Superstition, Tradition And Murphy's Law

[adznight]

So, I'm sitting on site, should have been home by now. A job that should have taken 4 hours has had me busting my balls all day. I have a new IBM Server that randomly decides it just wants to switch off downing the whole network...

We have a bit of a thing at work, you DON'T say "This should be an easy job". I don't know what it is, but EVERY time one of our technicians says those words before he leaves the job turns to shit. If we say "This will be a ball ache" or something like that the job is an easy one. Now I know it sounds silly but it happens EVERY time we say "This will be an easy/short job".

Of course before I left today, what did I stupidly utter as I left? Yep, you got it "This won't take long, see you soon". What I wanna know is does anyone else have this sort of random shit happen? Do you have any stange tradition or superstition at your work?

[Downforce]

Solution: Replace shit IBM server with Nice HP server.

Winnar

[paulr33]

and then replace it with a sun blade box

[krzysiu]

I love IT nerds

[scotty014]

it sounds like me it happens all the time, the manager gives me a job it looks easy i say it should be done in 20mins and it takes me the rest of the day because everything goes wrong and i get heaps of customers and calls. when i go take my break and give the phone to the manager it never rings for him so he thinks im lieing.

[Jamezilla]

Twice today Mike and I were talking about specific customers, and they rang during the conversation.

Different people each time. Neither of whom we have spoken to for some time.

Spoooky

Mind you, after the second time we started talking about Jessica Alba... and she didn't call.

Bitch.

[saff_cossie]

^^ Very similar

Cycling home and had a call on the mobile but was listening to music on it so didnt bother to answer. I get home and the girl from the apartment downstairs had called and she walks out of the garage door saying, I called about 20 mins ago. Then I get a message from the g/f reminding me that she has my keys at the time I am waiting there. Weird!

BTW - HP doesnt get my vote by a long shot, ever!

[chris_r31]

get a real trade up ya..

hammer

paint brush

sparky

plumb some shit

f*k this thread is all jiberish to me lol

[adznight]

James, Saf, Scott - That's the sort of thing I mean, spooky shit.

Matt - I want innovation not a poor cheaper copy

[Leewah]

Yeah, I get that ALL the time!!

Before:

"I'm gonna win 11ty billion dollars today!"

After:

"I'm broke. What was that job website again?"

[Sass]

nerds

+1

[battery]

yeh this is why i got out of IT....

im an apprentice sparky and i love it

[scotty014]

i forgot the worst thing that has been happening. i have a jinx in my car and its an air freshener. when i put it in my car the next day after work i walk out and my bonnet has a massive dent and well... its wrecked. i moved on and then one day my car started idling bad and it ended up being the coilpacks my car was off the road for 2 weeks due to other little things. i put the air freshener into my glove box and just the other day i pulled it out again and when i was going to work a big rock came off a truck and hit my window resulting in a cracked windscreen that will need to be repaired.

so ive learnt my lesson, that air freshener is never going to be in my car again.

[eMsta]

I love IT nerds

+1

+2

[paulr33]

ill give you plus 1

[eMsta]

ill give you plus 1

dont think your + 1 can beat my +MOTHERF**KING 1

[Jamezilla]

Forget what was written here before 'the Government' censored it.

The only correct answer is...

Adz is gay++

[eMsta]

You're all half-assed nerds who aren't worth the price of admission to a Star Trek convention.

The only correct answer is...

nerds++

exactly...I really LOVE IT people++

[CrispyFries]

You're all half-assed nerds who aren't worth the price of admission to a Star Trek convention.

The only correct answer is...

nerds++

++nerds is more efficient when the postfix increment is not required

[some_cs_student]

++nerds is more efficient when the postfix increment is not required

True, but how often is the performance difference noticed ?

In regard to the topic, I double all my quotes, the first project I quoted on, about 50 hours, went for about 70 hours

Since then all my estimates are pessimistic....and even that doesn't work sometimes

If we're doing work T&M then at least the customer gets a refund at the end of the day, we've even started including a % of off extra (20% on average) on the quotes that the customer can see.