You might remember that my previous employer incorrectly believed I would enjoy being able to work from outside the office.
It turns out my current employer is of the same school of thought, so they whisked away my desktop computer yesterday and handed me a laptop. This is all being done in the name of "business continuity," so that if, for instance, a snowstorm prevents us from getting to the office we can still work. Because who'd want a snow day? Not me!
Aside: The weather scenario was actually how they explained the decision to us, though it was totally obvious someone in a corner office somewhere was really thinking: "TERRORISTS!!! What if someone decides to take out our strategically important office park with a dirty bomb???" Living in the nation's capital is fun.
I think I'm actually OK with getting the laptop, which is a decent machine and comes with the bonus of company-paid access to WiFi pretty much anywhere, meaning I can use it a Starbucks or at a hotel without paying whatever outrageous fee they charge.
But the carrying case they gave me for this laptop is the most god-awful thing I've ever seen. It is proof that when you try to please everybody, you please nobody. Whoever designed this bag decided it would be grand if you could: 1. Carry it like a briefcase. 2. Wear it like a backback. 3. Sling it over your shoulder like a messenger bag. So, this thing probably has more straps and belts than your average dominatrix dungeon (not that I would know anything about what such a place would contain.)
I guess you could tout that as a safety feature -- it's so ugly no one in their right mind would steal it.
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