August 15, 2005

  • Uh oh... someone has the case of the Mondays!

    Usually I don't fall into the trends of days that particularly bother
    me to the point of constantly lothe-ing them... But today was an
    exception! Oh indeed it was an exception...

    My day started out good, woke up (always a good thing), showered (also
    a good thing), ate (again, good thing... see things are going good...
    almost too good)... and then drove into work...

    Got to work and immediately got a call, even before I was able to crack
    open my morning bottle o' freshly purchased/distilled water. (I don't
    drink coffee... I'm thinking I should start :S) The call went as
    followed:

    Supervisor: <lots of noise in the background> Ya, Section H printer is down...
    Vx: Ok... what's wrong with it.... any error messages?
    Supervisor: Ya, No Ribbon...
    Vx: Did you check..
    Supervisor: Ya there's ribbon in it... look I need it to get fixed...
    Vx: Not a problem, did you submit a work-order?
    Supervisor: What I need a work-order for this? That's bullshit I don't
    have time for that just get it fixed <click, he hung up>

    Talked to my boss, Steve.... he sits not 5' from me, I meassured, trust me I know lol/..

    Vx: Well that was Jerry, section H printer is down
    Steve: Did he fill out a work order?
    Vx: Nope, I was going to take a look at it anyhow
    Steve: Ya take a look at it and get back to me

    A few hours later, several scratches, one broken phone clip (I had to
    catch a falling 75lb printer it hit my phone.... phone still works
    though)... I found out the problem was the pullies in the back didn't
    break, but the middle cog that was driving the labels forward to be
    printed had broken... I replaced it and checked my email at the same
    time...

    Saw 2 emails basically saying:
    "Why the hell do WE have to fill out this paperwork... we're busy
    enough as it is and we too have too much paperwork to fill out... and
    we are short-handed"
    My boss replying at the end of all this: "This is so that we can track
    our calls that come into play and organize our staff to better serve
    the company"

    The long and short of it was that they bitched about the Work order,
    which is already created, and shortcutted on every desktop...and is set
    to automatically attach into an email and linked to all of the MIS mail
    boxes... but I degress...

    Either way, the problem was fixed, I created the Work Order, emailed it
    too them and they will print it off, sign it and we'll sign the rest...
    and file it...

    That was just the beginning....

    As I was working on the printer and getting dirtier by the
    minute...wearing a white shirt no less and blue jeans... a worker comes
    up to me and says that Press 5 computer the keyboard doesn't work... I
    walk over, carrying back the 75lb printer because I needed to replace
    the above parts.... and took a look at the keyboard, 4 out of 6 pins
    were missing.. I started to pull out the keyboard cable and it was
    COVERED in oil/grease mixture, luckily I put on some gloves... grabbed
    another cable and an extension and replaced it.

    Then the phone rings....

    An HR Secretary's mouse isn't working... she's been fooling around with
    the batteries for the past 2 hours without calling us for a replacement
    or looking for her own... I replace them

    Phone rings again... (this one isn't bad, he's a funny guy)


    An Engineer needs his new computer...

    Gman: <in a gruff voice> You said four hours ago that my computer would be ready, where the fuck is it
    Vx: Well you were bumped down in priority... a label priner took your
    place and then a set of batteries, double D's bumped you down even
    furthur...
    Gman: Ahhh, no problem, lemme know when you can swap them out
    Steve chuckled in the background

    Eventually I got things cleared up, computer swapped... as I was
    bringing the Label printer to Section H, Jerry was walking my way and
    commented:

    Jerry: Ya, I think we had a miscommunication eariler today
    Vx: Not a problem, so when are you going to send me that work order?
    Jerry: Oh I'm supposed too?
    Vx: That would be nice, thanks..
    Jerry: Well, I'll see what I can do

    Two hours before my shift ends, no work order.. so I created one and
    sent it off too him... I was too tired to write an email, to him, his
    boss, his boss's boss and the owner of the company that they have done
    to us in the past... meh that's all I say to it.

    That was my day... How was yours?

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
    I finished the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex DVD's I've been
    a fan of Anime ever since Aikira, Vampire Hunter D, Ghost in the Shell
    (which was my first Anime/Manga that I had ever seen) It was truly
    well-done. I was wondering if they ever made a second 'season' persay
    or did that just flow into Ghost in the Shell, Movie 1? Lemme know, I'm
    curious.

    Vx going to relax, have a few burgers and listen to Final Fantasy Music as I play some WoW