Sucky Day, Yesterday

"OmerCarrothers333" (omercarrothers333) 04/10/2019 at 10:04 • Filed to: None

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I got an email yesterday from Amazon asking how I would rate a Playstation electronic gift card. Problem is, I don’t own a Playstation. “Motherfucker,” I thought, “it’s happened again.”

A couple weeks ago the same thing happened, but it took a couple days for me to find out, because I work two jobs, so I got the email a couple days late . I spent time I didn’t have dealing with Amazon’s shitty customer service and my bank’s better customer service trying to fix this mess. I had to change the Amazon passwords and leave one payment option instead of multiple ones. Guess that didn’t work, so back on the phone with Amazon and my bank.

Here’s where it gets interesting: I left my computer logged on at work the night before, as I had done many times in the past several years, but when I came in, the web browser was open on my personal email. Fuck me running, I was robbed by a coworker.

My boss was pissed, mainly because he’s trying to foster a family-vibe amongst all of us. He was glad I admitted/recognized my own negligence, but said it was still fucked up a colleague thought it was ok to steal from someone in the same office. IT’s doing an investigation on my workstation today, to cover all the bases; someone from IT did an initial check of browsing history to find that someone had used my workstation to go on Amazon when I was not there.

I’m fucking gutted by this. I’ve had shitty co-workers in the past; hell, I’ve been the shitty co-worker, but nothing like this ever crossed my mind.

On the plus side, I saw a Dacia Duster yesterday. Never saw one in Salt Lake City.

2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered > OmerCarrothers333 04/10/2019 at 10:40

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Damn, yeah I don't trust anyone at work with forms of purchasing, sucks that you were had though, when you find the bastard hopefully he gets fired

PartyPooper2012 > OmerCarrothers333 04/10/2019 at 10:50

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Hopefully this was not announced yet. Setup a sting... webcam to capture whoever is using your computer. leave your shit logged in as before. When greedy bastard comes looking, bam. you got them.

make sure camera is small and out of sight. maybe ask IT to help set it up.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > PartyPooper2012 04/10/2019 at 10:56

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Damn, definitely this! If it’s happened before, chances are they think they can get away with it again as it’s happened twice with no repercussions ...

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > OmerCarrothers333 04/10/2019 at 11:13

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Among things that have happened to me here, someone once defaced a picture of my wife I had in my office.

I have not been a “team player” since.

MoCamino > OmerCarrothers333 04/10/2019 at 11:18

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Do you have a third party cleaning crew?  If so, it could have been them.  An office I worked in years ago had laptops go missing overnight.  They set up a honeypot with a hidden camera and busted a member of the cleaning crew stealing them.  

lone_liberal > OmerCarrothers333 04/10/2019 at 11:36

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That is absolutely awful. I mean, stealing lunches is bad enough but actual, real theft? Fuck them.  I whine about having a windowless office but at least it’s an office that I can lock and not have to worry about shit like this, though I still give it the Win+L when I leave.

OmerCarrothers333 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/10/2019 at 11:48

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That is TOTALLY FUCKED UP.

OmerCarrothers333 > MoCamino 04/10/2019 at 11:49

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The cleaning crew is a mother-daughter team that’s been here the better part of 20 years, they come to the company picnics.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > OmerCarrothers333 04/10/2019 at 11:52

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Yep. I don’t think I’ve ever been madder in my entire life. 

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/10/2019 at 12:57

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I can guess how the HR complaint went too.

MoCamino > OmerCarrothers333 04/10/2019 at 13:05

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Yeah, probably not them then.  Unless one of them has developed a meth habit or something.  :) It’s crappy to realize one of your co-workers is a jerk.  Sorry for the bad day.  :(

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 04/10/2019 at 13:22

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You betcha

[wanking motion]

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 04/10/2019 at 13:34

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Well that’s better than the usual.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > OmerCarrothers333 04/10/2019 at 13:38

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Hey Omer, sorry this happened to you and I sympathize. I myself have been the victim a few times myself.

But this should be a takeaway for all of you - no matter how big or small, tracking down the problem is way harder than preventing it. Lock your computers. Use good passwords. Keep honest people honest and dishonest people guessing.

Please.

OmerCarrothers333 > OmerCarrothers333 04/10/2019 at 20:08

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Thanks for the kind words guys.

IT checked my computer out, and it was probably hacked when I was surfing the innerwebz. I was given a new computer, and was advised to change all my passwords for pretty much every website I use.

This whole ordeal has been a pain in the balls.