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Title: Work Sucks
Post by: GreggBz on February 08, 2005, 07:51:53 AM

So, anyone got any IT / Sys Admin Horror Stories to tell?
No?
Ok, I've got one, after 3 60 + hour weeks, and a 2nd attempt at a planned complete network migration, the company I work for was held up in it's latest attempt to mega upgrade their network by the crummy API and buggey damenons that keep spontanously restarting of a 3rd party network provisioning product.

It's 3 AM and my head is awash with network topologies and bash shell commands. AND I HAVE TO GO BACK AT 8AM!


Astronomy! YES ASTRONOMY! I'M GOING BACK for a masters degree in ASTRONOMY! Heck, where's the stress in that? LOL find this star before it's TOO late!
HA Now that I finnally got a job in IT I'm really starting to dislike it.

Title: Re: Work Sucks
Post by: whabang on February 08, 2005, 10:00:04 AM

Aye!
I work with tech support. I've talked to the worst of them!

Me: "Ok, now press the Start-button..."
Customer: "Whozzat?"
Me: "The green button in the lower left corner of the screen."
'click'
Customer: "Ok, now the TV is turned off!"

Title: Re: Work Sucks
Post by: T_Bone on February 08, 2005, 11:09:45 AM

What a lousy profession IT has turned out to be. 30 years ago if everyone knew that the computer field would be nothing more than a bunch of digital janitors, everyone would have chosen a different career.

Title: Re: Work Sucks
Post by: whabang on February 08, 2005, 11:57:32 AM

Yeah.

I wasn't even born then, though! :-P

Title: Re: Work Sucks
Post by: Wain on February 09, 2005, 05:04:36 PM

For a bit of release, and remembrance that others share your pain...


Computer Stupidities (http://rinkworks.com/stupid/)

Title: Re: Work Sucks
Post by: GreggBz on February 10, 2005, 12:39:22 PM

Hey we're all done.
The server room now has most several better, prettier rows of blinking lights!

Definately worth the 36 hour marathon.

Title: Re: Work Sucks
Post by: bjjones37 on February 10, 2005, 08:14:19 PM

Small consolation I know, but the alternative to work is to not work.  On the whole I would rather be working. Congrats on the pretty blinking lights! I know how it feels when they don't blink.

Title: Re: Work Sucks
Post by: Speelgoedmannetje on February 10, 2005, 08:18:47 PM

Quote

Wain wrote:
For a bit of release, and remembrance that others share your pain...


Computer Stupidities (http://rinkworks.com/stupid/)

oh dear :lol:

Title: Re: Work Sucks
Post by: cecilia on February 11, 2005, 12:08:57 AM

sorry, but i just HAD to post this:
Project Manager Leaves Suicide PowerPoint Presentation (http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4106&n=3)

it's incredibly satirical and quite brilliant!:roflmao: