Phil Cook v2 wrote:

> Except that the person (or persons) who decide what is and isn't 
> essential is normally the last person you want deciding that sort of thing.

Is this like DA's assertion that the worst people to rule the universe 
are people who want to rule the universe?

"In summary: People are a problem."

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> Basically the tennis went like this:
>
> IT: Hey people, you need to notify us before new people start if you're 
> expecting them to get a new PC. Either that or finance needs to let us 
> keep a stock of spares around. Finance, what do you guys say?
>
> Finance: We're currently on a hiring freeze, so it's a non-issue.
>
> [I find myself wanting to interject that in the last few weeks we've hired 
> not one but *four* new people - which is a huge influx for such a small 
> site.]

So you reply with:

IT: OK no problem, but please remember that until this issue is decided any 
new employees who join (during or after the "hiring-freeze") cannot be 
guaranteed a PC on their first <insert how long it takes you to order and 
configure a new PC> days.

CC your boss

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scott wrote:
>> Basically the tennis went like this:
>>
>> IT: Hey people, you need to notify us before new people start if 
>> you're expecting them to get a new PC. Either that or finance needs to 
>> let us keep a stock of spares around. Finance, what do you guys say?
>>
>> Finance: We're currently on a hiring freeze, so it's a non-issue.
>>
>> [I find myself wanting to interject that in the last few weeks we've 
>> hired not one but *four* new people - which is a huge influx for such 
>> a small site.]
> 
> So you reply with:
> 
> IT: OK no problem, but please remember that until this issue is decided 
> any new employees who join (during or after the "hiring-freeze") cannot 
> be guaranteed a PC on their first <insert how long it takes you to order 
> and configure a new PC> days.
> 
> CC your boss

I should point out that the question above was asked by central IT, not 
by me. ;-)

*I* don't have the authority to order a new PC. Indeed, I'm still trying 

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> *I* don't have the authority to order a new PC. Indeed, I'm still trying 


Try taking down the email and/or various other systems and then wander 
around asking if you can borrow a monitor to allow you to fix the problem 
:-)

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