User Demanded A 'Wireless' Computer And Was Outraged When Its Battery Died
The Register, Friday, June 13th, 2025
Abusive manager had to be told there's no such thing as an atomic laptop
By Friday morning, Reg readers' batteries can sometimes be a little low, which is why we always use the day to offer a jolt of amusement in the form of On Call - the reader contributed column in which we celebrate the lows and lows of tech support.
This week, meet a reader we'll call 'Cathy' who, early in her career at a PR firm, got the job of building out new laptops for a bunch of users, including what she described as "a handful of sensitive individuals' in upper management.
'I called to inform one of the sensitive users that we would be issuing her a new laptop, explained I would need a few things from her to make that happen, and offered my assistance in completing those tasks,' Cathy told On Call.