Here at the office, (State of Michigan) everyone is having their email program converted over from Group Wise to Outlook. Those of us on Group Wise, see this conversion process as a real pain in the rear.

First of all, you have to be present for this conversion as every PC has a user assigned password. Second, we have not been trained on using Outlook, so we will have to learn from trial and error. Third, Outlook does not have the same features as Group Wise, so it is a step backwards for email use.

So, in a effort to put a positive spin on this process, the computer folks have put up bright colored posters. These posters announce that on 09/03/07, they will start converting over our PCs. The only problem is that 09/03/07 is a holiday and no one will be in the office on that day.

I am sure that this is just an oversight on the part of the computer folks but it doesn’t give me warm fuzzy feelings about the process. After all, if they missed something as simple as the start date, what other things have they missed?

I have the urge to write “God help us” on the bottom of the posters.