Hot Desking

A coworker has been on a call with a user for almost half an hour, trying to figure out why her computer isn’t powering up.

Coworker: “And you’re sure the outlet is working okay?”

Pause.

Coworker: “Wait, you have a space heater plugged into it too?”

Pause.

Coworker: “On the desk? Is it facing the computer?”

Pause.

Coworker: “Can you touch the back of the computer tower and feel if it’s hot?”

Pause.

Coworker: “Yes, the fact that it’s too hot to touch is indeed a problem.”

Pause.

Coworker: “Luckily, the solution is simple. The appropriate tool to repair any computer subjected to a space heater is a sledgehammer. Apply hammer to space heater until it is no longer a space heater.”