Tuesday 17 March 2009

I don't do photocopiers!

So here is the situation. Sysadmins and Netadmins maintain, repair, upgrade, install, downgrade and decommission computers and networks respectively. The key words here are COMPUTERS and NETWORKS. I will say this again, as it needs to sink in. COMPUTERS and NETWORKS! What makes wetware think that we fix any other items such as photocopiers, vacuum cleaners, kettles, radios, telephones, and so on, and so on! We do not setup, repair, configure or offer tuition on operating VCRs, mobiles, digital cameras, etc. READ THE MANUAL! It was supplied with the equipment and intended for you. It will clearly show you all that you need to know, and then some. And don't even bother asking us for advice on your mother's cousin's thrice removed electrical appliance needs. We have enough to deal with on a day-to-day basis, without thinking about whether an XBOX or PSP3 would be more suitable as learning tool. We do not care!

Don't bug us with such insidious requests. Requests such as these only breed a spirit of disinclination to acquiece to future requests. We only deal with and care about the systems and networks that we administer.

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