sharp, stabbing pain
say you find yourself at the copy machine. not an unreasonable scenario no matter what your occupation. now, as you're working on a rather large job, the copier emits a horrid, rapidfire "thud-thud-thud" sound. what to do you do?
A) note that a piece of paper has become accordioned in the output area, then continue making your copies, compounding the problem and leading to another noisy episode.
B) same as "A" only twice so that a competent person finally asks what the blue blazes is going on and steps in to fix the problem.
C) automatically decide to call a technician without seeing if you can fix the problem yourself, thereby costing the company money and time.
D) head back to your desk where you will soon create a problem on your computer that also requires the competent person's attention.
E) B, C and D
other interactions with this person in recent weeks have included:
* assisting in finding airfares, then explaining how Priceline works
* fielding 3 separate phone calls asking for directions to a destination
* attempting to fix an ancient Epson printer when a high quality networked LaserJet model was available a mere 10 feet away.
and this person somehow manages a family, and car payments, and feeding themselves. 'tis a wonderment.