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by LinuxBender 443 days ago
Having approval from one of them would be quite the saving grace.

I had a CTO tell me to fill a cubicle with quick drying cement after a prank went wrong but I stalled him long enough to cool down. I knew the building management company would have been furious had I followed orders. The CSO had pranked the CTO with a dongle that opens excel and slowly types "I know what you were doing..."
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em-bee 442 days ago
the building company would be more than furious. you could lose your lease over this and pay damages.

next time recommend using expanding insulation foam instead, but first cover everything with big sheets of plastic. the victim will still have a hell of a time getting rid of the foam. that stuff hardens...

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LinuxBender 442 days ago
Oh trust me I know. This was CBRE and they are cantankerous and contentious on good days.
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