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- antdude, on 04/06/2009, -0/+541 Print Page: http://www.infoworld.com/print/70002
- Dumbledorito, on 04/08/2009, -0/+35Moving computers is a royal pain. Computers, it seems, develop a "harmony" with their surroundings, if they run past about 3 years. They merge with the Feng Shui of the area, accommodating any nearby ley lines or spirits that haunt or bless the building.
Which means that if you move them even three effing feet, they'll rebel and corrupt their drives, fail to boot, or in some extreme cases, open a portal to the netherworld. - t0ny, on 04/07/2009, -0/+23At least they have tech jobs... or any jobs at all.
- ScaredOfTheMan, on 04/06/2009, -0/+17Zombie Console Monkey - Wanted: Individuals with low self-esteem and high boredom threshold willing to spend long hours poring over server logs and watching blinking lights on a network console.
I aspire to reach this pinnacle of IT Greatness - mhanley, on 04/08/2009, -1/+16Someone needs to call Mike Rowe
- inactive, on 04/08/2009, -0/+13Wahhh 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.
- captainanndor, on 04/08/2009, -0/+13Alternately, sometimes they will work flawlessly when you move them.
Which is a huge nuisance when you're trying to fix a laptop that crashes constantly for a user (and you've seen it do this repeatedly), but seems to have no problems when brought to your workbench area. - TheMachine1, on 04/08/2009, -0/+12And all while some horny Catholic priest watched you work.
- gtluke, on 04/08/2009, -1/+13Those aren't dirty, I do computer controls, integration, SCADA and PLC programming for sewer treatment plants in new york city. That's dirty.
- inigomntoya, on 04/08/2009, -0/+12That's because they know not to misbehave in your possession.
- noclss2000, on 04/08/2009, -0/+10seriously? They consider those "dirty jobs"?
I had to run network cable in a catholic school that is converted from a old church. The ceilings are drop ceilings with only the large wooden rafters above it. In order for me to run the cable from the classrooms to the switch, I had to get in the ceiling and walk along the wooden rafters 20 feet above the ground, crawl over large hvac systems and finally squeeze my ass through a small hole in a wall that dropped down to a area where the cables came down to the switch. It was mid-summer so it was about 100 degrees in the ceiling. By the time the job was done, I had lost about 8 lbs from sweating it all out, not to mention breaking my fear of spiders. - sarcasmosis, on 04/08/2009, -1/+11Cry me a ***** river. Then hire me for any of these jobs and please let me replace someone that complained about having one.
- nofreee, on 04/08/2009, -1/+11Thank you. I hate all these lists that make you click a new page for every number. Greedy *****.
- brandnewx, on 04/08/2009, -0/+10The espionage engineer definitely has the dirtiest job of all. Imagine having to see tub girl images everyday.
- Iceman4, on 04/08/2009, -0/+88 pages? Seriously?
- theonlywizdum, on 04/08/2009, -0/+8Real 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.
- MattB123, on 04/08/2009, -0/+6I've done my share of a few of these tasks over the years. Disgusting crawlspaces are probably my least favorite, or maybe splicing cable in a muddy ditch, but the mud seems cleaner than crawlspace funk.
One time we were pulling some cable under a condo complex and I was the only one who could fit into the space. I slid into this dark, damp, ammonia-stinking space to see a bunch of glowing eyes looking back. Quickly I flipped on my headlamp to see a littler of feral cats looking back at me, hissing with arched backs. It wasn't a spot I could get out of quickly and I was freaked out they were going to attack while I was relatively pinned on my belly on years worth of cat *****. Nasty! - strictnein, on 04/08/2009, -1/+7[!-- pagebreak --]
- Thud, on 04/08/2009, -0/+5Don't worry, you'll eventually get one, and it will eat away your soul soon enough.
- arbulus, on 04/08/2009, -0/+4This is so completely true.
I also had a client who had a server that was at least 5 years old and hadn't been rebooted in probably a year or so. I come in and change a few settings that require it to be rebooted. The next week the power supply went bad and burned out the motherboard. - irriadin, on 04/08/2009, -0/+4Apt description sir.
- freeridstylee, on 04/08/2009, -1/+4Wouldn't wifi have been easier?
- JonForTheWin, on 04/08/2009, -1/+4Anything that involves an MSCE is a minefield of fail and dumb ass.
- inactive, on 04/08/2009, -0/+3I eat all my food in front my PC. It would be nice if I could replace my chair with a toilet and i'd be peachy.
- krunktar, on 04/08/2009, -0/+3These jobs actually don't sound that bad.
- WarriorBlake, on 04/08/2009, -0/+3psh! I'd LOVE some of these jobs! Just got out of tech. school and looking for one myself.
- JiveRabbit, on 04/08/2009, -0/+34chan helps...
- antdude, on 04/08/2009, -0/+3NP and I know the feeling. :)
- inigomntoya, on 04/08/2009, -0/+3Try Windows 98!
Them: Its not suported anymore?!
Me: No.
Them: But, its 98 SPECIAL EDITION!
Me: If I take a dump and write SE on it, it doesn't make it anymore special. Its still CRAP! - Residents, on 04/08/2009, -0/+3I 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.
- rikwakefield, on 04/08/2009, -0/+3If only you knew how apt the description is for me. *sigh*
- rrasco, on 04/08/2009, -0/+2I thought of running cables when I read the intro to the article. The company I work for has been in the same building since the 40s, in the last few weeks I have run 30+ new drops to new portions of the office. It was definitely dirty. Also, its already 90-100* down here in South Texas, so the attic was more like 120*.
- inigomntoya, on 04/08/2009, -0/+2Something tells me this wouldn't make good television.
"And here we have Charles. Charles is 5 and half feet tall and 150 pounds overweight. Tell me, Charles. What is the highlight of your day?"
"Well, I start my day by going to the soda machine where I get 4 Dr. Peppers that I wash down this box if Ding Dongs with. While I do that, I look over these Internet logs. The 'good' photos I save to this ZIP drive and save them on my home computer." - Trollemite, on 04/08/2009, -0/+2The most disgusting thing I've dealt with was getting a Unix machine back from a manufacturing plant that had enough human hair stuck in the fan in the back that you could have done a hair transplant with it. As if that wasn't disgusting enough there was some sort of white residue all over the case too. I wish I was making this stuff up...
- inigomntoya, on 04/08/2009, -0/+2Especially in this economy!
- inigomntoya, on 04/08/2009, -0/+2One of the IT guys at work takes every moment he can to mention his credentials (and they are pretty weak).
Here's his signature line on all of his emails!
Thank you,
Full Name (with middle name)
Information Services Helpdesk
A+, NET+, MCP
Name of Company Inc.
Street Address
City, State ZIP (+ 4)
Direct: XXX.XXX.XXXX ext. XXX
Main: XXX.XXX.XXXX
Fax: XXX.XXX.XXXX
Email: (address)
Web: (company url) - asspants, on 04/09/2009, -0/+2that doesnt even make sense, what you said
so 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. - asspants, on 04/08/2009, -1/+3hurrr i'm a durrrr?
a real raid implementation is done in hardware, independent of the operating system. tell me something, were you thinking "LOL THEY SHOULD HAV USED LINUCKS"? - Scira, on 04/08/2009, -0/+2I think I would enjoy being a Malware hunter.
Bring your worst, because I am one of your kind! - cyrix, on 04/09/2009, -0/+2This maybe? http://stevenroddis.com/2007/02/10/disable-num-loc ...
- JiveRabbit, on 04/08/2009, -0/+2I noticed that too when i work IT during the summers.
One time a computers mobo was covered in burnmarks AND STILL WORKED.
quite strange - suprchunk, on 04/08/2009, -0/+1Guess you guys have never run CAT5 in ceilings over great distances with objects in your way. It would be nice if fish tape could maneuver around things like you think they will. Or you have never seen a picture of a church ceiling.
- suprchunk, on 04/08/2009, -0/+1Same here. And throw in the asbestos. I'm just waiting for the mesothelioma to kick in so I can sue the government.
- acknotSW, on 04/08/2009, -1/+2***** hilarious, Data crisis manager. I would be absolutely hopeless at that job as I have no sympathy at all for IT people who lose data. There is simply no excuse for not taking the required steps that insure data integrity.
- coldeh, on 04/08/2009, -0/+1Not sure if this is exactly on topic, but does anyone here know of a way to:
1) Force Numslock off and then disable the key that changes it.
2) Force Capslock off and disable the key that changes it.
The amount of times I have had to help people to login because of these issues is insane, another bad one is people leaving paper on their desk that over-laps the keyboard, and forces a key like control on. - JiveRabbit, on 04/08/2009, -0/+1My boss does exactly that most of the year. He hires me on during the summer to help run cable, work on broken computers, and help troubleshoot network issues. This is a company that has 200 employees. How can they only have one full time IT guy?
- dacheetah, on 04/09/2009, -0/+1Can Grimes come and work here?
- rikwakefield, on 04/08/2009, -0/+1Sounds like quite a few health and safety laws were broken there.
- abhishattitude, on 04/08/2009, -0/+199% of the IT job suck very few people in development enjoy there job else all are fed up
and all are there because they were not able to find job elsewhere. -
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