BOFH: Spreading the festive cheer "Ahhhhhh," I sigh cheerfully. "Smell that?" "You mean the whiff of cardboard, seasonal green and red ink and just a hint of glitter?" the PFY responds. "MMmmmm," I mumble. "Well, it's Christmas season again, isn't it?" the PFY concurs. "No... It's Christmas CARD season again," I say. "For the next three weeks we can …
One of the best BOFH's in ages. Loved this:
"Probably. Instead of sending the Christmas contraband to the people who've done the design, specification, evaluation, and acceptance of vendors proposals, they'll give the cakes, booze, toys, and trinkets to some person in middle management whose sole contribution has been to add a signature to a piece of paper that they didn't understand."
Does it get any more accurate that this? :-D
Yep, confirms my suspicion that Simon is still on stop of his game!
I have to say that as far as vendors go, this is about the most truthful description you can get, and bearing in mind that the people at the "coal-face" who DO the work never get the appreciation they richly deserve...
Now then, where is that stack of "re-usable" card and tippix?
Only kidding, NEVER send out a "used" card, it sets a bad precedent!
Have a great weekend people!!
And remember, "I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy EVERY minute of it!!!"
...believe in Santa Claus and expects presents for being good (which they simply aren't going to get because Simon has hacked into their database in the north pole and changed everyone else to naughty and listed all the toys to aliases with addresses at his residence). Bravo, another great episode!
@Stuart johnson
Maybe Simon also took the liberty to make sure the PFY doesn't remember last Christmas' incident while brainwashing him after the Archimedes incident?
the dozens of extra printer calls. The setting up of high end color units so a PA can print out christmas cards. The repeated jams and broken parts from someone trying to use a metallic cardstock, or someone trying to get creative with the wrong type of transparency plastic. The Priority One emergency calls where you're pulling out parts of Christmas cards from the fusers and paper path while the perp denies it to his last breath while you drop off the accordioned and shredded evidence to her boss....who is now glad he can print *his* christmas card list.
All with company consumables, company parts, and company time to keep them running.
And this doesn't count the requests and problems dealing with image scanners, Photoshop and graphic design programs, downloaded doc templates containing malignant code, email errors with attachments (home designed christmas cards) that aren't getting past the email filters, or aren't in a format that our systems can open (incorrectly saved originally before attachment, but no one will ever admit it), and the ever hateful Animated E-Cards.
I sincerely hope the BOfH goes after *users* about this annual blight next! :)
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