New employee getting on my nerves...

[her209]

So we had a new employee start about two weeks ago. A couple days after she started, she asked if she could bring in a label maker and install the software (herself). I'm like, no, I have to do it. She then apparently found some old and outdated fonts that we had stored on our server. She tried to install them (herself) and quickly found out that she didn't have the proper Windows permissions to do so. She asked if I could install them for her which I reluctantly agreed to do. While doing so, she asked if she could bring in a screen saver from home and again asked if she could install it herself? Notice a trend so far...? About a couple days ago, she was complaining that there wasn't a particular font that she liked and used at home. She asked if she could bring a copy of it and again install it herself.

GRRRRRRRRR

 

[Kirby64]

Tell her to quit whining and remind her that she isn't at home, and will have to live with the default things?

 

[FoBoT]

take away her power cord for a week

 

[SmoochyTX]

Tell her no when she asks you if she can install anything.

ETA - With MORE force!

 

[tfinch2]

Sounds like you need to lay down the law on her, then lay her down.

 

[Pacfanweb]

God forbid that you do anything to help her out. Not like she's asking you to pay off a bill for her.

 

[2Xtreme21]

TTIWWP

 

[FreshPrince]

tell her it's illegal for you to install her crappy personal software on the company computer.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Sounds like you need to lay down the law on her, then lay her down.

I'd rather commit seppuku.

 

[KK]

I was hoping the GRR was a :camera:.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Sounds like you need to lay down the law on her, then lay her down.

"Oh, you're going to do me now? You can just lie there still, I'll install it myself."

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Sounds like you need to lay down the law on her, then lay her down.

"Oh, you're going to do me now? You can just lay there still, I'll install it myself."

"Could you let me install that screensaver though real quick? I want it playing in the background."

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
God forbid that you do anything to help her out. Not like she's asking you to pay off a bill for her.

I don't mind helping her if it'll make her more efficient worker.

 

[RallyMaster]

Unplug her network cable.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
tell her it's illegal for you to install her crappy personal software on the company computer.

Hahaha... that reminds me. She wanted me to install LotusNotes because she didn't like Microsoft Outlook.

:roll:

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
Unplug her network cable.

If I were really evil, I'd eject her CD-ROM drive every hour, on the hour.

:evil:

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
tell her it's illegal for you to install her crappy personal software on the company computer.

Hahaha... that reminds me. She wanted me to install LotusNotes because she didn't like Microsoft Outlook.

:roll:

at least she doesn't insist on lotus 1-2-3

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
tell her it's illegal for you to install her crappy personal software on the company computer.

Hahaha... that reminds me. She wanted me to install LotusNotes because she didn't like Microsoft Outlook.

:roll:

at least she doesn't insist on lotus 1-2-3

She'd probably have it already if she had admin privileges.

 

[bctbct]

Sounds like you guys are married and the roles are reversed

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: bctbct
Sounds like you guys are married and the roles are reversed

Father knows best.

 

[halik]

tech support people crack me up... "i 0wn teh root" mentality has been hindering my productivity or a while now. I spent 4 hours today trying to get admin access so i can finish a tech demo by 1:30pm... no luck. Come 3 pm I said ****** it and grabbed a rogue linux box we had sitting around and just put it on the network. Problem solved.

That being said, i wouldn't let non-tech people load stuff on a windows box.

 

[puffff]

tell her for every piece of software she wants to install, in return, she must uninstall a piece of clothing.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: puffff
tell her for every piece of software she wants to install, in return, she must uninstall a piece of clothing.

Trust me on this. No one wins at that game.

 

[skyking]

oh yeah, that all sounds so productive, like incredimail, bonzi buddy, weatherbug,......
I had somebody insist I had removed spider solitaire from a win2k machine.
They needed it to relax on their breaks:disgust:
It was never there, but she still asks me to put it back from time to time

 

[pstylesss]

haha i deal with people like that every day... If you don't create a AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) now, you're going to be running into problems. Get one put together, it should include crap about internet usage, software, privacy, blah blah blah. With that you can say "Oh sorry, according to the AUP - you cant have that on your computer"

Problems solved.