Stupidest work mail ever??
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bigjimmy said:
I just got this AutoReply from a colleague. Can anyone beat this for massively over-rated self-importance in the office?
Out of Office AutoReply:
I am currently In the Office but will be away next week; 17th - 21st August (inc.).
Worst "I'm going on holidays next week and your not" email autoreply eva....Out of Office AutoReply:
I am currently In the Office but will be away next week; 17th - 21st August (inc.).
Tony*T3 said:
bigjimmy said:
I just got this AutoReply from a colleague. Can anyone beat this for massively over-rated self-importance in the office?
Out of Office AutoReply:
I am currently In the Office but will be away next week; 17th - 21st August (inc.).
Worst "I'm going on holidays next week and your not" email autoreply eva....Out of Office AutoReply:
I am currently In the Office but will be away next week; 17th - 21st August (inc.).
philwhite said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Had a network bod email the entire company to tell them he'd just taken the exchange server down for 10 minutes.
To be fair I have to do that, otherwise I get bombarded with calls/people at the door when I'm trying to work on the server.
Justayellowbadge said:
philwhite said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Had a network bod email the entire company to tell them he'd just taken the exchange server down for 10 minutes.
To be fair I have to do that, otherwise I get bombarded with calls/people at the door when I'm trying to work on the server.Justayellowbadge said:
philwhite said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Had a network bod email the entire company to tell them he'd just taken the exchange server down for 10 minutes.
To be fair I have to do that, otherwise I get bombarded with calls/people at the door when I'm trying to work on the server.
We do sent a message round on CITRIX usually if we are doing some work that is likely to take users offline. Usually something along the lines of 'You have 10 minutes to save your work or we are kicking your ass out'.We still get phone calls asking why users have been disconnected from applications though.
Eddh said:
Justayellowbadge said:
philwhite said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Had a network bod email the entire company to tell them he'd just taken the exchange server down for 10 minutes.
To be fair I have to do that, otherwise I get bombarded with calls/people at the door when I'm trying to work on the server. We do sent a message round on CITRIX usually if we are doing some work that is likely to take users offline. Usually something along the lines of 'You have 10 minutes to save your work or we are kicking your ass out'.We still get phone calls asking why users have been disconnected from applications though.
'Get the f
k off the server NOW!! you have 30secs... 1... 2... 3...'Worked most times as they couldnt be arsed to read their emails but took note when we said it was in auto shutdown.
Suprising they were the same people complaining that there was no logons left (allowed one each) only to find they had taken 2 themselves and wanted a third... Global 1 fun for you.
Dupont666 said:
Eddh said:
Justayellowbadge said:
philwhite said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Had a network bod email the entire company to tell them he'd just taken the exchange server down for 10 minutes.
To be fair I have to do that, otherwise I get bombarded with calls/people at the door when I'm trying to work on the server. We do sent a message round on CITRIX usually if we are doing some work that is likely to take users offline. Usually something along the lines of 'You have 10 minutes to save your work or we are kicking your ass out'.We still get phone calls asking why users have been disconnected from applications though.
'Get the f
k off the server NOW!! you have 30secs... 1... 2... 3...'Worked most times as they couldnt be arsed to read their emails but took note when we said it was in auto shutdown.
Suprising they were the same people complaining that there was no logons left (allowed one each) only to find they had taken 2 themselves and wanted a third... Global 1 fun for you.
Eddh said:
Dupont666 said:
Eddh said:
Justayellowbadge said:
philwhite said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Had a network bod email the entire company to tell them he'd just taken the exchange server down for 10 minutes.
To be fair I have to do that, otherwise I get bombarded with calls/people at the door when I'm trying to work on the server. We do sent a message round on CITRIX usually if we are doing some work that is likely to take users offline. Usually something along the lines of 'You have 10 minutes to save your work or we are kicking your ass out'.We still get phone calls asking why users have been disconnected from applications though.
'Get the f
k off the server NOW!! you have 30secs... 1... 2... 3...'Worked most times as they couldnt be arsed to read their emails but took note when we said it was in auto shutdown.
Suprising they were the same people complaining that there was no logons left (allowed one each) only to find they had taken 2 themselves and wanted a third... Global 1 fun for you.
Dupont666 said:
It was fun to hear them panic before saying too late and hitting the enter button on the disconnect.
Lifes small pleasures.I also used to enjoy sending messages over CITRIX to friends computers telling them had been browsing porn or whatever and could they please ring the Internet Gateway team on xxxxx (my extension number) and then laugh at them when they rang up.
I think the worst ones I get are from people who send those stupid virus warnings that have been forwarded around about 10,000 people, they say things like "There is a mega super hyper serious virus comming, just been on NBC, CNN and BBC news" or "A torch will open which will burn all the files on your drive if you open the email". No matter how many times I tell people its a hoax they still forward them around.
Edited by philwhite on Tuesday 11th August 15:49
phr33k said:
The number of emails we get with "Have you seen my pen/folder/cat/life?" is ridiculous. No I haven't. And nor has anybody else. Because it's really not top of my list of priorities. Or anybody else's. We get more pointless ones than that by the inbox-load as well to be fair.
Send one back... PEN found, clear plastic, chewed end, top missing. Seems to belong to a Mr or Mrs BIC as it's got their name on it.
philwhite said:
I think the worst ones I get are from people who send those stupid virus warnings that have been forwarded around about 10,000 people, they say things like "There is a mega super hyper serious virus comming, just been on NBC, CNN and BBC news" or "A torch will open which will burn all the files on your drive if you open the email". No matter how many times I tell people its a hoax they still forward them around.
I've beaten my lot into submission on that one now. I do occassionally get them forwarded to me, but JUST to me, not the entire company, thankfully.I think the trick was emailing the user back and CC'ing everyone else in telling them in no uncertain terms how transparent the emails actually are.
crmcatee said:
phr33k said:
The number of emails we get with "Have you seen my pen/folder/cat/life?" is ridiculous. No I haven't. And nor has anybody else. Because it's really not top of my list of priorities. Or anybody else's. We get more pointless ones than that by the inbox-load as well to be fair.
Send one back... PEN found, clear plastic, chewed end, top missing. Seems to belong to a Mr or Mrs BIC as it's got their name on it.
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