Stupid things you've seen at work

Kol · 27 Jun 2007 at 10:25

utajoker said:
u want windows key and M u dont want to flick to a dodgey pop up from the dodgey site

Ahhh good old windows key+M... problem is, can make you like you're not doing any work!

kefkef · 27 Jun 2007 at 10:47

Does working from home count?

If so, during the rains the other day i went down to make a cup of tea and our lass was in the conservatory, i remarked on how full the pond was getting to which she replied 'The fish aren't going to drown if too much water gets in the pond are they?' :eek:

After many fits of laughter later, she said what she meant was they won't get pushed over the side and out of the pond if the water level rose too high and started spilling over.

helmet · 27 Jun 2007 at 10:59

I watched a plumber fall through a ceiling onto the top of a wardrobe, he thought he had hit the floor then rolled off the top of the wardrobe.

After a quick check to see if he was okay I cried with laughter.

tom_e · 27 Jun 2007 at 11:05

kefkef said:
Does working from home count?

If so, during the rains the other day i went down to make a cup of tea and our lass was in the conservatory, i remarked on how full the pond was getting to which she replied 'The fish aren't going to drown if too much water gets in the pond are they?'

After many fits of laughter later, she said what she meant was they won't get pushed over the side and out of the pond if the water level rose too high and started spilling over.

fish can drown

Le_Petit_Lapin · 27 Jun 2007 at 11:06

I looked in a mirror...

B@Th*nG · 27 Jun 2007 at 11:20

z0mbi3 said:
2) On the way into work I usually get the plonkers who'd rather cycle on the busy pavement than the empty cycle lane dodging past me. The other morning I saw someone using the cycle lane but in the wrong direction, so he was cycling into on coming traffic. Suffice to say he jumped quickly when he saw how close the oncoming lorry was to the curb!

some cycle lanes go both ways, maybe it's one those? if it's got a solid line it's 2 way, if it's broken it's one way

B@Th*nG

caff · 27 Jun 2007 at 11:51

Went to a company BBQ last night for some 650 people from my company, they had a free dodgems. Was having great fun whacking into everyone - when it finished, some random woman comes up to me and goes "Do you know who you hit? The chief exec of the Northern Ireland office!"

I was a bit stunned - I thought she was joking, but then I realised she was being serious, like I should have more respect for her or something...

I just walked away laughing

Andelusion · 27 Jun 2007 at 12:18

Well I work as a guitar teacher part-time at home, one of my students who is a beginner (I think he's 10) told me he was in a band, great I thought - It's always nice to hear you're students are trying to make music, then he told me the name of his band...

'Discharge'

I didn't ask him what type; just tried to keep a straight face until he left, luckily it was at the end of the lesson. I think he might have heard me lol when he left though

One More Solo · 27 Jun 2007 at 12:24

helmet said:
I watched a plumber fall through a ceiling onto the top of a wardrobe, he thought he had hit the floor then rolled off the top of the wardrobe.

After a quick check to see if he was okay I cried with laughter.

Ahahahahaha! That's great.

z0mbi3 · 27 Jun 2007 at 13:57

B@Th*nG said:
some cycle lanes go both ways, maybe it's one those? if it's got a solid line it's 2 way, if it's broken it's one way

B@Th*nG

Good point, but I just checked and it's definitley 1 way.

Jimbo · 27 Jun 2007 at 14:07

Yesterday we had a phone call to our department at work and it was answered by a temp we have.

It was from one of the section co-ordinators who happens to be gay, the temp shouted at the top of his voice " Jim.. there's some girl on the phone!"

Needless to say the guy wasnt impressed, but I thought it was priceless, lol.

Participant · 27 Jun 2007 at 14:09

Andelusion said:
Well I work as a guitar teacher part-time at home, one of my students who is a beginner (I think he's 10) told me he was in a band, great I thought - It's always nice to hear you're students are trying to make music, then he told me the name of his band...

'Discharge'

Ah-hahah that is quality!

The funniest thing I've seen at work has to be the old favourite "drop the drinks tray". One of the accounts girls was walking back from a large drinks run with a tray FULL of coffee tea and water. It's an open plan office and she caught her toe which was apparently peeling away on the carpet cause she was dragging her feet and went a over t, handing out coffee and tea to Mr. Carpet left right and center. The funniest aspect was the fact that, because bellowing laughter was out of the question, there was a loud chorus of snorts and the sounds of people wetting themselves but trying not to.

R B Customs · 27 Jun 2007 at 14:32

i laugh every time i hear the words ''yea well i work in IT''

Blue Cypher · 27 Jun 2007 at 14:36

R B CUSTOMS said:
i laugh every time i hear the words ''yea well i work in IT''

dont get it :confused:

sniffy · 27 Jun 2007 at 14:39

Jonny69 said:
I replied to the wrong email last night before I went home saying I had taken a copy of their database and the reply went to one of the banks by mistake. All hell broke loose, alarm bells ringing, panic emails from them around the world about their confidential data, voicemails, people getting up in the night etc and I wander in oblivious to it all this morning

LMAO

That's quality

divine` · 27 Jun 2007 at 14:51

KaHn said:
An you think its going to be the same scale?

KaHn

Well, when you've drawn something a certain ratio (say a rectangle 300m x 100m) and the computer draws something that looks a touch off that scale, you can check it.

If ruler says 9cm x 3cm then it's probably ok. Ruler says 7cm x 3cm, you know something may well be afoot

KaHn · 27 Jun 2007 at 15:13

divine_madness said:
Well, when you've drawn something a certain ratio (say a rectangle 300m x 100m) and the computer draws something that looks a touch off that scale, you can check it.

If ruler says 9cm x 3cm then it's probably ok. Ruler says 7cm x 3cm, you know something may well be afoot

The computer works on a DPI scale tho, so the idea of using something like AutoCAD to design something at a scale of 1:100 or 1:25 etc then taking a ruler to check the scale while zooming in/out is laughable tbh.

KaHn

divine` · 27 Jun 2007 at 15:17

KaHn said:
The computer works on a DPI scale tho, so the idea of using something like AutoCAD to design something at a scale of 1:100 or 1:25 etc then taking a ruler to check the scale while zooming in/out is laughable tbh.

KaHn

Well you'd hope people would be using appropriate aspect ratios.

I know full well I wouldn't do it on the TFTs in my unis engineering dep because they run a 4:3 aspect on a 5:4 screen

However, on a screen running the correct resolutions, checking aspect ratios is perfectly achievable. Checking actual measurements is of course, sillyness

Millwall.FC · 27 Jun 2007 at 15:22

the funniest thing iv seen is a builder making his polish labourer to sand a oak floor with one of those black and decker type mouse sanders, because the ploish bloke made a bad cup of tea.

Sinny · 27 Jun 2007 at 15:25

Someone throwing a staney knife at me when they havnt checked if it was in or not, dont ever go pc world for work experience.

THEY SHAFT YOU EVERY TIME!