The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoIt's a shame, really.media.piefed.worldexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down11
arrow-up11.14Karrow-down1external-linkIt's a shame, really.media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·2 months agoThe key to a good career in IT is to not have everything run too smoothly. If your systems have 100% uptime, it’s easy for people to forget that you exist and are needed. The occasional bug reminds them that their lives would collapse without you.
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up31·2 months agoI should go unplug the router for a bit.
minus-squareSt3alth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoBut if they forget you doesn’t that mean you get paid to sit at a desk all day with no work?
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoUntil it’s time for layoffs
The key to a good career in IT is to not have everything run too smoothly. If your systems have 100% uptime, it’s easy for people to forget that you exist and are needed. The occasional bug reminds them that their lives would collapse without you.
I should go unplug the router for a bit.
But if they forget you doesn’t that mean you get paid to sit at a desk all day with no work?
Until it’s time for layoffs