Jack the worst ever end user. Part 3.

This is part 3 of Reddit user u/Clickty_clickity's story of the worst ever end user.

Check out part 1 HERE
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There's a real sense of smug entitlement coming off of this Jack. Read on to find out what happens next!

"Dude...your self-control must be like Gandhi." My friend Steve, who works for one of my company's clients, heard me ranting about Jack while we had a coffee.

I shook my head. 

"I know. But what am I gonna do? Slap him? Get myself fired?"

"Sounds like it'd be worth it."

I sighed and took a steadying sip of my coffee. 

"I have a plan, though. But I need your help."

He perked up and then scowled. 

"My help? Oh, no. I don't like this guy much, but--"

"I'll put the whole story on reddit if you help me."

He thought about it. 

"Alright, but on one condition: You tell everyone that I am the hero that made your evil plan possible."

And so, for the record, Steve became the hero who made my evil plan possible.

*

Day 11. 

I got a call from Boss. 

"Clickity, I just got a call from Jack."

Of course you did. 

"What seems to be the problem, Boss?"

"He says you've made his new computer not work."

I blinked, staring at the speaker phone. 

"His new computer? You mean our unrestricted computer that he's...using?"

"Yes, yes, that one." I could almost see Boss lean in to the speakerphone. 

"I don't know what your problem is, Clickity, but Jack complains that you're preventing him from working. So i need you to fix his computer now." Click.

As if on cue (or more, as if he had been outside the office listening) Jack appeared at my doorway with the laptop. 

"So I need you to undo whatever you did." He opened the laptop and sat it in front of me, on top of my paperwork as if to say You know...Regardless of whatever you were doing ten seconds ago.

I seethed, pulling out a usb drive and plugging it into the laptop. I grumbled wordlessly as I clicked a few buttons on the laptop and then a few on my computer. I unplugged the USB drive and closed the laptop. 

"There. Have a nice day."

Jack picked up the laptop and turned for the door. 

"You better not screw with me again."

As soon as he was gone I smashed my pencil sharpener with my fist.

*

Day 14. 

It was the perfect day. Boss's wife was in the office so Jack was sharing her desk and, from the looks of my remote viewer, doing absolutely nothing at all.

I sent out an email.

To: Internemail@company

From: clickity@company

Subject: Intern Appreciation day

Hiya interns! I just cleared this with the office manager. For your hard work, I'm treating you guys to lunch. Go see the office manager and pick up a (Local Pub and Burger Joint) gift card and have a great day. Thanks for your hard work!

A few minutes later the phone rang. Boss's wife's office.

"IT, this is Clickity."

"This is Jack. I just saw all the interns walk out...what's going on?"

"Oh, it's intern appreciation day. Didn't you get the email? I sent it to the...oh." I sighed. "I completely forgot to send it to your email because it's separate. Yeah, all the interns are getting lunch."

"Thanks for letting me know," Jack said with audible edge to his voice. 

"If I hadn't called you, you wouldn't have told me at all, would you--" He's cut off by a disapproving "tsk" from Boss's wife.

I cleared my throat and ignored Jack's I-Own-You attitude. 

"Go quick and you can still catch them--"

"Fine." Jack hung up the phone.

I took a few reassuring breaths and texted Steve.

Check out part 4 HERE