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bzarcher ([personal profile] bzarcher) wrote2004-12-14 05:38 pm

A day in the strife

Bored.
Bored.
Bored.
Cellphone.
Bored.
Cellphone.
Bored.
Meeting.
Meeting.
Meeting.
Meeting.
Meeting.
Meeting.
Meeting.
Meeting.
Lunch
Meeting.
Meeting.
Meeting.
Meeting.
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!
CODE RED FUCKUP!

Meeting.
Bored.
Cellphone.
Bored.

yawn

[identity profile] karzon.livejournal.com 2004-12-14 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
What was the fuckup?

[identity profile] bzarcher.livejournal.com 2004-12-14 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Our corporate development group found out that they needed to put 5GB of .pst files ready to ship to a client in 20 minutes or they'd lose a contract. Oops.

Fortunately, I am badass. But it got a little tense.

[identity profile] karzon.livejournal.com 2004-12-15 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
.pst files? Outlook archives? Why in anyone's name would they need that?

[identity profile] bzarcher.livejournal.com 2004-12-15 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Total documentation of all communications during an acquisition deal for a merger. I can't say anything else because I wasn't supposed to know that much - this is apparently a very hush-hush deal.

[identity profile] karzon.livejournal.com 2004-12-15 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
I guess that makes a bit more sense, but damn - use a better format. Outlook is the devil.

[identity profile] flying-landon.livejournal.com 2004-12-15 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Corporations are not known for choosing the best of software for the job.

[identity profile] bzarcher.livejournal.com 2004-12-15 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Corporate communications, man. The world runs on Office.