:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
70. My mother still calls her computer a "modem." I spent a year |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
27. It's YOU IT people who are stoopid. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 10:47 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. ... |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
40. VERY GOOD! |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:29 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Thanks. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
49. Try pushing "shift" and "end". n/t |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 04:13 PM Response to Reply #49 |
68. good one! |
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northofdenali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 06:14 AM Response to Reply #27 |
65. and what's with that ALT thing? |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. I had a user waving a mouse a couple of inches above the mousepad |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-28-05 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
32. I really have to say that I'm really disappointed with the attitude of... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 06:13 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I'm very tolerant of people that don't know how to do certain tasks |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 11:04 AM Response to Reply #32 |
41. IT people need to understand the difference btw "profit" and "overhead" |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 11:16 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I'm a computer programmer. I've done technical support, but that... |
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ccjlld (246 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
35. I've been in IT for 25 years |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 06:49 AM Response to Original message |
36. Just FYI |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
38. Yes, The Users Are Stupid |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 11:12 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Not true -- that's why you're there. Most people never see a zip... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 05:02 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. Not true. |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
45. I can express it in SQL quite nicely |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Very nice. |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
47. I once heard of a guy who could only log in when sitting down |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
48. "Could you fix my screen so it doesn't go away so quick?" |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Oh, I got asked to install the internet on a friend's laptop |
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Call Me Wesley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
51. I'm pretty ambivalent about this. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 06:37 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Conversely |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 05:37 PM Response to Reply #51 |
71. Good points. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
56. Old war story follows |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-29-05 10:45 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Well, Since He's A Superuser, Why Does He Need The System Installed At All |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
58. I suspect your users would say the same thing about the IT people. |
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Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
59. As someone who is in IT, I think it's a myth of how dumb the users are. |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 01:46 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Thank you. Maybe it's the system designers who are dumb... |
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Crazy Guggenheim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 02:00 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. What's really funny is talking to a programmer or someone who |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 06:01 PM Response to Reply #61 |
72. IT guys: how do you actually talk to a programmer? |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-31-05 01:06 AM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Programmers can TALK?! ( I kid, I kid!) n/t |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 04:09 AM Response to Original message |
63. they want me to increase the speed of DFHSM recalls |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
66. More proof that IT pros tend to be aspergery. |
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GCP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 05:09 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Thank you, Patcox2, my thoughts exactly |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-30-05 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
67. I did a stint in IT... |
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