Stop Installing That Software - You May Have Just Died
The Register, Friday, July 12th, 2024
Life on the frontlines of tech support can be tough, which is why each Friday The Register brings you a fresh instalment of On Call, our reader-contributed column in which you tell your peers what you've endured in the name of work.
This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Lyle" who told us about the phase of his career in the mid-1990s during which he installed enterprise management software at Air Force bases, then stuck around to drill staff in its use.
When Lyle arrived for one such gig, he was told that the base was participating in wargames during the week, and that judges of this event might be present at various moments. As a civilian, he was assured none of this would impact his work.
As he settled in, Lyle noticed a member of the unit's engineering corps come in to work on the air conditioning, then leave.