[an amused spectator]

She knew better, but senior management overruled her

Ah! Senior management, who are NOTED for their computer acumen...

I found that people 55 years+ usually have a very hard time getting the hang of computers, and Very Important People that age or older were Too Important to have to deal with such mundane things - so their secretaries or underlings did it for them.

However, the Very Important People usually could be found making major decisions such as the one you described.

Of course, when the stuff hits the fan afterwards, worker bees like your IT manager are the ones who have to work the extra hours and bear the brunt of the ill will...

[Gorzaloon]

Ah! Senior management, who are NOTED for their computer acumen...

I found that people 55 years+ usually have a very hard time getting the hang of computers, and Very Important People that age or older were Too Important to have to deal with such mundane things - so their secretaries or underlings did it for them.

Yes, I have seen that. I actually have a friend who has an EE degree. He is my age, low '60's, and just CANNOT get his head around using a computer. Naturally, his career paralleled the brilliant prospects of an Israeli Swineherd.

An unkind way of putting it would be, "If a person is stupid at Thirty, they will probably be stupid at Sixty".

My wife may have saved me from this fate by buying me a Commodore 64. I got into it, deeply. Friends and neighbors never saw me again. Ramen soup and 3:00 AM 6502 compiles.

So there is hope.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Of course, when the stuff hits the fan afterwards, worker bees like your IT manager are the ones who have to work the extra hours and bear the brunt of the ill will...

You said it dude! She often has to come in on weekends too...