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Geek Culture / World's best resignation letter

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Raven
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Location: Hertfordshire, England
Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 07:38
Dear Mr. Baker,

As an employee of an institution of higher education, I have few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying harassment of my co-workers and me during our commission of duties, I can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic wastes of our time.

Asking me, a network administrator, to explain every nuance of everything I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not only a waste of time, but also a waste of precious oxygen. I was hired because I know how to network computer systems, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to your employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of "cut and paste" as it is explained to you for the hundredth time.

You will never understand computers. Something as incredibly simple as binary still gives you too many options. You will also never understand why people hate you, but I am going to try and explain it to you, even though I am sure this will be just as effective as telling you what an IP is. Your shiny new iMac has more personality than you ever will.

You wander around the building all day, shiftlessly seeking fault in others. You have a sharp dressed, useless look about you that may have worked for your interview, but now that you actually have responsibility, you pawn it off on overworked staff, hoping their talent will cover for your glaring ineptitude. In a world of managerial evolution, you are the blue-green algae that everyone else eats and laughs at. Managers like you are a sad proof of the Dilbert principle.

Seeing as this situation is unlikely to change without you getting a full frontal lobotomy reversal, I am forced to tender my resignation; however, I have a few parting thoughts:

When someone calls you in reference to employment, it is illegal for you to give me a bad recommendation as I have consistently performed my duties and even more. The most you can say to hurt me is, "I prefer not to comment." To keep you honest, I will have friends randomly call you over the next couple of years, because I know you would be unable to do it on your own.

I have all the passwords to every account on the system and I know every password you have used for the last five years. If you decide to get cute, I will publish your "Favorites," which I conveniently saved when you made me "back up" your useless files. I do believe that terms like "Lolita" are not viewed favorably by the university administrations.

When you borrowed the digital camera to "take pictures of your mother's b-day," you neglected to mention that you were going to take nude pictures of yourself in the mirror. Then, like the techno-moron you are, you forgot to erase them. Suffice it to say, I have never seen such odd acts with a ketchup bottle. I assure you that those photos are being kept in safe places pending your authoring of a glowing letter of recommendation. (And, for once, would you please try to use spellcheck? I hate correcting your mistakes.)

I expect the letter of recommendation on my desk by 8:00 am tomorrow. One word of this to anybody and all of your twisted little repugnant obsessions will become public knowledge. Never f*ck with your systems administrator, Mr. Baker! They know what you do with all that free time!


Sincerely



David Blocker

Network Administrator

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Steve J
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Location: Vancouver, Washington
Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 07:47
lmao!

http://phoenixophelia.com

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hyrichter
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 08:10
Now THAT made me literally LOL.

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Agent Dink
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 09:32
That my friends... Is awesome! Is it real?

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Wiggett
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 10:24
if it's real he will be nicked for blackmail/extortion. otherwise cop that one jock.

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Cash Curtis II
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 10:58
That was good, if it was real.


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soapyfish
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Location: Yorkshire, England
Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 12:35
Lol. That's a belter.

It would appear I've been bitten by the coding bug yet again...
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Seppuku Arts
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Location: Cambridgeshire, England
Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 12:35
Nice one if it were real, reminds me of the guy who got arrested for playing a prank on his boss on his leaving day by putting a tarantula in his desk.

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Fallout
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Location: Basingstoke, England
Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 13:04
Unlikely to be real. The only two people who are likely to see that letter would be the guy resigning and the employer. Neither of them would release that onto the internet for a laugh.

My mate was an IT manager (did all the network infrastructure for a company). He had a lot of dirt on his boss in terms of what he had accessed online too. Nothing really bad, but lots of embaressing stuff. Seems to be your trump card if you're a network admin. Use the dark side.


Dave J
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 13:28
Yeah, it's undoubtedly made up (especially the parts about the nude photos/ketchup bottle) but still good for a laugh.


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Fallout
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 13:58
... what?? Dont you ..... in front of the mirror .... with sauces ... ??



Must just be me then.




Dave J
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 14:15
But I thought I was the only one (with the above letter being but a mere coincidence!)?


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Benjamin
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 14:21
No.

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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 15:54
I'm with Benj on this one

Benjamin
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 16:04
Wise decision!

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Fallout
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 19:05
What? You guys have never made a bacon sandwich with ketchup infront of a mirror? You sad, lonely, unimaginative people.


Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 19:37 Edited at: 2nd Dec 2006 19:37
I've made a sausage baguette with barbecue sauce in front of the window, isn't that basically the same thing?

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BatVink
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 19:48
I once got a director's hand-me-down PC to work with when I first joined a company. His internet history suggested that he was concerned that his overweight frame was the cause of his impotence.



Data
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Location: Winnipeg,Canada
Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 20:00
rofl thats funny

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Ron Erickson
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 22:20
Funny stuff. I think I read that (or something very similar a while back in an e-mail). It reminds me of this classic letter to an insurace adjuster:


Dear Sir
"I am writing in response to your request for additional information in Block 3 of the accident report form. I put "poor planning" as the cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust the following details will be sufficient.

I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six story building. When I completed my work, I found that I had some bricks left over which, when weighed later were found to be slightly in excess of 500 lbs. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley, which was attached to the side of the building on the sixth floor. Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it.

Then I went down and untied the rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the bricks. You will note in Block 11 of the accident report form that I weigh 135lbs. Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel which was now proceeding downward at an equal, impressive speed.

This explained the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken collar bone, as listed in section 3 of the accident report form.

Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of beginning to experience a great deal of pain. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of the bricks, that barrel weighed approximately 50 lbs. I refer you again to my weight.

As you can imagine, I began a rapid descent, down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and several lacerations of my legs and lower body. Here my luck began to change slightly. The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to move, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope and I lay there watching the empty barrel begin its journey back down on to me, this explains the two broken legs.

I hope this answers your inquiry.

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soapyfish
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 22:22 Edited at: 2nd Dec 2006 22:23
LMAO. Other people's pain can be hilarious at times.

It would appear I've been bitten by the coding bug yet again...
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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 22:28
I'm with Ben on this one.

No.

doubt it was real, i wonder how long it took to make up?

Steve J
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Location: Vancouver, Washington
Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 22:42 Edited at: 2nd Dec 2006 23:03
Meh, Nobody read what I said, so who cares?

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BatVink
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Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 22:44
Wolf, I don't know if you've heard it, but that letter was released as a song many years ago. It's even funnier than the letter.

Also, Mythbusters set out to see if the scenario was actually possible. It took a lot of messing around with positions, rope lengths and strength of the barrel, but they did it in the end.



Phaelax
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Location: Metropia
Posted: 2nd Dec 2006 22:55
I think wolf's was funnier, but definately not real. Hit in the head by a falling 500lb barrel before falling 6 stories is likely to kill anyone. If the barrel didn't, the fall would've. On the bright-side, he could've won a darwin.

Siolis
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Posted: 3rd Dec 2006 02:22
Quote: "Dear Sir
"I am writing in response to your request for additional information in Block 3 of the accident report form. I put "poor planning" as the cause of my accident. You asked for a fuller explanation and I trust the following details will be sufficient.

I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six story building. When I completed my work, I found that I had some bricks left over which, when weighed later were found to be slightly in excess of 500 lbs. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley, which was attached to the side of the building on the sixth floor. Securing the rope at ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out and loaded the bricks into it.

Then I went down and untied the rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the bricks. You will note in Block 11 of the accident report form that I weigh 135lbs. Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and forgot to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rapid rate up the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel which was now proceeding downward at an equal, impressive speed.

This explained the fractured skull, minor abrasions and the broken collar bone, as listed in section 3 of the accident report form.

Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley. Fortunately by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope, in spite of beginning to experience a great deal of pain. At approximately the same time, however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Now devoid of the weight of the bricks, that barrel weighed approximately 50 lbs. I refer you again to my weight.

As you can imagine, I began a rapid descent, down the side of the building. In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles, broken tooth and several lacerations of my legs and lower body. Here my luck began to change slightly. The encounter with the barrel seemed to slow me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell into the pile of bricks and fortunately only three vertebrae were cracked. I am sorry to report, however, as I lay there on the pile of bricks, in pain, unable to move, I again lost my composure and presence of mind and let go of the rope and I lay there watching the empty barrel begin its journey back down on to me, this explains the two broken legs.

I hope this answers your inquiry."


I don’t care if this is real or not, that has to be one of the most funniest things I’ve ever read, thanks man.

Raven
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Posted: 3rd Dec 2006 02:28
Can't tell you if it's real or not, I know that it was written by the same guy who designed the Lesuire Suit Larry-Series; and was published in a book of Internet Jokes he wrote.

If I had to guess, I'd say it was made up as a joke; but then again you never know. A friend of mine quit her job, by giving a 45minute rant to her boss on why customers feeling her up all day was causing her stress... serious subject until you've heard the reasoning from Jamies perspective.

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Dave J
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Posted: 3rd Dec 2006 03:59
Quote: "Also, Mythbusters set out to see if the scenario was actually possible. It took a lot of messing around with positions, rope lengths and strength of the barrel, but they did it in the end."


I saw that episode as well but I thought they busted that myth because they couldn't get the bottom of the barrel to fall out.


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Posted: 3rd Dec 2006 12:06
I love those kinds of things... Makes me proud to be intelligent

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