The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoIt's a shame, really.media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up11.11K
arrow-up11.11KimageIt's a shame, really.media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·1 day 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-up32·1 day agoI should go unplug the router for a bit.
minus-squareSt3alth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 hours 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-up2·20 hours 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