Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
before I took over
English answer:
before I took up this position/started this job
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Gallagher
Mar 14, 2017 13:17
7 yrs ago
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Hello everyone,
http://www.christopherspenn.com/2016/02/the-hidden-lairs-of-...
One of her “best answers” on Spiceworks, and a good example of the potential impact of participating in forums occurred when she answered a question about a HP printer from “ChrisJG” in May 2015.
He wrote
“Hi All, I have a P4515X printer that shows that it is a P4014n printer on the configuration page printout.
It’s never been used outside of trying to set it up and test. ***The person before I took over said he was having issues with the networking part of the printer, but he left this position before resolving the issue***. I’ve updated the firmware to the latest, 04.221.6, on the HP website, but that didn’t resolve anything (not that I really thought it would). I’ve tried resetting the printer to factory settings, and working with PJL files, but I can never get them to update identity of the printer. I’ve read that in situations like this, you need a “multibyte file” from HP Support, but since this printer is no longer under warranty, I’m not sure I would be able to get a file. I would really appreciate any suggestions as I am completely stumped at this point. Thanks!”
Priscilla replied one hour and 16 minutes later, including links to specific resources:
“@ChrisjG, you may have noticed in your research of your issue that replacing parts, especially the formatter, can cause a printer to have “an identity issue.” You may have also noticed this post in which @dicka confirms that the “multibyte file” has to be obtained from Tech Support and @dicka gives very detailed instructions on how to use the file. Click here. You will observe in this post that @dicka gives the names of staff to whom to send the information for the file. Click here. If this is old information, please call Tech Support at 800 334-5144 to request the file. If you encounter problems please ping me. I see that this is your first post. Welcome to Spiceworks!”
Chris responded: ...
"The person before I took over said he was having issues with the networking part of the printer, but he left this position before resolving the issue."
I'm not sure I undrestand correctly what this sentence means in this specific conext?
Does Chris mean that he bought this printer from someone and the previous owner had the same problem with the printer? But if so, what does "but he left this position before resolving the issue" imply in this specific context?
Another thought: maybe Chris means that he contacted someone in the HP Support and the person he was communicating left his job before resolving the issue. But what does "before I took over" mean in this case?
Thank you.
http://www.christopherspenn.com/2016/02/the-hidden-lairs-of-...
One of her “best answers” on Spiceworks, and a good example of the potential impact of participating in forums occurred when she answered a question about a HP printer from “ChrisJG” in May 2015.
He wrote
“Hi All, I have a P4515X printer that shows that it is a P4014n printer on the configuration page printout.
It’s never been used outside of trying to set it up and test. ***The person before I took over said he was having issues with the networking part of the printer, but he left this position before resolving the issue***. I’ve updated the firmware to the latest, 04.221.6, on the HP website, but that didn’t resolve anything (not that I really thought it would). I’ve tried resetting the printer to factory settings, and working with PJL files, but I can never get them to update identity of the printer. I’ve read that in situations like this, you need a “multibyte file” from HP Support, but since this printer is no longer under warranty, I’m not sure I would be able to get a file. I would really appreciate any suggestions as I am completely stumped at this point. Thanks!”
Priscilla replied one hour and 16 minutes later, including links to specific resources:
“@ChrisjG, you may have noticed in your research of your issue that replacing parts, especially the formatter, can cause a printer to have “an identity issue.” You may have also noticed this post in which @dicka confirms that the “multibyte file” has to be obtained from Tech Support and @dicka gives very detailed instructions on how to use the file. Click here. You will observe in this post that @dicka gives the names of staff to whom to send the information for the file. Click here. If this is old information, please call Tech Support at 800 334-5144 to request the file. If you encounter problems please ping me. I see that this is your first post. Welcome to Spiceworks!”
Chris responded: ...
"The person before I took over said he was having issues with the networking part of the printer, but he left this position before resolving the issue."
I'm not sure I undrestand correctly what this sentence means in this specific conext?
Does Chris mean that he bought this printer from someone and the previous owner had the same problem with the printer? But if so, what does "but he left this position before resolving the issue" imply in this specific context?
Another thought: maybe Chris means that he contacted someone in the HP Support and the person he was communicating left his job before resolving the issue. But what does "before I took over" mean in this case?
Thank you.
Change log
Mar 15, 2017 21:00: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
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before I took up this position/started this job
other/previous person left the job without/before managing to fix the problem with the printer
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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2017-03-15 20:59:56 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2017-03-15 20:59:56 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, Gallagy."
+3
7 mins
the guy who had this job before the author
that guy had the problems with the printer but left the job before sorting it out
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
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thank you.
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Victoria Britten
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thank you.
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acetran
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+1
11 mins
The person trying to resolve this issue before me tried but failed and left this up to me to address
I believe that
"The person responsible for this printer before I took over (his duties) said he was having issues with printer networking functionality, but left this job without resolving the printer issue"
seems a fitting explanation of the sentence
"The person responsible for this printer before I took over (his duties) said he was having issues with printer networking functionality, but left this job without resolving the printer issue"
seems a fitting explanation of the sentence
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