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The original was posted on /r/sysadmin by /u/flyguybravo on 2024-01-19 13:07:11+00:00.
Short and sweet. We have one problem employee that creates 60%+ of the work for our team out of a company of around 150.
Not two months ago, this individual kept calling for "problem" after "problem" with their machine before we finally issued them a brand new one. Last Saturday, we get this email:
Hello Team,
I have been off work a couple of days. Decided to work today but when I closed my laptop shut didn't realize I had left a pen in it. I heard something so opened it. Attempted to turn it back on but the screen isn't working.
I think I broke it :(
Fast forward a couple of days to when their laptop comes in for us to check out, and this is what we receive:
Before I raise yet another issue about this particular employee, I'm trying to take a step back and consider whether this really is just accidental. I have zero idea what they'd be hoping to achieve by intentionally doing this -- but the damage to the machine looks more substantial than a simple, "I left my pen on my laptop when I closed the lid." It looks more like they slammed it closed to me.
Am I wrong?