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At least someone had a sense of humor

Sometimes at work, I have to review documents from various manufacturers. Usually, I’m just looking at spec sheets and the like. Those tend to be fairly dull and I don’t read them for their entertainment value. I’m searching for specific information and when I find it, that’s the end of it.

So recently, I needed to find some particular information for IDEC power supplies. I had found the information I wanted on a vendor’s website. And while I do trust this vendor and have utilized their services before, I really needed the original document they were quoting from because it’s really bad form to try and prove something to a client and the only thing you have is basically hearsay. While I continued looking for this information from the manufacturer, I found…

This.

And this.

It’s from the manufacturer’s brochure.  The images link to the original spec sheet.  So um…what are these doing in the middle of my very serious documentation that lists row after row of specs? I was entertained by it though. And my project manager told me that I should order some of those little tuxedos for our power supplies (the thin ones).

More thoughts on super villainy

I’ve been thinking about superpowers again.  It seems that I think of superpowers often.  But in my defense, why shouldn’t I?  Superpowers are awexome to think about.

Anyway, I was thinking about superpowers, in particular my superpowers, especially related to super villainy, as I think it might be fun to be a super villain.  And I think I may have found another superpower that I possess related to super villainy.  I have the power of…COMPELLING PEOPLE TO COME TO THE OFFICE!

You see, THEM is a consulting company.  That means people are often on the road or at a client site.  Or sometimes, if they don’t need to be at a client site, they’ll work from home, because it’s kind of depressing to work in the office sometimes when you’re the only one there.  Especially on Fridays.  But, the last few days, I’ve been working in the office because our test rig is here and I needed to test stuff.  I suppose I could have brought all that stuff home with me, but where would I put all of it?  And what if Yaris wanted to try and help me work?  She might have dragged everything into her office and then set stuff on fire.  I don’t think she really has a head for engineering.  Poor Yaris, not cut out to be in the military or to be an engineer.  We’ll have to keep looking for what she can do for a career.

ANYWAY.

I’ve been working in the office and I was told originally that we start at 08:00.  Um…I realized really quickly (two links) that no one shows up at 08:00, if they show up at all.  So I’ve been coming later.  What I’ve noticed is that even though I’m coming in late, sometimes even an hour later than our supposed start time, I’m always the first one here.  People start trickling in sometimes just a few minutes after me.  Even if I’m the latest.  Ever.  EVAR. 

It must be because I have the power to FORCE PEOPLE TO THE OFFICE!  My mere presence in the office compels them to also go to the office!  And surely this is a superpower on par with super villainy because why would you want to go to the office if you could be working from home??  You’re being forced out of your comfortable bed (I assume everyone working from home just stays in bed all day) and into uncomfortable office appropriate attire and onto the road for a uncomfortable commute (because pretty much all commutes are uncomfortable and terrible in the LA area) and into the office where you are forced to interact uncomfortably with coworkers.  Isn’t that a villainous thing to do?

Bwahahahahahaha!