{"id":17296,"date":"2022-02-28T08:37:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T08:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/dont-give-out-it-advice-while-under-the-influence-the-register\/"},"modified":"2022-02-28T08:37:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T08:37:51","slug":"dont-give-out-it-advice-while-under-the-influence-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/dont-give-out-it-advice-while-under-the-influence-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t give out IT advice while under the influence \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Who, Me?<\/span> Wave a cheery hello to Monday with a warning from a Register<\/i> reader that advice given in a pub is perhaps better limited to which brew is better. Welcome to Who, Me?<\/a><\/p>\n

Today’s story comes from “Sam” and takes place in the final decade of the last century. He was working for a computer and office equipment supplier that was courting a Big Fish customer and getting nowhere.<\/p>\n

Sam was enjoying a pub-based liquid reward at the end of another long week when he felt a tap on his shoulder. It was the grumpy-looking old fellow responsible for maintenance at the company Sam’s employer was trying to sign up.<\/p>\n

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