Chris arrived at the office the next morning, hoping for a quiet day. Instead, he walked into a storm of complaints.
“Why doesn’t my phone ring like the old one?” one employee asked.
“I can’t figure out how to transfer calls!” said another.
“Where’s the big red button? I need my red button!” shouted a particularly agitated salesperson.
Chris took a deep breath and prepared for battle. He scheduled a training session, bribing attendees with donuts and coffee. During the session, he patiently demonstrated how to transfer calls, set custom ringtones, and even create shortcuts for frequently dialed numbers.
Barry, of course, had a unique request. “Can you set mine up so all my calls go straight to voicemail?”
Chris resisted the urge to roll his eyes. “I’ll think about it, Barry.”
The breaking point came when Debra, still unsatisfied despite having a working phone, suggested calling another IT company to “fix this mess.” Chris, clutching his last ounce of patience, responded with a calm but firm: “Let’s give it another day.”
By the end of the week, things started to settle. People began noticing the clearer call quality and the convenience of voicemail-to-email integration. Debra grudgingly admitted, “Okay, fine. These phones aren’t terrible.”
Barry, in a rare moment of self-awareness, patted Chris on the back. “You’re like the Gandalf of IT,” he said.
Chris allowed himself a small smile. He wasn’t sure if that was a compliment, but he’d take it.
Chris sat at his desk Friday afternoon, staring at the blinking lights of the new system. The job was finally done. Then his email pinged. It was a request from accounting: “Can you set up a budget tracker for this year?”
Chris sighed. Another day, another IT adventure.