Random Fail: First World Problems

[Falaras]

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[Spicyryan]

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[Melena]

Two fails in one. We still use tape backup systems here at my new job. It makes me cry. I have to erase the media label every night before I leave otherwise there's a decent chance the backup will fail. To go along with it, all our servers including our tape backup drive are housed at the county's IT building (a fail for another day) so they are supposed to change the tape every morning per our rotation instructions. Log into the server to wipe the media label, no tape installed.

[zoobernut]

Two fails in one. We still use tape backup systems here at my new job. It makes me cry. I have to erase the media label every night before I leave otherwise there's a decent chance the backup will fail. To go along with it, all our servers including our tape backup drive are housed at the county's IT building (a fail for another day) so they are supposed to change the tape every morning per our rotation instructions. Log into the server to wipe the media label, no tape installed.

Bahahaha that sucks. I just recently cleaned out a huge box of old tapes that we used to use for backups at my work. Those suckers went to be recycled.

[Melena]

The soon to be fail in the next year or two is that our tape backup is SCSI, our servers are HP and they don't make SCSI controller cards anymore so they will have to replace it when our last SCSI server gets retired. Going to have to try to push for digital backups.

[Spicyryan]

Two fails in one. We still use tape backup systems here at my new job. It makes me cry. I have to erase the media label every night before I leave otherwise there's a decent chance the backup will fail. To go along with it, all our servers including our tape backup drive are housed at the county's IT building (a fail for another day) so they are supposed to change the tape every morning per our rotation instructions. Log into the server to wipe the media label, no tape installed.

Hey man, Amazon Glacier uses tape.

[Brill Weave]

I got an email on Saturday night that one of my biggest providers in Ohio was going out of service for three hours. I send an email back the next day advising dispatch that this garage is never out of service. Also advise them that unless the owner is the one calling in they need to instruct the driver to contact him before us. So I get an email today, about two hours after I blew the fuck up on the owner about this. Email is from the internal dispatcher that initially recorded them out of service. In the email she tells me that driver was going to Columbus and that he was calling in another driver to cover.

So in other words, they never went out of service. And I just blew up on one of my important towing garages. All because this fucking moron apparently didn't think that little bit of information was important enough to relay.

[Spicyryan]

Just got a letter today saying my previous health insurance was terminated as of March 31st. *looks at calendar*

WELL! WHAT SPEEDY DELIVERY, EGH?!

EDIT: No fails in 2 days? Preposterous!

So there was a spider that (really tiny stubby black one, about the size of a large tick) crawled up the wall by the computer of a coworker. She starts getting all freaked out. So I hear it and go lean with my back against the door frame preventing her from running out of the room as I tell her "well, go get it".

Another female coworker comes in determined to get the spider as I watch in amusement. She leans over the desk and then *BOOOM!* computer I had recently upgraded and then worked on goes crashing down. To which I try not to fall over laughing before I finish off facepalming with my forehead against the door frame as I let out a long slightly muffled "what the fuuuuuuuuuck~".

Good thing it no longer has a mechanical drive..

[bluefan]

Muscles everywhere in my body is screaming from thatching my front lawn yesterday. Decided to say fuck it and go buy a power thatcher to do the bigger backyard and the other house.

Sold out at 10 different stores I went to today. Looks like I'll be doing it old school style again tomorrow

[Bardicrune]

Insomnia decided to kick in last night, AFTER I stayed up late playing a bit of Pillars of Eternity. Only managed to get 4hrs of sleep before work.

[synistar]

My group is in the process of moving into a new area in the building with all new equipment and everything. It's going in phases so a tech or two is shifting areas every few weeks. Of course, the people who move in there decide which area to sit and what equipment areas they will be occupying.

This one man, very effeminate, who consistently misses the daily meetings AND if he is present, doesn't bother to pay attention, gets in this spat over it being unfair that the techs moving in get to choose where they will settle. People volunteered to move in a previous meeting and it was said they can settle where it's convenient. Not our fault he wasn't there or paying attention to voice his opinion. Most of us don't even care but he's like kicking dirt up being all angry about it. I ask in today's meeting during this now growing argument that who cares if it's unfair, it's just a damn place to do your work so it doesn't matter where you sit.

Response: "But I don't want the group to be split into boys and girls."

Internal monologue: "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS, GRADE SCHOOL? THE FUCK!!! HE'S A DAMN ADULT AND HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT A SEATING ARRANGEMENT BASED BY SEX?" I make eye contact to another group member and she's looks like she's having the same train of thought.

Now the entire group is pissed off and frustrated since the seating arrangement will be all mixed up so this one guy can be happy. I just got home and feel like smashing my head into something repeatedly until this workplace vomit of a memory is gone.

[Spicyryan]

My group is in the process of moving into a new area in the building with all new equipment and everything. It's going in phases so a tech or two is shifting areas every few weeks. Of course, the people who move in there decide which area to sit and what equipment areas they will be occupying.

This one man, very effeminate, who consistently misses the daily meetings AND if he is present, doesn't bother to pay attention, gets in this spat over it being unfair that the techs moving in get to choose where they will settle. People volunteered to move in a previous meeting and it was said they can settle where it's convenient. Not our fault he wasn't there or paying attention to voice his opinion. Most of us don't even care but he's like kicking dirt up being all angry about it. I ask in today's meeting during this now growing argument that who cares if it's unfair, it's just a damn place to do your work so it doesn't matter where you sit.

Response: "But I don't want the group to be split into boys and girls."

Internal monologue: "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS, GRADE SCHOOL? THE FUCK!!! HE'S A DAMN ADULT AND HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT A SEATING ARRANGEMENT BASED BY SEX?" I make eye contact to another group member and she's looks like she's having the same train of thought.

Now the entire group is pissed off and frustrated since the seating arrangement will be all mixed up so this one guy can be happy. I just got home and feel like smashing my head into something repeatedly until this workplace vomit of a memory is gone.

Could be worse, you could be trying to deal with Dell Sonicwall support for 1:45:00 on the phone (1:30:00 waiting) and they don't talk or respond until you go "still alive? want me to phone an ambulance?"
I always create some repor with the people I speak to when I have to make calls, and I asked the guy:

Me: "How are you doing today?"
*waits 30+ seconds*
Me: "I am wonderful, thanks for asking."
*no response*

Later on it was great too with the long pauses and "are you talking to me?", no shit there has been no one else in the conversation and there isn't noise around me.

Then they have to transfer you again for the third time because they don't train them on anything but a small section apparently. Following that then the call gets disconnected somehow the moment the hold music starts.
Then you could sit on the phone with the bullshit hold music again right now instead of having your meeting because one email on your domain can't receive emails in, but can send them out fine (everyone else is fine, and the exchange server was looked at) likely due to their helpful attempt at spam filtering we don't seem to benefit from amazingly well.
Now, that I am sitting here and everyone has gone home I look forward to another hour+ on hold with them in a manner that makes even being on hold with the IRS look pleasant.

I will use this post as my form of keeping sane in face of what is yet again in front of me, and describe my pain and suffrage over time here.

Spoiler: show

<15 minutes have gone past since I called>

THIS FUCKING GRUNGE PIANO JAZZ MUSIC! Rip my god damn ears off please.

I called US airways today to track down baggage that got separated. From the moment the call dialed to me inquiring about the bags. Resolving the situation took all of three minutes.
THREE, and here I am now 22 minutes on hold after a disconnect on a call that registered over two hours. I get to the point where I start singing Pink Floyd and random shit to keep from turning into a vegetable that can repeat the noises of hold music after inserting AA batteries. Only my singing is terrible, and a bane to this world.

<28:37>

Hello, hello

Is there anybody at Dell.

Just nod if you can hear me. IS THERE ANYONE AT HOME?!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~

<31:25>

Picturing myself in a monologue scene in a black and white 50s detective film with a trench coat and hat and a NY accent instead of a NJ one. Ceiling fan slowly rotating over head and a bottle of Jim on the desk with a stack of papers and a haze from cigarettes.

<32:~~>

HOLY SHIT SOMEONE PICKED UP! THAT WAS FAST!

I give him my ticket number and he says "I see you spoke to John let me go ask him about this"

(WTF?!)

I respond with "He is not much of a talker, good luck" and he chuckles with a "really?" to which he gets a "yeah, ask him how his day is too please"

he comes back a few moments later and

Him:"I see he tried to transfer you to email security support."
I: "yeah, and then after two hours I got disconnected"
Him: "really? wow, okay. let me check if I can find someone from email security over there"
<waits briefly>
Him: "Unfortunately, the only person that I can find is on a plane for 23 hours"
Me: "What? It only takes me 16-17 to go from Newark to Hong Kong half way around the world. What sort of flight is this? Layovers?"
Him: "Basically he is out of the office."
Me: "Okay, so is there someone who handles how our email is filtered that I can talk to?"
Him: "Let me go talk to me go see my supervisor and see what I can do."
*pause*
Him: "Thank you for your patience and waiting"
Me: "*enthusiastically sarcastic and worn out sounding* It's all good!!"

<five minutes pass>

Him: "Okay I spoke to him, and there are three people on hold with a wait time of about an hour and forty minutes, but I don't think you want to wait that."
Me: "Nah, I love you guys! Look at all this quality time we get to spend together."
Him: "Hah, yes sir. So I emailed them to have him give you a call at any moment."
Me: "Well, can he call me tomorrow between 9 and 5? Everyone left the office and is probably having more fun than we are right now."
Him: "Yes, I will note that here for him, and he will call you okay?"
Me: "Yes, thank you."
Him: "Well thank you for calling Sonic Wall."
Me: "Hey, we going out to TGI Fridays after this, right?"
Him: "Yes"
Me: "Okay, I will see you there."
Him: "Thank you and have a good day *pauses* Ryan"

Think I want to go die now.

[BaneTheBrawler]

Could be worse, you could be trying to deal with Dell Sonicwall support for 1:45:00 on the phone (1:30:00 waiting) and they don't talk or respond until you go "still alive? want me to phone an ambulance?"
I always create some repor with the people I speak to when I have to make calls, and I asked the guy:

Me: "How are you doing today?"
*waits 30+ seconds*
Me: "I am wonderful, thanks for asking."
*no response*

Later on it was great too with the long pauses and "are you talking to me?", no shit there has been no one else in the conversation and there isn't noise around me.

Then they have to transfer you again for the third time because they don't train them on anything but a small section apparently. Following that then the call gets disconnected somehow the moment the hold music starts.
Then you could sit on the phone with the bullshit hold music again right now instead of having your meeting because one email on your domain can't receive emails in, but can send them out fine (everyone else is fine, and the exchange server was looked at) likely due to their helpful attempt at spam filtering we don't seem to benefit from amazingly well.
Now, that I am sitting here and everyone has gone home I look forward to another hour+ on hold with them in a manner that makes even being on hold with the IRS look pleasant.

I will use this post as my form of keeping sane in face of what is yet again in front of me, and describe my pain and suffrage over time here.

Spoiler: show

<15 minutes have gone past since I called>

THIS FUCKING GRUNGE PIANO JAZZ MUSIC! Rip my god damn ears off please.

I called US airways today to track down baggage that got separated. From the moment the call dialed to me inquiring about the bags. Resolving the situation took all of three minutes.
THREE, and here I am now 22 minutes on hold after a disconnect on a call that registered over two hours. I get to the point where I start singing Pink Floyd and random shit to keep from turning into a vegetable that can repeat the noises of hold music after inserting AA batteries. Only my singing is terrible, and a bane to this world.

<28:37>

Hello, hello

Is there anybody at Dell.

Just nod if you can hear me. IS THERE ANYONE AT HOME?!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~

<31:25>

Picturing myself in a monologue scene in a black and white 50s detective film with a trench coat and hat and a NY accent instead of a NJ one. Ceiling fan slowly rotating over head and a bottle of Jim on the desk with a stack of papers and a haze from cigarettes.

<32:~~>

HOLY SHIT SOMEONE PICKED UP! THAT WAS FAST!

I give him my ticket number and he says "I see you spoke to John let me go ask him about this"

(WTF?!)

I respond with "He is not much of a talker, good luck" and he chuckles with a "really?" to which he gets a "yeah, ask him how his day is too please"

he comes back a few moments later and

Him:"I see he tried to transfer you to email security support."
I: "yeah, and then after two hours I got disconnected"
Him: "really? wow, okay. let me check if I can find someone from email security over there"
<waits briefly>
Him: "Unfortunately, the only person that I can find is on a plane for 23 hours"
Me: "What? It only takes me 16-17 to go from Newark to Hong Kong half way around the world. What sort of flight is this? Layovers?"
Him: "Basically he is out of the office."
Me: "Okay, so is there someone who handles how our email is filtered that I can talk to?"
Him: "Let me go talk to me go see my supervisor and see what I can do."
*pause*
Him: "Thank you for your patience and waiting"
Me: "*enthusiastically sarcastic and worn out sounding* It's all good!!"

<five minutes pass>

Him: "Okay I spoke to him, and there are three people on hold with a wait time of about an hour and forty minutes, but I don't think you want to wait that."
Me: "Nah, I love you guys! Look at all this quality time we get to spend together."
Him: "Hah, yes sir. So I emailed them to have him give you a call at any moment."
Me: "Well, can he call me tomorrow between 9 and 5? Everyone left the office and is probably having more fun than we are right now."
Him: "Yes, I will note that here for him, and he will call you okay?"
Me: "Yes, thank you."
Him: "Well thank you for calling Sonic Wall."
Me: "Hey, we going out to TGI Fridays after this, right?"
Him: "Yes"
Me: "Okay, I will see you there."
Him: "Thank you and have a good day *pauses* Ryan"

Think I want to go die now.

could be worse. you could be spicyry... oh.

[Aksannyi]

suffrage over time here.

[Moss]

rapport*

[Spicyryan]

Not like I could say I just realized that I am stupid or anything, but yeah I that happened.

Is this a bad time to add the fail that I turned the shower on last night and then passed out with it running in to this moment?

[Zetanio]

I am stupid or anything, but yeahI that happened.

Is this a bad time to add the fail that I turned the shower on last night and then passed out with it running in to this moment?

Come on.

[Aksannyi]

I just witnessed someone pull up beside another car, roll down their window, and then chuck two big McDonalds cups at the other guy. Then the cup-thrower sped up, causing the other guy to speed up to try to catch him and then I lost sight of both of them around other cars.

I don't understand what causes people to do shit like that.

[Falaras]

I put yesterday aside specifically to work on a paper due today, I wrote a grand total of one paragraph yesterday. It is due in 2 hours and I am still putting it off while typing this. I am a good student.

[Galkaeater]

I accidently gave myself 10 days free WoW time now I feel compelled to play