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Casteele -> RE: What made you laugh today? (3/1/2012 5:50:24 PM)
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I work ITS DSS in a corporate HQ. The question is what doesn't make me laugh daily.. There's a reason techs are always making "Is it plugged in?" jokes.
This is probably going to sound too far out there to be true, but this is really how my work day ended today..
I did have fun today with my new-ish supervisor.. Five minutes before the end of the shift, we get a call from the SAA to the CEO. His printer is not working, and he has to print something for the BoD in about an hour. So I grab the noose and straight jacket (a sports coat and tie we keep around for these kind of things) and calmly proceed to the elevator while my supervisor is in almost a dead panic. Up the elevator (lift for the Brits and Aussies here) we go, and I mention "Uhh, wait, this isn't a clip-on tie.. I don't know how to tie a tie, do you?" He looks at me with a look like "Oh fuck!" as he says "No, don't you?" I say "Maybe we can fake it, I'll just button my collar and act like I was just getting ready to go home and took it off already.." He's freaking out and starts to say "No way, not acceptable!" (He seems to LOVE saying "Not acceptable!") So I shrug and flip it over, through and under and neatly tie it, grinning as I ask him to check if it's straight. Not the first time I've seen the look in his eyes craving to just let it out and call me "Fucker!" But that's too unprofessional and not acceptable to him.
So we get to the PH and get off the elevator and I introduce him to the SAA as she leads us in to the CEO's office. My super wants to go in with me instead of waiting outside, so I figure if he wants to stand over my shoulder and watch me, I might as well put on a show.. In I go, and greet the CEO with his first name, in a very casual tone. My super looks at me with disapproval, but keeps his mouth shut. While working, I strike up a convo, asking how the wife is doing, if he's enjoying this nice weather we're having today, and of course, a joke.. "You know, we had a similar problem earlier today in Payroll. One of the first things I asked was 'Is it plugged in,' they insisted they'd checked several times. Guess what the problem was?" My super looks at this point like he's gonna have a freaking heart attack. The CEO just looks at my super and me quizzically at first, then he realizes what I'm doing and plays along with a smile and answers "Ahh, it wasn't plugged in?" I grin and say "Well, close.. The power switch was off." (And yes, that really did happen today, too, lol) He laughs as I pull out a crinkled and torn scrap of paper that was jamming the printer and close it back up.
My super looks a little relieved that the CEO laughed, but still obviously very pissed off at me. I head out while offering the CEO a good night, send my blessings to his wife, and tell him I'll see them both soon. On the way back to the office, I tell my super that B. and his wife have been friends of mine for about two years now, and have always been quite casual with each other. He's still pissed at me, though, and lectures me about proper conduct and all, how I need to check my pranks and jokes while outside our office, etc. (I'm the funny guy at work that usually has the other techs in stitches, go figure. If you ever call the help desk and you get "8th street morgue--you stab 'em, we slab 'em--how can I help you today?" you've found where I work :-P)
I know he's going to write me up for this tomorrow. Oh well, I earned it. heh.
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