Jan13
In which Penelope suffers a mild case of managerius interruptus.
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Panel 1:
(The New Boss catches Penny and Johnny in the hallway outside her office.)
New Boss: Penny, before you go to lunch, I need you to write up a justification report on why you haven’t been shutting down the servers at night to save power.
Penny: !!!
Panel 2:
Penny: Are you serious?
New Boss: Absolutely. I expect it on my desk before I get back from lunch.
Panel 3:
(The New Boss departs.)
Johnny: That’s an… odd request.
Penny: It’s always something with this new boss! And he always asks for this stuff at the worst times, too!
Panel 4:
Johnny: Like when you’re headed out for lunch?
Penny: No, like when I don’t have a cattle prod handy.
(The New Boss catches Penny and Johnny in the hallway outside her office.)
New Boss: Penny, before you go to lunch, I need you to write up a justification report on why you haven’t been shutting down the servers at night to save power.
Penny: !!!
Panel 2:
Penny: Are you serious?
New Boss: Absolutely. I expect it on my desk before I get back from lunch.
Panel 3:
(The New Boss departs.)
Johnny: That’s an… odd request.
Penny: It’s always something with this new boss! And he always asks for this stuff at the worst times, too!
Panel 4:
Johnny: Like when you’re headed out for lunch?
Penny: No, like when I don’t have a cattle prod handy.
I’m guessing the customers need to be able to use the servers at all times.
I don’t know much about computers.
You are correct – servers generally don’t ever get shut down, save for maintenance or troubleshooting. They are basically computers that run essential applications, websites, services, etc., to “serve” the needs of users or other computers. As such, they need to be available, as you say, at all times. Apologies for the occasional “uber-geeky” strip – comes with the territory, I suppose
It’s along those lines of what I was thinking too before scrolling down.
Ah, this new boss makes me think of our new Mayor who’s going on a mad dog firing spree with his first week in office.
Even that aside, I just “love” dealing with people who ignore reason and want to do everything their way (often convoluted) because they came up with the idea and won’t do what’s practical.