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so the IT fix it guy, you know - the guy who fixes computers in the office, or gets you more RAM if he thinks you might need it, or sets up your workstation, that guy - he sits in the cube across from me.

it's cool, because we can talk geek talk, new tech, gadgets, whatever.

the problem is when people come looking for him.

at any given time, when he is not at his desk, someone will come calling. The will get to his cube and notice that he is not there, and then they will stare, as if to say,

"where are you now, now that I'm ready..."

and take a step in as if he were hiding or if he would somehow magically appear if they stre long enough. these cubes are about 7'x7', so, really, people should not have to use their peripheral vision to see that no one is in the cube.

anyway, after about three minutes, they will look around and see me looking at them (laughing on the inside) and I'll say something like "you just missed him" or "I don't know" shrug and then turn around and pretend to be busy to avoid any awkward moments...

so it's actually pretty funny, yet highly annoying once it gets past four people over the course of the day.

I think I should put up a sign that says "If J__ isn't at his desk, I don't know where he is."

um.

that's it.