Unfortunately, I am currently on the wrong side of this equation for Saturday evening.
The email thread goes like this ...
VP of IT to VP or ERP : "Just a friendly reminder, as per the emails that have been sent out weekly for the last 3 months, we are changing hardware at our data warehouse this Saturday. You will need to power off the ERP so that it's not forcefully shut down."
VP or ERP to VP of IT : "This is news to me (AKA I never read those emails and never passed them on) ... Let me finally pass it down to my staff to action"
<Internally>
- Schmuck A : I'm on vacation
- Schmuck B : I'm on vacation
- Schmuck C : I'm on vacation
- Schmuck D : I'm on vacation
- Schmuck E : I'm on vacation
- GikiTiki : I'll start the espresso maker. 😣
Oh no, man, so often I have been in the same place!!
I think you might have to employ a schmuck F!!