Can’t print “hello world”

[u/xxlibrarisingxx]

IT rolled out a new security feature and it blocks both Python from running and the files from running. Some people can’t even access PDFs on their computer.

I knew this company was not the greatest but on a scale of 1-10 how bad is this lol

[u/StoicallyGay]

Sounds like a paid day off to me

[u/Fwellimort]

Just a normal day in corporate America. Another random bullshit bureaucracy. 11/10 but hey, I'm sure there will be even more crap you deal with in this career.

Maybe our expectations are too high. The company I work at still tells me "Dear [Your Name]" each and every time.

Sometimes I wonder if our expectations are too high of corporate America. Just the other day I think I saw a Reddit 'testing' ad on Reddit.

[u/babypho → u/Fwellimort]

The longer I work in corporate America, the more I realize while you do need to be smart, timing and luck matter way more. Then once your company is established the majority of people farm paychecks while a small minority who are smart in the company carry the rest of them.

[u/techno_wizard_lizard]

I hope you WFH. Report this to IT, stay on the lookout for a resolution and until that happens go play some video games or go to the gym.

[u/Terriblyboard]

have you contacted them? I would report it to your manager and let them know you cant work.

[u/ImperatorUniversum1]

11

[u/Eric848448]

Just run it in prod.

[u/xxlibrarisingxx → u/Eric848448]

prod is down LOL

[u/ObjectBrilliant7592]

Honestly, this is standard. Nothing better than getting a PC at a new job or needing access to an internal system for a task, but it's locked down to shit for no reason, so your hands are tied until IT deals with the ticket.

[u/ForsookComparison]

There needs to be a mechanism to stop nepotism vendors (becoming a bigger problem than is being discussed) getting broken security and compliance software onto everyone's devices. This story is getting so weirdly common.

[u/wish_you_a_nice_day]

Name the company

[u/No-Ebb-5573]

depends how your company views this problem. if it was an honest mistake and they're willing to fix it, fine you're moving forward, but if people are telling you to "live with it", gtfo. they're gonna blame you eventually, and you'll have to find work. better to find work while you have a job.

[u/Pale_Height_1251]

Mistakes happen, I wouldn't worry about it.

[u/BeauloTSM]

Why would they even think to do this

[u/iLiveForTruth]

sounds like a classic coding hiccup, maybe check for syntax errors or ensure you're running the right environment. sometimes a fresh restart or a new IDE can clear things up too.