Root Cause #007: The Best Seat

Root Cause / Episode 007 / Wi-Fi troubleshooting

The Manager can stay connected in the hall, but the Wi-Fi drops at her desk. Patch finds one reliable spot in the office, and it already has an occupant.

Four-panel comic. Patch finds one reliable Wi-Fi spot in the office. The Manager takes the spot after approving its previous occupant, a potted plant, for remote work.
Root Cause #007 · Another perfectly normal day in IT.
Panel 1. At her desk, the Manager gestures at a laptop marked with a red Wi-Fi icon. Brian listens over his coffee. The Manager: “The Wi-Fi works in the hall. Why does it drop at my desk?”

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Panel 2. Patch hovers beside a floor tile marked green, holding an open laptop. Patch: “I tested your laptop. There’s one reliable spot in here.”

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Panel 3. The Manager and Brian crouch beside the green tile. An office chair hides most of a terracotta pot. The Manager: “Can we move a desk there?” Brian: “That spot’s already occupied.”

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Panel 4. The Manager sits on a small stool on the green tile. Her laptop shows a potted plant wearing a headset on a video call from home. The Manager: “I approved the plant for remote work.”

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Read the transcript

Panel 1. At her desk, the Manager gestures at a laptop marked with a red Wi-Fi icon. Brian listens over his coffee. The Manager: “The Wi-Fi works in the hall. Why does it drop at my desk?”

Panel 2. Patch hovers beside a floor tile marked green, holding an open laptop. Patch: “I tested your laptop. There’s one reliable spot in here.”

Panel 3. The Manager and Brian crouch beside the green tile. An office chair hides most of a terracotta pot. The Manager: “Can we move a desk there?” Brian: “That spot’s already occupied.”

Panel 4. The Manager sits on a small stool on the green tile. Her laptop shows a potted plant wearing a headset on a video call from home. The Manager: “I approved the plant for remote work.”

Meet the regulars

Brian

Solves infrastructure. Still waiting on requirements.

The Manager

Sees the possibility. Occasionally, the scope.

Patch

Helpful. Literal. Technically followed instructions.

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