Windows Failure at the Machine Shop

i work for a diesel truck maintenance and repair shop and its been hell on earth this morning. - our IT wizard says the fixes wont work on lathes/CNC systems. we may need to ship the controllers back to the manufacturer in Wisconsin. - AC is still not running. sent the apprentice to get fans from the shop floor. - building security alarms are still blaring, need to get a ladder to clip the horns and sirens on the outside of the building. still cant disarm anything. - still no phones. IT guy has set up two "emergency" phones...one is a literal rotary phone. stresses we still cannot call 911 or other offices. fire sprinklers will work, but no fire department will respond. - no email, no accounting, nothing. I am going to the bank after this to pick up cash so i can make payday for 14 shop technicians. was warned the bank likely would either not have enough, or would not be able to process the account (if they open at all today.)

A worker describes a disastrous morning at a diesel truck maintenance and repair shop after its Windows-based systems fail. The shop loses CNC controllers, air conditioning, security alarms, phones, email, accounting, banking access, and even reliable emergency response, forcing the staff toward absurd manual workarounds. The joke is a sarcastic reaction to the caption asking why businesses still use Windows: the answer is illustrated by an exaggerated cascade of failures caused by one computer outage.

• @gentoomemes / 12396 2024-07-19