Saturday, July 9, 2011

Instructions

Laura worked with the documentation group, writing manuals. These were her final instructions:
  1. To create a new R-Mail account, click Login.
  2. Enter a new User ID and Password.
  3. Should you forget your password, ask any System Administrator to retrieve your messages for you. Note: The owners of your company and their friends in management all have Administrator privileges, as do all the original developers at Rambunctious Software.
  4. Delete each incoming message immediately after you’ve read it
  5. Do not commit to anything in writing
  6. Keep your opinions to yourself.
  7. Give up.
  8. Log out.
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15 comments:

  1. ClaudiaJuly 6, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    haha..thanks for the smile...you know...we're working with one software that sometimes makes me wanna hit the idon'tsaythiswordhere button...ha

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  2. Brian MillerJuly 6, 2012 at 3:08 PM

    haha....yeah, they are always watching surely....and you should be watching your back...

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  3. UnknownJuly 6, 2012 at 5:55 PM

    I have been close to writing that! I write user documentation and I have seen some weird stuff, and I'd love to see something like this some day. As far as reflecting the corporate mentality, your poem goes very far in showing it how it often is!

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  4. lucychiliJuly 7, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    escape! =)

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  5. Roy SchulzeSeptember 10, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    Added to ABC Wednesday.

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  6. MERYL JAFFE, PhD - parent, psychologist, teacher, author...September 10, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    LOL!!! Love it!

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  7. Leslie:September 10, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Perfect! I'm glad I'm not in an office these days.

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  8. IndraniSeptember 10, 2013 at 1:05 PM

    :D :D
    Instructions! This was hilarious!

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  9. Reader WilSeptember 10, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    Ha,ha... And then there's always the final question:"Did this information help you?
    Wil, ABCW Team

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  10. photowannabeSeptember 10, 2013 at 2:31 PM

    I like Reader Wil's comment about the question...was this information helpful.
    So many times we get caught in the never ending loop.
    Brilliant post today.

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  11. Photo CacheSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    i can easily follow those instructions especially the last 2.

    Ewok's ABC WEDNESDAY

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  12. HildredSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:15 PM

    Yes, yes, - I've been there.

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  13. NonnieSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:24 PM

    ha, I've felt that way on certain sites! so if the choice of 'give up' were given...yep!

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  14. ErcotravelsSeptember 11, 2013 at 7:19 AM

    Lol, will delete all the mails from now on :P
    Regards
    Our post for ABC Wednesday is here

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  15. AnnSeptember 11, 2013 at 7:16 PM

    Wow, I've felt like giving up on computer problems so many times. But give up never showed up as an option.
    Ann

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