Rant… Things That Take 2, 3, 4 Times As Long As They Should

Why the F… can’t desk manufacturers make desks with decent cable management. Why must companies insist on buying cheap crappy furniture and crappy accessories and expect you to make it look like an Ethan Allen showroom.

I got a ticket to install a 3rd monitor at a desk. One would think, not a big deal. But with crappy furniture and crappy arms, what should’ve taken 20, maybe 30 minutes tops ended up taking an hour and a half fighting with the desk because it was installed too close to the cubicle wall, fighting with the arms because they’re cheap crappy ones, spacing for adding a 3rd monitor in a small desk is difficult, and fighting with cable management because god forbid someone thought about including something to mount cables to under the desk. And when it was done, the user didn’t like the fact that the brackets for the arms mount onto the edge of the desk, but do have a base that sits on top of the desk. And that the 3rd arm makes it look unaesthetic and a bit cluttered. My manager came over to look at the install and asked me what can be done with the arms and make it look better. I said 1) Don’t request a 3rd monitor when the physical area doesn’t really support one. 2) Buy better arms. 3) Spend some money on decent and proper stuff like runners under a desk for cables and stuff instead of crappy half brained ideas to save a couple of bucks. 4) Maybe some proper tools would hall too instead of a box full of miscellaneous allen wrenches and random sized screw drivers (none of which seem to fit anything or have rounded over heads).

The response…. Well, see what you can do.

At least it’s Friday and we get Pizza for lunch.