infoworld.com — "Hey, we can't all have careers at Google. Sometimes when you work in IT, you have to hold your nose and hope for the best. Last year we named "The 7 dirtiest jobs in IT [1]," but we barely scratched the topic's grime-caked surface. In the world of technology, there's plenty of dirt to go around. You may be ordered to crawl into the nastiest ..."
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Closed AccountApr 8, 2009
Wahhh Try working for a small technology company as the only full time IT person. You have to do all of these jobs. I would love to be able to focus all my time on just one aspect of the field.
residentsApr 8, 2009
I found rat droppings inside a PC one time. I heard stories of half a sandwich being found before (probably an office prank) The worst was definitely malware removal. Some of the things that would pop up like "GRANNY FISTING" with really graphic pics was a bit much. I got through it though and stopped that crap from happening. It was a learning experience to say the least, maybe even a great learning experience. Once you have to get rid of stuff that is extremely offensive, I think it's the fact that it was offensive that makes one remember exactly what he did to remove it..... forever.
theonlywizdumApr 8, 2009
Real IT people don't have time for food. If we ever picked up a coffee, it was at 7pm, and we knew we'd bee working until midnight trying to solve some problem.
analogkid01Apr 8, 2009
Last year I worked at a steel mill in East Chicago, IN. Take all of the above, and then add in the possibility of falling from a catwalk into an open ladle full of molten iron. Fun fun fun.
riyanwebApr 9, 2009
Why would U say something like that. The IT field is a great career.....
warriorblakeApr 9, 2009
My soul'll be find. I got insurance!
asspantsApr 9, 2009
that doesnt even make sense, what you saidso if they were paying the tech what he was worth he would have implemented the array properly?what the hell "tried to back up the system first"you mean used an alternate backup method and had a disaster recovery plan?sure came in here and showed your ass, moron.
coldehApr 9, 2009
thanks mate