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IdiotMachine 01/01/23 4:00:57 PM #1:	IT needs to be a 24/7 operation, and it constantly breaks down. I feel like if youre in IT operations, youll just always be on call. --- https://i.imgur.com/XNEdLrJ.png <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:970551028] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>IT needs to be a 24/7 operation, and it constantly breaks down. I feel like if youre in IT operations, youll just always be on call.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 01/01/23 4:01:36 PM #2:	Probably by having more than one employee --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:970551037] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>Probably by having more than one employee</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 01/01/23 4:02:09 PM #3:	Because we almost always have other people on the team that will still be there. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:970551047] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>Because we almost always have other people on the team that will still be there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 01/01/23 4:03:44 PM #4:	My gf does a lot of stuff remotely even on her days off. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:970551088] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>My gf does a lot of stuff remotely even on her days off. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 01/01/23 4:04:27 PM #5:	Irony posted... Probably by having more than one employee Heineken14 posted... Because we almost always have other people on the team that will still be there. Well yea, but it always seems like shit hits the fan when that one go-getter that knows everything is not in the office. --- https://i.imgur.com/XNEdLrJ.png <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:970551101] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite><quote>Probably by having more than one employee</quote>Heineken14 posted... </cite><quote>Because we almost always have other people on the team that will still be there.</quote>Well yea, but it always seems like shit hits the fan when that one go-getter that knows everything is not in the office.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Payzmaykr 01/01/23 4:04:28 PM #6:	This is why businesses need to stop short staffing and actually hire enough people to where the two people on payroll actually get time to rest. With short staffing, youre treated like company property and made to feel guilty for daring to take personal time. Then, once theyve made the entire place of business a sweat shop, they start whining that nobody wants to work. <cite>Payzmaykr posted [p:970551102] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>This is why businesses need to stop short staffing and actually hire enough people to where the two people on payroll actually get time to rest. With short staffing, youre treated like company property and made to feel guilty for daring to take personal time. Then, once theyve made the entire place of business a sweat shop, they start whining that nobody wants to work. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 01/01/23 4:09:42 PM #7:	IdiotMachine posted... Well yea, but it always seems like shit hits the fan when that one go-getter that knows everything is not in the office. No it doesn't. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:970551236] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>IdiotMachine posted...</cite><quote>Well yea, but it always seems like shit hits the fan when that one go-getter that knows everything is not in the office.</quote>No it doesn't.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivany2008 01/01/23 4:12:11 PM #8:	Because companies don't work 24/7? We have normal hours like anyone else. If we close our doors at 6, we might stay until 7 or 8, but after that we clock out just like anyone else. If its a networking position where people have to come in after hours, they just adjust their schedule. So they still work the same amount of hours, just move those hours around. <cite>Ivany2008 posted [p:970551285] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>Because companies don't work 24/7? We have normal hours like anyone else. If we close our doors at 6, we might stay until 7 or 8, but after that we clock out just like anyone else.If its a networking position where people have to come in after hours, they just adjust their schedule. So they still work the same amount of hours, just move those hours around.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
refmon 01/01/23 4:12:16 PM #9:	Irony posted... Probably by having more than one employee --- If you read this signature, then that meant that I had control of what you read for 5 SECONDS!! <cite>refmon posted [p:970551288] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite><quote>Probably by having more than one employee</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NatsuSama 01/01/23 4:13:02 PM #10:	IdiotMachine posted... IT needs to be a 24/7 operation, and it constantly breaks down. I feel like if youre in IT operations, youll just always be on call. If you can telework its actually pretty sweet. Granted there's a lot to do still, and the job is understaffed.....but I also have decent bosses. Long as I meet deadlines, my bosses leave me alone. Also, I'm hourly, not salary. So when I work say 40 to 60 hours, I get paid OT. I'm also not on call. Honestly beyond being underpaid and ubderstaffed, I can't complain about my job all that much. The telework has saved my sanity (3 hours a day on the road to same job prior to covid), and my wallet thousands. (In IT and Telework) --- WAAAH, I CAN'T BEAT THIS GUY WITH HIS TACTICS, I'M GONNA CALL IT SPAM AND CONDEMN HIM FOR USING IT <cite>NatsuSama posted [p:970551305] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>IdiotMachine posted... </cite><quote>IT needs to be a 24/7 operation, and it constantly breaks down. I feel like if youre in IT operations, youll just always be on call.</quote>If you can telework its actually pretty sweet. Granted there's a lot to do still, and the job is understaffed.....but I also have decent bosses.Long as I meet deadlines, my bosses leave me alone.Also, I'm hourly, not salary. So when I work say 40 to 60 hours, I get paid OT. I'm also not on call.Honestly beyond being underpaid and ubderstaffed, I can't complain about my job all that much. The telework has saved my sanity (3 hours a day on the road to same job prior to covid), and my wallet thousands.(In IT and Telework)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 01/01/23 4:13:29 PM #11:	I'm in IT but I'm on the deskside user support side, not the server/network side. So I can easily still take time off. And yes, our System Admins rotate weeks on which one is on-call for the week. --- 11/8/2022 - The day the Blue Wall intercepted the Red Wave. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:970551313] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>I'm in IT but I'm on the deskside user support side, not the server/network side. So I can easily still take time off. And yes, our System Admins rotate weeks on which one is on-call for the week.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Returning_CEmen 01/01/23 4:14:49 PM #12:	@_BlueMonk --- Genius, Thousandaire, Playboy, Philanthropist <cite>Returning_CEmen posted [p:970551340] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>@_BlueMonk </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 01/01/23 4:18:42 PM #13:	Ivany2008 posted... Because companies don't work 24/7? We have normal hours like anyone else. If we close our doors at 6, we might stay until 7 or 8, but after that we clock out just like anyone else. If its a networking position where people have to come in after hours, they just adjust their schedule. So they still work the same amount of hours, just move those hours around. What large company doesnt run 24/7? --- https://i.imgur.com/XNEdLrJ.png <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:970551428] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>Ivany2008 posted... </cite><quote>Because companies don't work 24/7? We have normal hours like anyone else. If we close our doors at 6, we might stay until 7 or 8, but after that we clock out just like anyone else.If its a networking position where people have to come in after hours, they just adjust their schedule. So they still work the same amount of hours, just move those hours around.</quote>What large company doesnt run 24/7?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sheiky-Baby 01/01/23 4:20:15 PM #14:	You tag out. --- Once you lose your integrity, everything comes easy afterwards. <cite>Sheiky-Baby posted [p:970551462] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>You tag out.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SauI_Goodman 01/01/23 4:20:34 PM #15:	We had 1 guy in it for a while. If he was planning a vacation hed sent out a mass notice saying we need to have a ticket in by so and so, or else itll have to wait. --- Italian, French, German. <cite>SauI_Goodman posted [p:970551470] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>We had 1 guy in it for a while. If he was planning a vacation hed sent out a mass notice saying we need to have a ticket in by so and so, or else itll have to wait.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 01/01/23 4:22:58 PM #16:	Payzmaykr posted... This is why businesses need to stop short staffing and actually hire enough people to where the two people on payroll actually get time to rest. With short staffing, youre treated like company property and made to feel guilty for daring to take personal time. Then, once theyve made the entire place of business a sweat shop, they start whining that nobody wants to work. A hundred percent fucking *this*. --- Fate rarely calls on us at a moment of our choosing. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:970551526] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>Payzmaykr posted... </cite><quote>This is why businesses need to stop short staffing and actually hire enough people to where the two people on payroll actually get time to rest. With short staffing, youre treated like company property and made to feel guilty for daring to take personal time. Then, once theyve made the entire place of business a sweat shop, they start whining that nobody wants to work.</quote>A hundred percent fucking this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SauI_Goodman 01/01/23 4:24:44 PM #17:	rexcrk posted... A hundred percent fucking *this*. Im in this situation now sadly. 2 people have retired, 1 fired and they dont want to replace. More $$$ in the ceo bonus that they dont need. --- Italian, French, German. <cite>SauI_Goodman posted [p:970551556] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>rexcrk posted... </cite><quote>A hundred percent fucking this.</quote>Im in this situation now sadly. 2 people have retired, 1 fired and they dont want to replace. More $$$ in the ceo bonus that they dont need.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NatsuSama 01/01/23 4:25:34 PM #18:	IdiotMachine posted... What large company doesnt run 24/7? I'm going to table your 24/7 discussion slightly. All IT jobs are not on call jobs. Job rotation is a thing. IT is a huge field with many professions operating wildly different IT jobs. Think for example a brain surgeon vs your dentist. --- WAAAH, I CAN'T BEAT THIS GUY WITH HIS TACTICS, I'M GONNA CALL IT SPAM AND CONDEMN HIM FOR USING IT <cite>NatsuSama posted [p:970551581] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>IdiotMachine posted... </cite><quote>What large company doesnt run 24/7?</quote>I'm going to table your 24/7 discussion slightly.All IT jobs are not on call jobs.Job rotation is a thing.IT is a huge field with many professions operating wildly different IT jobs. Think for example a brain surgeon vs your dentist.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Heineken14 01/01/23 4:30:07 PM #20:	NatsuSama posted... I'm going to table your 24/7 discussion slightly. All IT jobs are not on call jobs. Job rotation is a thing. IT is a huge field with many professions operating wildly different IT jobs. Think for example a brain surgeon vs your dentist. Yeah, you tend to get that a lot from people on the outside. Where it's like, I'm a server admin and people will just assume I know deep intricacies about databases or software dev or some shit. Lol --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:970551685] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>NatsuSama posted...</cite><quote>I'm going to table your 24/7 discussion slightly.All IT jobs are not on call jobs.Job rotation is a thing.IT is a huge field with many professions operating wildly different IT jobs. Think for example a brain surgeon vs your dentist.</quote>Yeah, you tend to get that a lot from people on the outside. Where it's like, I'm a server admin and people will just assume I know deep intricacies about databases or software dev or some shit. Lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 01/01/23 4:34:53 PM #21:	So at my job, our IT department is of about 600 employees, and I have no idea what they do and why we need so much IT personnel. Of those 600 employees, Ive only ever talked to like 20 experts who know everything about a specific discipline I needed their help in, in setting up a web-based COTS program (cybersecurity, SQL database, Apache web server, etc.). When one of them was out, and the one system happen to go down during the pilot, I couldnt find a replacement (even with the IT management help) that knew how to fix it and the entire project was on a standstill until he came back. --- https://i.imgur.com/XNEdLrJ.png <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:970551791] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>So at my job, our IT department is of about 600 employees, and I have no idea what they do and why we need so much IT personnel. Of those 600 employees, Ive only ever talked to like 20 experts who know everything about a specific discipline I needed their help in, in setting up a web-based COTS program (cybersecurity, SQL database, Apache web server, etc.).When one of them was out, and the one system happen to go down during the pilot, I couldnt find a replacement (even with the IT management help) that knew how to fix it and the entire project was on a standstill until he came back.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CableZL 01/01/23 4:37:48 PM #23:	At my old job, I was the only network engineer. I had to work during every vacation I ever took at that place. Even when I was visiting my dad before he died in the hospital, I was working while I was at the hospital. Is was on call 24/7, which was rough. At my current job, we have about 48 network engineers and overnight support, so it's much better. I'm only on call one every 7 to 8 weeks now. --- https://i.imgtc.com/d9Fc4Qq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/BKHTxYq.gif https://i.imgtc.com/vYYIuDx.jpg <cite>CableZL posted [p:970551858] in How do IT ... [t:80297503]...</cite> <quote>At my old job, I was the only network engineer. I had to work during every vacation I ever took at that place. Even when I was visiting my dad before he died in the hospital, I was working while I was at the hospital. Is was on call 24/7, which was rough. At my current job, we have about 48 network engineers and overnight support, so it's much better. I'm only on call one every 7 to 8 weeks now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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