A stapler.

How many IT people does it take to fix a stapler?

Not a question asked on a daily basis, but an important one that was addressed today.

The answer was both enlightening and disturbing in equal measures.

It took three to determine that the correct action was to replace it. That the little bit of metal that came spinning out of it couldn’t be put back in. So yes – there is sanity in IT. It takes three, but it can be found.

It also takes three to take that slither of metal and absolutely destroy the stapler and the metal shard in attempts to repair it using whatever tools came to hand.

Screwdrivers. The desk. Anything in reach.

And we trust these people with servers costing thousands.

*Gulp*