We had 8 field trainers and in one year they destroyed 5 laptops by dumping drinks in them. It is pretty obvious that if you put an open drink next to a computer when a person turns around that the sweep of their arms will tend to push drinks into the computer.
I sent out an email saying that open drinks are not allowed near company computers.
The 'affront' of being told not to do something traveled up the food chain until the Director of Marketing showed up at my desk wanting to know why I would send out
We had 8 field trainers and in one year they destroyed 5 laptops by dumping drinks in them. It is pretty obvious that if you put an open drink next to a computer when a person turns around that the sweep of their arms will tend to push drinks into the computer.
I sent out an email saying that open drinks are not allowed near company computers.
The 'affront' of being told not to do something traveled up the food chain until the Director of Marketing showed up at my desk wanting to know why I would send out such an "offensive email" and it was obvious she was there for my butt. I explained that in the last calendar year we had to replace over $8000 in laptops from the negligence of her trainers. She turned right around and then sent out an email to the trainers telling them that open drinks are not allowed near a computer.
To this day, that's the reason I still use only notebooks that have keyboard water drains (business class thinkpads, among others).
Five laptops (Score:4, Funny)
I sent out an email saying that open drinks are not allowed near company computers.
The 'affront' of being told not to do something traveled up the food chain until the Director of Marketing showed up at my desk wanting to know why I would send out
Re:Five laptops (Score:3, Interesting)
We had 8 field trainers and in one year they destroyed 5 laptops by dumping drinks in them. It is pretty obvious that if you put an open drink next to a computer when a person turns around that the sweep of their arms will tend to push drinks into the computer.
I sent out an email saying that open drinks are not allowed near company computers.
The 'affront' of being told not to do something traveled up the food chain until the Director of Marketing showed up at my desk wanting to know why I would send out such an "offensive email" and it was obvious she was there for my butt. I explained that in the last calendar year we had to replace over $8000 in laptops from the negligence of her trainers. She turned right around and then sent out an email to the trainers telling them that open drinks are not allowed near a computer.
To this day, that's the reason I still use only notebooks that have keyboard water drains (business class thinkpads, among others).