Tech support person solving printing problem: First I'll put his end in her slot, then I'll try putting her end in his slot, and we'll see what happens.
Office
Oregon
Tech support person solving printing problem: First I'll put his end in her slot, then I'll try putting her end in his slot, and we'll see what happens.
Office
Oregon
[Technicians installing a new system]Technician #1: Ok, well it looks like we need to go up to the ceiling.
Technician #2: I’m going to go up the ladder.
Technician #3: You’re going to go up the ladder?
Technician #1: You’re going to go up the ladder?
Technician #2: I’m going to go up the ladder.
[Technician #2 goes up the ladder and takes some stuff apart]Technician #2: Ok, so I think this one is the heating hose.
Technician #1: That one’s the heating hose?
Technician #2: Yeah, this one’s the heating hose.
Technician #3: Ok, I?m going to activate it. Whoosh.
Technician #2: Turn it off! Turn it off! Turn it off!
[Technician #3 turns it off]Technician #2: Ok, that’s the heating hose.
Enterprise Drive
Oak Brook, Illinois
Techie: You know you’ve been working in a computer store for too long when you go to throw out a piece of paper in the trash and are like, “I’m gonna delete this now!”
119 West 23rd Street
New York, NY
IT professional #1: But the thing is that a lot of these people will need me forever… most of them are from 40-60 years old… Need I say more?
IT professional #2: Ugh, god! Just give them an abacus and call it a day.
Parnall Road
Jackson, Michigan
Overheard by: cubewalker
Tech guy: Our media player has its own problems… Like, it's mediocre.
Los Angeles, California
Overheard by: It's not alone
IT director: You have to think of an org chart as a sort of hierarchy.
Ottawa
Ontario
Canadia
Scientist: What are the goals of this management plan?
Project manager: The goal is to come up with a plan to manage the system, but we are not authorized to actually manage anything.
Scientist: So the goal of this meeting is really an excuse for you to draw on the white board and act important?
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, Florida
IT tech #1: What are you doing over there?
IT tech #2: We’re blowing people.
Waterview Parkway
Dallas, Texas
Overheard by: Dont_want_to_know
IT tech #1: What day is father's day?
IT tech #2: Sunday.
IT tech #1: This Sunday? Shit!
IT tech #2: Yes, this Sunday.
IT tech #1: Wait a minute! Today is Thursday?!
IT tech #2: Yep, today is Thursday.
IT tech #1: Fuck!
IT tech #2: You totally forgot, didn't you?
IT tech #1: No, I have it completely covered, man. Completely. (hangs up, dials again) Honey, what would you like to do for father's day?
Santa Clara, California
Ghetto IT guy: It took me mad long to dig my car out. It was frozen in. I had to use one of the ice chopping things. I was going to town, it looked like I was cutting a huge pile of coke. I was slicing in rows up the whole thing.
IT girl: Ummm… Did you get your car out?
Madison Avenue
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Pepsi please
