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Previously on "People who walk up and take over your mouse + keyboard.."

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  • Zippy
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    Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
    You mean the old classic, when all of a sudden the start button goes, notepad pops up and someone types 'Now just sit back and don't touch the keyboard'
    Noo. The one where a message pops up and says 'Erasing all files'. I did do that once when users were more gullible and it wasn't a sackable offence

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  • Churchill
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    Originally posted by Zippy View Post
    It's more fun if I do it remotely.
    FTFY

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  • MarillionFan
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    Originally posted by Zippy View Post
    It's more annoying if they do it remotely.
    You mean the old classic, when all of a sudden the start button goes, notepad pops up and someone types 'Now just sit back and don't touch the keyboard'

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  • Zippy
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    Originally posted by Jog On View Post
    Don’t you just hate it when someone just comes up to your desk unannounced – despite what you’re in the middle of doing and commandeer your computer to 'show you something'….
    It's more annoying if they do it remotely.

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  • MarillionFan
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    Originally posted by Jog On View Post
    Don’t you just hate it when someone just comes up to your desk unannounced – despite what you’re in the middle of doing and commandeer your computer to 'show you something'….
    Oh bless.

    Did you have to call technical support out today to help you turn on your PC?

    Bless.

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  • RichardCranium
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    Originally posted by BenchMaster View Post
    Which is not half as bad as PMs who plonk their fat arse on your desk so that they can talk to the person sat next to you.
    Sorry.

    It's so she has to lean forward because otherwise I can't check out the cleavage under that jacket.

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  • BenchMaster
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    Originally posted by wurzel View Post
    Almost as bad as project managers who sit on your desk while they are talking to you.
    Which is not half as bad as PMs who plonk their fat arse on your desk so that they can talk to the person sat next to you.

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  • threaded
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    Originally posted by The Wikir Man View Post
    Just show them something instead - go over to their computer, and pull up some hard core porn.

    Simples.
    We've worked together, I can tell ...

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  • BoredBloke
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    Originally posted by wurzel View Post
    Almost as bad as project managers who sit on your desk while they are talking to you.
    almost as bad as when they come up and talk to you and see your in box is littered with jobserve applications!

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  • RichardCranium
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    Originally posted by wurzel View Post
    Almost as bad as project managers who sit on your desk while they are talking to you.
    Sorry.

    It's so I can check out the cleavage.

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  • wurzel
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    Almost as bad as project managers who sit on your desk while they are talking to you.

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  • The Wikir Man
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    Just show them something instead - go over to their computer, and pull up some hard core porn.

    Simples.

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    Don’t you just hate it when someone just comes up to your desk unannounced – despite what you’re in the middle of doing and commandeer your computer to 'show you something'….

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