Is a franking machine 'IT'?

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Fer frank's sake, desist!

J.

 

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on the other hand

dont you just like to be the 'smartest' in the building/on the floor?
the one that EVERY GIRL asks when she's in trouble?

i do

on and yes - my father is an electrician - I can fix the kettle

 

nah its not IT but i have done my fair share of strange requests, what does get my goat is when someone thinks because i'm in the IT dept i can speed type for Britain and asks me to type up there franking report, I just give them the and then explain a little and make them go

 

No I don't think it's IT either, but when you're in a small company nearly everything that someone can't do and has got wires is IT.

I've done the franking machine, photocopier, telephone, tv, video recorder, mobile. Fortunately not the microwave or the kettle, but there's still time!!

Stu

 

Classic!!

I had a similiar experience, when one of the switches in the main hub caught fire after a cleaner decided to clean the area with soap and water. Why he did this was unknown because on the walls hung signs about danger eletrical equipment and fire hazzard signs

Anyway the fire alarm went off and then the network crashed and all you could smell was toxic fumes. Then some women came up to me and point at the hub and said it's on fire.

Really?? how can tell it's on fire?? Is it because of the smoke or the fire alarm going off? (I thought sarcastically) I told her that the network is down and PC might not work. At this point most sensiable people would vacated the building, but not this women, she stood there looking at it before telling me her email wasn't working! Could i have a look at her PC

 

You mean... "no I can NOT fix your franking kettle" and "I LOOKED LIKE A FRANKING FIREMAN"?

 

What's the make of the franking machine?

 

That's were you made your critical mistake AJ. We dropped the C like a hot potato when me & Ken named our dept. We also refuse to support anyone who calls us ICT.

 

So what happens if you are called ITC?

Edit: Oh dear my brain doesn't seem to be in gear as usual

 

the 2 favourite I have recieved on our helpdesk is
-there is a pigeon stuck under the net, please let it out
-the wheel on my filing trolley is squeking, can i have some WD40

these always seem to come from the filing clerks.....!!!

 

Surprised I didn't reply to this, I remember seeing the initial post and knowing exactly what I was going to say, but no posts from me here.. weird!


It depends if the franking machine is included in IT department responsibilities, if it is, then of course it is your job
lets be frank, a franking machine is generally an analogue modem with a built in print head! nothing overly clever, and nothing outside the realms of IT really

As for the above post OMG I do hope you emptied magenta toner all over them!

 

You could ask them to check if the ethernet cable was still plugged into its backside