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TabinRivCA

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Happy family vacation pic, just ignore that guy that looks like he's on Sally's back!
 

Mel85

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I actually think this pic of this dog is just too cute ☺️ 56070532-CC36-4F32-A156-FDC31F2C8C30.jpeg
 

TheLearner

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It was a normal day running without any major issues. Until the phone rang.



ME - Only a Student getting the hang of things.

CU - Confused User.



ME: "Standard Greeting"​
CU: Our internet is down on the whole top floor! Please come out and fix the issue!!!​


Now this customerhas two floors in a "Business apartment complex" but is hosting their own IT equipment in their office. This also means that i know at least 20 users are without internet.



ME: "Okay, that's bad. Can i get you to go to the IT room and check if there is light in the humming boxes out there?"​
(When i say IT room, image a broom closet where the janitors store stuff, then just a open rack closet attached to the wall. no doors)

CU: "Everything is dark! There are no blinking lights?! Is that normal?"​
ME: "No that's not normal. Is there a power cord that is not attached to the power strip?"​
CU: "No everything is attached!"​
I spend a couple of more minutes trying to get the user to make sure that the cords are correctly seated in the power strip.

ME: "Well, then we will have to send a guy onsite. We will be there in around 1 hour"​
CU: "Good! Just hurry!"​


Now getting to the customerdoes not take 1 hour, this was just to give myself some time. This was in a major city and taking public transportation was the quickest way to the customer. So i gathered some tools and went to catch the bus.



I arrive at the customer 30 minutes later, and walked up to the top floor where they were located.

ME: "Hello CU, i am here and i'll just take a look at the issue."​
CU: "Sure! Do you need anything? I'll just go grab a cup of coffee."​
ME: "Naa, i'm good! thanks anyway."​
So i go into the "Server Room" and plug the cord into the power strip again, and head for the kitchen.

ME: "So i will be heading out of here."​
CU: "What do you mean? We cant work? did you forget some tools?"​
ME: "No? The power cord was not attached to the power strip as we talked about over the phone..."​


I end up spending 30 minutes at the location teaching the user how to plug a power cord into a power strip, and give them some recommendations on how to prevent this from happening again. All in all a great day as i did not have to do phone support.
 

Mel85

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It was a normal day running without any major issues. Until the phone rang.



ME - Only a Student getting the hang of things.

CU - Confused User.



ME: "Standard Greeting"​
CU: Our internet is down on the whole top floor! Please come out and fix the issue!!!​


Now this customerhas two floors in a "Business apartment complex" but is hosting their own IT equipment in their office. This also means that i know at least 20 users are without internet.



ME: "Okay, that's bad. Can i get you to go to the IT room and check if there is light in the humming boxes out there?"​
(When i say IT room, image a broom closet where the janitors store stuff, then just a open rack closet attached to the wall. no doors)

CU: "Everything is dark! There are no blinking lights?! Is that normal?"​
ME: "No that's not normal. Is there a power cord that is not attached to the power strip?"​
CU: "No everything is attached!"​
I spend a couple of more minutes trying to get the user to make sure that the cords are correctly seated in the power strip.

ME: "Well, then we will have to send a guy onsite. We will be there in around 1 hour"​
CU: "Good! Just hurry!"​


Now getting to the customerdoes not take 1 hour, this was just to give myself some time. This was in a major city and taking public transportation was the quickest way to the customer. So i gathered some tools and went to catch the bus.



I arrive at the customer 30 minutes later, and walked up to the top floor where they were located.

ME: "Hello CU, i am here and i'll just take a look at the issue."​
CU: "Sure! Do you need anything? I'll just go grab a cup of coffee."​
ME: "Naa, i'm good! thanks anyway."​
So i go into the "Server Room" and plug the cord into the power strip again, and head for the kitchen.

ME: "So i will be heading out of here."​
CU: "What do you mean? We cant work? did you forget some tools?"​
ME: "No? The power cord was not attached to the power strip as we talked about over the phone..."​


I end up spending 30 minutes at the location teaching the user how to plug a power cord into a power strip, and give them some recommendations on how to prevent this from happening again. All in all a great day as i did not have to do phone support.
Wait, is this a true story? 😱😳
 

TheLearner

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Wait, is this a true story? 😱😳


The True story is when I was a Computer Teacher. Another Teacher called me to say her Computer was not working. I asked please turn it on. She said, the screen is still black? She said, Yes. I said, Is it plugged in? She hanged up. She taught Kidengarden. Kids from K to 4th grades play under the tables and unplug things.