Oh. My. Gawd.
Dec. 26th, 2002 06:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tiamatlady*bangs head on keyboard*
When I couldn't get going today, I KNEW I KNEW I KNEW I should have stayed in bed. I couldn't get through to the boss, I should have STOPPED trying.
So I get through to boss on Cell phone. Yes, I'm in the office, yes you should come down, BTW, the phones aren't working, and *the network guy* messed something up. OK, make drive. Get in, look around. yup, phones aren't working, there's a call into Verizon. Boss says - Why didn't you leave me a message on my machine when you didn't get me? Me - well, I figured you were probably home; Hang on a tic, why'd I get your machine if the phone lines are out? *calls line* Uh, I just got the machine (an actual machine) *calls partners line* Uh, I just got his machine.
Diagonsis - *TCG* who moved the server on Tuesday, and jury rigged SOMETHING to be able to dial into the network cut the wrong line. Ended up f-ing our internal system.
Verizon guys show up. Assume it is ALSO *TCG* test lines anyway, all lines are fine. *TCG* claims it MUST be the lines. verizon guys say it must be the wiring, which *TCG* has f-ed up. By now my head is spinning, between requests of "Have you done *X* yet?" Uh, no I haven't, I haven't had five frickin minutes to look at ANYTHING???
*sighs* So we have no idea what happened. Call electrician, he doesn't want to touch it. Verizon guys have no clue, and can't, by law, touch the internal phone thingies. Have call in for service by "phone guy" tomorrow.
Enter the old crotchety other partner, now losing it becuase something isn't going right. He's bustling around, pelting me with questions, and I'm answering him in a monotone, since I'm DAMN sick and tired of this already. He makes some phone calls, and bullies his way into talking to someone who MAY support our system. He throws a switch.
Guess what happens when he thorws the switch?
Did you guess - everything resets and works? "Cause you'd be right. *AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!*
So now he's running around, accusing everyone of "not listening to him." Ok, MAYBE I'd have listened IF you didn't RANT so fucking much. My boss is totally wigged out. She's just disgusted with today, as am I. I had blamed *the network guy* up and down, with just cause, since NOTHING else he'd done was "just" right, it's all "almost" right. I STILL want one of my wittle network admins to take a look at this (who owes me or wants a favor, huh? Line up kids! It's tax season *giggle*) It's 6:30 and all I want is the world's LARGEST beer. And a burger. Made with Beer. Are you seeing the pattern.
Oh, hey, bonus. Now I get to drive down here on Saturday, since I got nothing done today. *sigh* *cries* Actually, what I should do is drive down here tomorrow, leave NOW, and rearrainge my schedule with my usual client. he won't mind, I promised him something tomorrow, but if I work on it Saturday instead, that will be OK with him, he's pretty OK with that.
Someone shoot me, I just can't take a whole season of this!
Oh and I need a wakeup call. Bleh.
When I couldn't get going today, I KNEW I KNEW I KNEW I should have stayed in bed. I couldn't get through to the boss, I should have STOPPED trying.
So I get through to boss on Cell phone. Yes, I'm in the office, yes you should come down, BTW, the phones aren't working, and *the network guy* messed something up. OK, make drive. Get in, look around. yup, phones aren't working, there's a call into Verizon. Boss says - Why didn't you leave me a message on my machine when you didn't get me? Me - well, I figured you were probably home; Hang on a tic, why'd I get your machine if the phone lines are out? *calls line* Uh, I just got the machine (an actual machine) *calls partners line* Uh, I just got his machine.
Diagonsis - *TCG* who moved the server on Tuesday, and jury rigged SOMETHING to be able to dial into the network cut the wrong line. Ended up f-ing our internal system.
Verizon guys show up. Assume it is ALSO *TCG* test lines anyway, all lines are fine. *TCG* claims it MUST be the lines. verizon guys say it must be the wiring, which *TCG* has f-ed up. By now my head is spinning, between requests of "Have you done *X* yet?" Uh, no I haven't, I haven't had five frickin minutes to look at ANYTHING???
*sighs* So we have no idea what happened. Call electrician, he doesn't want to touch it. Verizon guys have no clue, and can't, by law, touch the internal phone thingies. Have call in for service by "phone guy" tomorrow.
Enter the old crotchety other partner, now losing it becuase something isn't going right. He's bustling around, pelting me with questions, and I'm answering him in a monotone, since I'm DAMN sick and tired of this already. He makes some phone calls, and bullies his way into talking to someone who MAY support our system. He throws a switch.
Guess what happens when he thorws the switch?
Did you guess - everything resets and works? "Cause you'd be right. *AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!*
So now he's running around, accusing everyone of "not listening to him." Ok, MAYBE I'd have listened IF you didn't RANT so fucking much. My boss is totally wigged out. She's just disgusted with today, as am I. I had blamed *the network guy* up and down, with just cause, since NOTHING else he'd done was "just" right, it's all "almost" right. I STILL want one of my wittle network admins to take a look at this (who owes me or wants a favor, huh? Line up kids! It's tax season *giggle*) It's 6:30 and all I want is the world's LARGEST beer. And a burger. Made with Beer. Are you seeing the pattern.
Oh, hey, bonus. Now I get to drive down here on Saturday, since I got nothing done today. *sigh* *cries* Actually, what I should do is drive down here tomorrow, leave NOW, and rearrainge my schedule with my usual client. he won't mind, I promised him something tomorrow, but if I work on it Saturday instead, that will be OK with him, he's pretty OK with that.
Someone shoot me, I just can't take a whole season of this!
Oh and I need a wakeup call. Bleh.
