Best interviewee ever - Page 2 - SV650.org

andrewsmith · 27-07-11, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Better plan

1) Wait till someone leaves their screen unlocked.

2) Print Screen their Desktop

3) Set Screen Print as Desktop Wallpaper

4) Hide Desktop Icons

5) Set Taskbar to Auto-Hide

6) Wait for the call saying that they can move their mouse but not click on anything

7) Laugh

Done that on me bro.
What a laugh I had!

yorkie_chris · 27-07-11, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by wyrdness

Send him here. He sounds more competent than our PC support guys.

It took me all of Monday morning to get my PC working properly again after putting in a support call. And the problem that I'd called about still wasn't fixed.

The main reason for the problem and/or why you can't employ the p*ss easy way to fix the f***ing thing yourself probably something to do with not having "admin privileges"? Seems to be the usual way of things...

timwilky · 27-07-11, 05:19 PM

Oh I miss the days when you had proper monitors, ours were cheap and nasty from the far east.

Take the scan coils off, turn round the connectors and swap them.

So the users gets a perfect upside down mirror image on their screen.

Although I also liked to throw a remote process screen melt at unsuspecting users.

I do think the interviewee is right though. A BSOD, outsource the problem

MisterTommyH · 27-07-11, 05:25 PM

I've actually got our IT guy with thy screen saver trick.

Wish we could have a new IT guy. Half of my programs still have to be 'run as administrator' to work.

27-07-11, 05:40 PM

I interviewed a guy once for an IT role who listed one of his hobbies as rowing. I was expecting a Steve Redgrave (olympic rower) type character, but the guy who turned up was a wee streak of p!ss with a handshake like a wet lettuce.

As I drilled down his CV and questioned him it went something like,

So, you like rowing?
"Yes I'm passionate about it".
What club do you row for?
"Oh I don't row for a club"
Where do you row then, river or lake?
"Well....I suppose a lake"
What a big lake, like Lake Conniston or something?
"No no quite as big as a Lake Conniston"
Well how, big? Where is it?
"ummmm well in my local park"
Right....so you row in your local park?
"Yes"
With your mates or something?
"No with my Mum"
You row in the park on the pond with your Mum, right?
"Yes, she insists"

Thank you for coming, it's been a pleasure. goodbye.

27-07-11, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

The main reason for the problem and/or why you can't employ the p*ss easy way to fix the f***ing thing yourself probably something to do with not having "admin privileges"? Seems to be the usual way of things...

Fortunately I do have admin privileges, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to de-f***-up my PC after our hell-desk had screwed it up.

I haven't been able to figure out how to fix the problem that I called them about, which is that I have files on my desktop that I can delete, but reappear after a reboot. It's something to do with my profile not updating itself properly.

timwilky · 27-07-11, 06:01 PM

Actually not having admin privileges is a blessing. I work for an organisation with over 50,000 PCs. Sometimes it is nice to be able to say sorry I cannot help you you need to contact the help desk.

Even better when the help desk don't know who the feck you are and start trying to generate male bovine excretia.

Nasty though when users say when they have a problem with an excel spreadsheet. You are the IT manager you should know. Err sorry you are the excel/vba expert not me I don't use microsoft toys.

andrewsmith · 27-07-11, 06:59 PM

Ours is hopeless at timea. 12 jobs for our area have been open 6 months and most are curable with one user having Admin rights in the area.

Found a very good one to annoy IT contractor on a remote connection, Log in on a Mac with about 50 apps open all running apple specific processes.
That got a good email

27-07-11, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wyrdness

Fortunately I do have admin privileges, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to de-f***-up my PC after our hell-desk had screwed it up.

I haven't been able to figure out how to fix the problem that I called them about, which is that I have files on my desktop that I can delete, but reappear after a reboot. It's something to do with my profile not updating itself properly.

your local cache profile is corrupt for your off line files, it needs deleting and re syncing.

hth

27-07-11, 09:52 PM

Hong, if the machine was still in warranty then that was prolly the right answer

27-07-11, 05:19 PM	#13
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: Best interviewee ever Oh I miss the days when you had proper monitors, ours were cheap and nasty from the far east. Take the scan coils off, turn round the connectors and swap them. So the users gets a perfect upside down mirror image on their screen. Although I also liked to throw a remote process screen melt at unsuspecting users. I do think the interviewee is right though. A BSOD, outsource the problem __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

27-07-11, 05:25 PM	#14
MisterTommyH Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Mids Posts: 854	Re: Best interviewee ever I've actually got our IT guy with thy screen saver trick. Wish we could have a new IT guy. Half of my programs still have to be 'run as administrator' to work.

27-07-11, 05:40 PM	#15
The Idle Biker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Best interviewee ever I interviewed a guy once for an IT role who listed one of his hobbies as rowing. I was expecting a Steve Redgrave (olympic rower) type character, but the guy who turned up was a wee streak of p!ss with a handshake like a wet lettuce. As I drilled down his CV and questioned him it went something like, So, you like rowing? "Yes I'm passionate about it". What club do you row for? "Oh I don't row for a club" Where do you row then, river or lake? "Well....I suppose a lake" What a big lake, like Lake Conniston or something? "No no quite as big as a Lake Conniston" Well how, big? Where is it? "ummmm well in my local park" Right....so you row in your local park? "Yes" With your mates or something? "No with my Mum" You row in the park on the pond with your Mum, right? "Yes, she insists" Thank you for coming, it's been a pleasure. goodbye. Last edited by The Idle Biker; 27-07-11 at 05:42 PM.

27-07-11, 06:01 PM	#17
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: Best interviewee ever Actually not having admin privileges is a blessing. I work for an organisation with over 50,000 PCs. Sometimes it is nice to be able to say sorry I cannot help you you need to contact the help desk. Even better when the help desk don't know who the feck you are and start trying to generate male bovine excretia. Nasty though when users say when they have a problem with an excel spreadsheet. You are the IT manager you should know. Err sorry you are the excel/vba expert not me I don't use microsoft toys. __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

27-07-11, 06:59 PM	#18
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Best interviewee ever Ours is hopeless at timea. 12 jobs for our area have been open 6 months and most are curable with one user having Admin rights in the area. Found a very good one to annoy IT contractor on a remote connection, Log in on a Mac with about 50 apps open all running apple specific processes. That got a good email __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

27-07-11, 09:52 PM	#20
Ed Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Best interviewee ever Hong, if the machine was still in warranty then that was prolly the right answer