Today, my boss said he's worried about our network, because, "Wi-Fi’s all in the air. People could spy on us from anywhere!" I sarcastically said, "My god, you're right!" and suggested switching to tin-foil Ethernet cables to stop the signal escaping. He told me to do it ASAP. This moron makes five times my salary. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had to explain to my boss that using a wired connection instead of wifi won't stop his computer from getting viruses. He looked at me, open-mouthed and wide-eyed, like he was a 13-year-old boy and I was a pair of tits. Then he called me clueless and told me to get back to work. FML
Today, my boss - whose intelligence level hovers a hair above "Herpity derpity derp" - got up my ass and accused me of lying to him. All because I said that just because I'm a network admin, I can't make his 7 year old piece of crap Blackberry magically be able to use 4G networks. FML
Today, my computer stopped connecting to the corporate network. I know what the problem is, but our tech support is so clueless that the only thing they do is utter the dreaded words, "Did you try turning it off and back on?" Meanwhile my boss is yelling at me for not getting any work done. FML
Today, my dad got a warning from our ISP for going well over their fair usage limit. I barely use our wifi, and I keep telling him he should password-protect our router to stop people leeching our Internet. He's blaming me anyway, and says I'm grounded until January. FML
Today, it’s my second week at work. I received a phone call from corporate HQ that they wanted to make our monitors wireless, so they wanted me to cut the red wire from the main monitors. I did so, and my boss walks in, furious. Turns out it was a set up to see if I’m “that gullible.” Yes, I was fired. FML
Today, I was in a video call with my boss when my Wi-Fi decided to take a vacation. I thought I could salvage the situation by using my iPhone’s hotspot. But then my phone ran out of data mid-sentence, and my boss got a glimpse of me cursing at my phone while frantically waving it in the air. FML
Today, our boss replaced all our computers with new Apple iMacs, which have fewer USB ports and none of our software or saved files. He insists it’s all “in the Cloud thing somewhere, figure it out and show some damn gratitude.” We are now incapable of doing our jobs but he insists he’s blameless. FML
Today, my neighbor finally password-protected his wifi. Right in the middle of my timed, online exam. FML
Today, our computer system has irretrievably broken down due to viruses. My boss is the one who refused to get new antivirus software, but he’s still blaming me because I’m the computer guy and should be able to protect us from stupidly complicated viruses, "like the hackers in the movies." FML
Today, I was doing a job interview on Skype when my roommate decided to reboot the wireless router because "the internet was too slow". The interviewer didn't bother calling again. FML
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Top comments
Joshery 14
Maybe you should ask for a raise, he might be stupid enough to give it to you
coldwar252 13
Did you do it?
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Comments (47)
juststephhere 23
Haha maybe you can do stuff like that more often and get a promotion or raise.
thefmlman2011 37
And how did he become the boss?
brandoneyez1 25
This is the problem. Stupid people are running companies.
jbcy 19
He's not necessarily stupid. He just doesn't know much about technology.
Ichiya 29
STUPID
firebird07 13
YDI for mocking your boss, rather than calmly explaining the situation.
3ph600v 15
That's actually called CAT6 or CAT6E. Your boss isn't that dumb
RufusBarbarossa 13
A few things in error with your comment: 1) The boss was clearly responding to a suggestion to shield the cables so people cannot spy on them through the Ethernet - something that does not happen (you would have to be very close to the cable to be able to do anything and at that point you could just tear off the foil insulation). Therefore the boss was being stupid in that regard 2- CAT6e is an incorrect marketing of CAT6a... Look things up before you post them.. 3-Although it is true that CAT6 and CAT6a can come with internal shielding, this shielding is mainly to prevent random outside EM interference and to improve network speeds. Further, the more common shielding is to prevent EM interference between the wires in the cable. Neither of these (as stated in 1) are the cause the boss asked for Ethernet shielding) 4) CAT6 and CAT6a are a specific protocol of Ethernet cable that cannot be made in a DIY fashion. Especially not by only covering it with aluminum foil. 5) chances are, depending on the establishment, they already are on a CAT6 or CAT6a cable, as CAT5 and CAT5e are starting to be outdated... There would be no need for further insulation if that is the case. Also, I'm not trying to rage, just pointing out some flaws. Thanks to all those that read this whole thing!!
Mr23 9
There are no cables- it's wireless (and before you say it's not, from modem to router, it's clear from the FML that that's not what he meant.) So you would install CAT6a cables that go to everyone's computers, and not have to put tinfoil on old cables. More to the point however, unless this "Boss" is the head of IT, it's not really his job to know if installing CAT6 is a joke or not- he raised a legitimate concern about security and instead of an explanation got a suggestion to shield the cables. It's not any more weird, from his perspective, than switching from TKIP to AES-CCMP. (it IS a lot more expensive, but he probably doesn't know that)
worldclassrager 41
Well just do it...he may promote you if you keep giving solutions to his issues
Hash13 13
You should do it and then show his boss the extra cuts and his understanding of wi fi spying.
Steve95401 49
OP - are you sure we don't work together? Your boss sounds like some of the well-paid idiots I work for.
blue4d 5
Obviously you don't work for a company based around IT. More info is needed to know if your boss is actually a moron, or his salary is warranted and your attitude towards him isn't.
alanharvey15 13
Might be time to setup a vpn or a cisco firewall better yet just give him the bill for what you need for example new Server