Working in the Information Technology field is always full of surprises.  Day to Day you know never know what you’re going to encounter. IT Support is always interesting, Some Good and Some Bad, but always interesting. I have seen some of the smartest men and woman I know amazed at something a monkey could do. I have also seen the monkey become, those same smart people. Below you will find a story from an industry friend of mine. Also, the first person to submit a story for publication on Stupid Cup. She is a very talented IT Support Professional at a State Higher Learning Institution. Please let me welcome, Help Desk Debbie

Help Desk Debbie - Hi, can I help you?

Stupid Cup Steve - I am not sure, my laptop is not working.

Help Desk Debbie - Well, what is not working on it?

Stupid Cup Steve - Well, when I turn it on, nothing happens.

Help Desk Debbie - Is it charged?

Stupid Cup Steve - Yes.

Help Desk Debbie - When was the last time it was working?

Stupid Cup Steve - Not sure.

Help Desk Debbie - Well, let us take it in to work on it.

Stupid Cup Steve - But I need it for my class.

Help Desk Debbie - Ok, but if you let us take it in to work on it, you might have it back this afternoon or sometime tomorrow.

Stupid Cup Steve - But I really need it for my class.

Help Desk Debbie - But if it is not working, then you can’t use it in class.

Stupid Cup Steve - Really?

Help Desk Debbie - Yes, really.

Stupid Cup Steve - Oh, then I guess you can take it.

Stupid Cup Steve brings his laptop in for it to be looked at.

Help Desk Debbie pushes the power button and nothing happens. She plugs the laptop in and it immediately starts to power on and start its boot up.

Help Desk Debbie – Steve I thought you said it was charged?

Stupid Cup Steve – Well it was, I was using it until it stopped working and then it was just dead!!

Help Desk Debbie – Steve, you do know that your laptop has a battery that needs to be charged correct?

At this moment Stupid Cup Steve suddenly realized that he has consumed way to much from the notorious STUPID CUP! His head slowly drops, as he takes his dead battery laptop back from Help Desk Debbie.

Now it’s nice to see that he at least figured out that his brain was turned off. I give Debbie a lot of credit. I don’t think I could have been this nice about it. I think the conversation would have gone more like,

Hey Steve does your car run without gas?? If your TV remote stops working do you drag your fat ass off the couch to change the channel or do you just replace the friggin batteries???? So lets think, unless your laptop has some type of solar powered panel to charge the battery I think you might need to PLUG IT IN TO MAKE IT WORK!!!!!

Help Desk time: 5 minutes,
Tech Room to look at it: 2 minutes
Stupid Cup Steve to realize that it was not charged….We will never know, Keep On Drinking from our favorite cup buddy!!!!!