Reply to post: Re: I think we need a set of white lies to tell users

User asked help desk to debug a Post-it Note that survived a reboot

Andy A

Re: I think we need a set of white lies to tell users

I used to use "Can you check the cables round the back - maybe the cleaners have dislodged something", knowing full well that no cleaner ever visited their grimy cave.

Just giving them a chance to blame someone else (even if fictional) enabled them to save face and admit that their PC had been unplugged all the time.

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