GREG BOX | Information Tech | Contact
Despite being all-but dragged from his post, a local IT worker has resisted the urge to call pens down on his duties this afternoon and join the office Christmas party in the next room.
Mohan Patel, a 27-year-old system engineer at South Betoota Polytech, told The Advocate that his responsibilities to the campus’ technology infrastructure ends at 5 o’clock, not noon.
“I am the only one here from my department, what if something goes wrong?” he asked.
“But my colleagues from the other staff groups keep trying to drag me off into the party. I cannot party when there are responsibilities. IT workers are supposed to be invisible until something goes wrong. What if it all crashes when I’m three sheets to the wind?”
“Nothing, I tell you. Nothing! There would be chaos. Chaos that I am responsible for to fix. Thank you, but no thank you. I take my job very seriously. I will watch the race but I will not part take in the rampant consumption of drugs and alcohol that seems to have swept through this office like a grass fire! I’m about to lock the door.”
One of those attempting to beckon Mr Patel from the server room is Becky Longhurst, a popular receptionist and cashier at the learning institution.
She told our reporters that she’s made many trips in to see Mohan this afternoon.
“Nobody should be working today!” she said.
“I feel sorry for Mohan. We’re all getting pissed and carrying on in the room over and he’s in here tap-tap-tapping away on his little keyboard all by himself, it’s sad!”
“But he won’t stop working. I supposed somebody has to do some work around here.”
More to come.
