Work: Today, while working the dinner rush at my job, every single...

By starrybrooke - 06/04/2009 08:40 - United States

Today, while working the dinner rush at my job, every single computer, credit card machine, and printer froze for an hour and a half. The reason behind this issue was a large wire ripped from the mainframe, the same wire I tripped over 20 seconds before while my boss watched. FML

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By aireun - 09/07/2009 05:33 - United States

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vt_mruhlin 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:04

Clearly the wire posed a safety hazard. You should sue your boss.

Inspired22 11

Monday 6 April 2009 20:06

Why is it out in the open where people can trip on it? Especially at a restaurant, because there is so much traffic! That is not your fault at all!

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rekc777 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:20

being the clumsy person i am, i can definitely feel your pain. i don't think it's your fault though, i agree with #8, leaving a wire out where someone could trip is a safety hazard, your boss should have had that taken care of.

UrLifeDoesntSuck 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:23

WTF is a restaurant doing with a mainframe? Those things are expensive (~$100k for an entry-level)

andyman1080 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:26

seconded... if that wire was crucial enough that tripping over it could bring every system in the restaurant down, your manager and/or owner is a complete moron for leaving it in the open...

Werrf 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:29

A single point of failure left out where it could be tripped over? Someone wasn't paying attention to Mr. Murphey

gr33k 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:32

I guarantee your restaurant doesn't have a mainframe.

garrettux 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:37

by "mainframe" OP probably means "Windows 98 tower running some POS/credit card/print server, under the tomato sauce shelf"

firefox42 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:37

We had the same problem at McDonalds then, and since you can't even work without the computers there... well lots of angry customers.

hardcore_fml 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:39

Your restaurant doesn't have a mainframe.

ThisIsWhyImScott 0

Monday 6 April 2009 20:43

That's shitty! Hopefully your didn't get hurt, but totally not your fault! Don't let your boss blame this on you, it was a accident because of poor planning! (now im not suggesting you sue, unless you are actually really hurt... it ticks me off when people sue over everything... it just wouldnt fly even 50 years ago.) Also, as other's have said, i doubt there's a "mainframe" in your restaurant, it's usually thrown out there in movies to sound technological.... Hope you're ok!