Do you have any “technologically impaired ducks” in your office?

Antar Bolaeisk · 4 Dec 2012 at 18:01

LordSplodge said:
I have this debate weekly with a colleague at work. He bemoans every extra £ we waste. My retort, every single time, is: Can you change it? Is it your money?

Saying that, I've been a decision maker with a fairly large budget in the past. All that happens is another decision maker higher up overrides your decision. You can't win unless you're the monkey at the top of the tree.

All you can do is present them with the options and make a recommendation. If they choose not to listen to your recommendation, well at least you tried

oldbag · 4 Dec 2012 at 18:04

I have in the past, come across these types. The worst are those who try for work-avoidance by blaming the IT system/PC, right down to the smallest thing. And even instances of hardware items apparently not working, but when you replace it, you often find there's nothing wrong with the item you replaced. Oh, and you get certain types of people who constantly have issues.

Deleted member 77746 · 4 Dec 2012 at 18:09

Antar Bolaeisk said:
All you can do is present them with the options and make a recommendation. If they choose not to listen to your recommendation, well at least you tried

At least you get paid for making recommendations regardless of the outcome.

Scuzi · 4 Dec 2012 at 18:11

I posted a perfect example of this here.

#Chri5# · 4 Dec 2012 at 18:13

Scuzi said:
I posted a perfect example of this here.

Can I have a new mouse please?

Tomsk · 4 Dec 2012 at 18:24

LordSplodge said:
I have this debate weekly with a colleague at work. He bemoans every extra £ we waste. My retort, every single time, is: Can you change it? Is it your money?

Unfortunately for people in a similar position, when their bosses decide the IT department is costing too much, they'll probably decide to save money by losing an IT worker.

FoxEye · 4 Dec 2012 at 18:26

worst "I'm trying to create a new meme" thread ever

DrPeirson · 4 Dec 2012 at 19:43

FoxEye said:
worst "I'm trying to create a new meme" thread ever

Hey! I added that meme after this thread started filling up with replies

LordSplodge · 4 Dec 2012 at 20:02

Antar Bolaeisk said:
All you can do is present them with the options and make a recommendation. If they choose not to listen to your recommendation, well at least you tried

Cannot even be bothered to do that nowadays. I just tell them they're wrong and let them get on with it.

Tomsk said:
Unfortunately for people in a similar position, when their bosses decide the IT department is costing too much, they'll probably decide to save money by losing an IT worker.

Outsource the department. Sack everybody. Realise outsourcing costs more for worse service. Rehire new in-house IT bids on a lower salary. Profit.