Wild Goose Chase for the Noobie!
This is an excerpt from SirDice in a different thread, but It got me to thinking about how we send the new guy around on wild goose chases to break them in. So out of curiosity what are some of the errands you guys have sent your noobies on?
For instance: While in the military and stationed with the attack helicopter battalion, we would send noobies out to get a bucket of rotor wash. Rotor wash is actually the wind created by the propellers, not a cleaning agent.
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Originally posted here by SirDice
User stupidity, don't even get me started on this one.........
If your company is large enough then there will always be a small percentage that's just so incredibly stupid, you just can't believe some of the things they do or try.
somenewguy: "Is this network operations?"
me: "Yes, it is."
somenewguy: "My boss wanted to get something and the guys downstairs said I should ask here"
me: "Well, what do you need?"
somenewguy: "My boss told me to get a box of landscape paper."
me: "Doh!"