Comments on: And yes, I will go completely ‘PC Load Letter’ on your ass if you ask me another question about this damn printer.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:27:11 +0000

The Chicken guy probably has Aspergers or Autism.

So I am having trouble with P/A and I am a Minnesotan, the so-called home of it. Is the note writer the bad one here or the askers? I sit next to the HR lady here and people come looking for her and ask me a lot. Many speak poor english so even when I answer “I don’t know” they don’t know what to do. If I know, I’ll tell them, but 4 of 5 time I don’t. I think that is the best answer. It’s broke, I don’t know.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:04:53 +0000

Lol, I like the lord one. Most Americans don’t know the difference between ‘Your’ and “You’re’

The office one is cute too. We all I.T. people are tired of asking the same questions again and again about broken printers in the office.

By: lol no

lol no — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:59:30 +0000

“Both responses = no question from this questioner next time.”

We have a customer at my work who I have dubbed “Fried Chicken Guy.”

He asks if we have fried chicken. I point to the case and tell him “no sir, I’m sorry, but the items we have are the ones in the case.” He will then bitch to me about why we don’t have fried chicken. I explain that we do not have a deep fryer on the premises, and our chefs can only put together a batch if they have the time to shallow fry several chickens. He grumbles, then walks away.

I have – LITERALLY – had this same fucking conversation with him about a dozen times. It is getting to the point where I am ready to start finding a task to do in the walk-in the moment he comes in the door. Don’t assume that most of the population will commit an answer to memory.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:06:36 +0000

Matt, I think your PA-radar is seriously malfunctioning.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:37:42 +0000

I’m glad I clicked on the vimeo link just for the three months of troll-feeding in the comments about the rap music on the clip’s soundtrack. It was fascinating and disturbing, like a train smashing into a Dunkin Donuts.

By: redheadwglasses

redheadwglasses — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:04:37 +0000

I sit next to the copier/scanner/printer/fax as well. I work with ENGINEERS. Very, very smart guys who are technie nerds. But my god, they are incapable of looking at the (very user-friendly) screen and (1) making some basic decisions based on the (2) easy-to-follow instructions. “So how do I copy in color.” Um, choose “copy” then choose “color.”

I’m so tired of it, my standard response now is: “Why don’t you actually try it before asking for help?”

Note: These engineers have been using the same machine for over five years. When they ask dumb questions, what they really want is for me to do it FOR them. And that’s absolutely not part of my job. Want someone to make your copies for you? Get a job that provides you with an assistant.

By: park rose

park rose — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:26:44 +0000

Well, he’s never off them!

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:02:17 +0000

I work in an attorneys office. I am pretty sure I’ve never seen any of our six attorneys actually use the copy machine. Hell, we’ve got one that won’t let us put a computer on his desk, and makes someone print out his emails for him, and then dictates responses.

God, I need a new job. Anyone hiring a paralegal?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:43:30 +0000

Well they all seem like answers to valid questions.

I’ve come across things at work that are “out of order”, I seem to be the only one that questions these things. Sometimes all I have to do is plug it back into the wall or make a simple help desk phone call. Some people are lazy and dumb.

By: Somebody Else

Somebody Else — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:11:34 +0000

@Nick, your solution would have been acceptable too as it would have demonstrated a higher level of skill in the PAN “organized thoughts” category.

If only there were a “PAN Olympics” so that competitors would have that higher level of competition to inspire them to reach their full potential.

This entry was quite good, but it could have been just a tad bit better. Sigh.

By: Palomon

Palomon — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:12:39 +0000

I wonder if the list grew as people began asking more questions- he may have to tape another sheet of paper.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:28:49 +0000

See, now I would’ve liked him to alternate more evenly between yes/no.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:25:59 +0000

I sit next to the copier/printer too, and people get all kinds of pissed off when I say I don’t know how to fix the copier when it breaks. An analyst from another department didn’t speak to me for two weeks after I pointed to the supply cabinet and told her, “The toner’s in there. Follow the directions on the screen to install it,” after she informed me the copier needed a new toner cartridge. Maybe she thinks I have a degree in copier repair LOL.

By: bluebird

bluebird — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:46:46 +0000

I rather think the point Quite Contrary was trying to make is that she’s a FEMALE, so why should she know where the MEN’S room is? Why should she have bothered to research this information and care? At least, that’s what I got from her comment.