The Used Proliant Servers Were On Their Last Leg
Computers December 30th, 2009The computer department downstairs has requested that the entire office attend a meeting in the conference room today. I had already made an appointment for that particular time and was just hoping that maybe I could get out of the meeting by telling them that I had something else to do. My boss told me that I needed to reschedule the appointment I had and attend the meeting because it was very important.
As the entire office crammed into a room that could hold twenty people max, I found a good seat. No one wanted to sit up front, but I figured that I should since I had already given up enough to be here and it better be good. I got the just of the meeting right away when the computer guys showed us the cost of new servers compared to used hp servers. We were all wondering why we would need to know all of this and then they said it. In order for them to order even the used proliant servers, we would all have to cut back hours and give up the pay.
I bet that you could have heard a pin drop when they said that. The only other option to get the money was to start laying people off. No one wanted to see anyone lost their job but we needed the used hp servers to continue running efficiently. The used proliant servers we had installed ten years ago were on their last leg, so we all voted to take a cut in hours to buy them.












