I’ve been fighting a silent battle of the last few weeks.
In the corner of our office we have a floorplate with a few cables coming out of it that stretch to the printer, the WiFi hub and NAS hard drive. Every day the cleaners come in, lift the floor plate up to plug in the vacuum cleaner and then drop the lid back down when done.
Unfortunately this pinches the cables and network cables don’t like to be pinched. Plus it annoys my sense of tidyness (right you can stop laughing right this second thankyouverymuch)
I complained to office management to no avail. I asked the cleaners directly to no avail.
So eventually instead of complaining I thought I would do something about it. I took a 4 plug multi-adaptor and plugged it in and left it on top of the floor box.
The next evening I was working late (well I was working normal hours which seems to mean late) and watched the cleaners come in, open the floor box, unplug the empty 4 plug adaptor, plug in the vacuum cleaner, unplug the vacuum cleaner, plug back in the empty adaptor, drop the lid and pinch my cables.
Sometimes you just can’t win.
1. Gert
Bangs head against wall…
Jimmy said “You can take a horse to water…”
2. Will
That is superb. Presumably this drove you totally insane with fury? Or did this tough love therapy finally cure your OCD?
3. stroppycow
I am surprised you didn’t get a telling off from facilities for plugging in a non tested electrical appliance and for creating a trip hazard. ;-) I have to say I am surprised to not see any daisy chaining which was a common sight when I worked amongst techies.
4. Adrian
Will, drove me totally insane.
Stroppy, Daisy chaining is under my desk.