Sys Admin Appreciation Day

Jstas
Jstas Posts: 14,809
edited July 2011 in The Clubhouse
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Yeah, like anybody will pay attention.

Anyway, if you work on a computer at your job, any computer of any kind...hell, even a forum that you go to, someone's behind it. There is someone there that you probably rarely see. Toiling away in the server rooms and network closets. Quietly mumbling to themselves about the (L)users that screw everything up and painfully giving up their nights and weekends so that YOUR regular work day of "productivity" isn't ruined.

Yeah, there is always that "IT Nerd" who can't stand you because you view him/her as a slave and an outcast and a scapegoat for everything that goes wrong.

But whenever you need something done and you need it yesterday, they are the first person you call and they usually come through in spades.

They support you and your company would be no where without them. They hold up your world and you never really notice 'cause if they are good at their job, you shouldn't notice.

So if you have a computer on your desk or a server in your farm that you use all the time, find that "nerd" and today, don't call him/her a "nerd" for once. Say "Thanks, man!" and buy him/her lunch and a beer. 'Cause if it wasn't for all their work, you probably wouldn't look half as great as you think you are.

Happy Sys Admins Day and thanks for all you efforts here Patrick!
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  • dcmartinpc
    dcmartinpc Posts: 844
    edited July 2011
    Wow... I wish I would have known about this in advance! I would have made my boss buy our team lunch!!! I sit here right now configuring SAN replication and deploying several new virtual servers all while feeling unappreciated :) We are up to around 600 now! I need a nap!

    Don
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited July 2011
    Well in our office "that guy" is ME and I have this feeling I will still be eating the leftovers I brought in today lol...

    While I get ready for a massive 2 part system integration and re-code all our templates :frown:
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited July 2011
    Man, you guys are lucky. I'm migrating data centers. :frown:
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  • dcmartinpc
    dcmartinpc Posts: 844
    edited July 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Man, you guys are lucky. I'm migrating data centers. :frown:

    Just got done with that a couple months ago! Over 300 physical servers!!!

    No fun! Good luck!

    Don
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  • rdb2001
    rdb2001 Posts: 791
    edited July 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Man, you guys are lucky. I'm migrating data centers. :frown:

    Man we just got done with that. Fidelity use to manage our servers out of chicago but we brought them in house into our new data center about two months ago. It was a pain but everything is going well now. Now I am working on new project with sharepoint 2010. Automating alot of manual task that some of our departments do and using sharepoint to do it. I can't complain because I am busy and busy is what you want to be these days. I have seen our employee list shrink by 1000 in my short time here. i will have been here a year in September.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited July 2011
    We are automated for alot of stuff. This move though? Thousands of servers. 3 data centers to move too. The thing that sucks is that my small portion of the move has been ready to go for months and I'm sitting around waiting for my change to do my migration. All new work is on hold until the migration is complete too. So I'm in this alternating limbo where it's long periods or slow, mundane days punctuated by short periods of intense chaos. The only thing worse is having to listen to the co-ops complain about how bored they are.

    Welcome to IT.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited July 2011
    Our 'It Guy' is a Gal or a Broad as she likes to be called, she used to dance with Frank out in Palm Springs back in the day, it wasn't kind to her complextion, she love cigars and Cubans, so for server gal day, I bought her one of each, she said Thanks!

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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited July 2011
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2011
    IT guys create all the problems then they want to be paid to fix them! Thanks nerd. :biggrin:
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  • cubdog
    cubdog Posts: 835
    edited July 2011
    Gosh, I guess I should have bought a gift or at least a card. Oh well. :biggrin:

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited July 2011
    Looks like a few people don't want access to their email today.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,714
    edited July 2011
    How System Admins want you to view them:

    <iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q4N3mgKujiA?rel=0&quot; frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


    The truth might lie a little bit off that mark. :wink:
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited July 2011
    But if I appreciate them, who am I going to blame when I can't do something? It's not my fault I can't remember my own password! ;)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2011
    Thanks Adm's for all that you do--nice video to the theme of platoon.:wink:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited July 2011
    madmax wrote: »
    IT guys create all the problems then they want to be paid to fix them! Thanks nerd. :biggrin:

    Yep, that's how we roll :biggrin:

    Yeah, happy sys admin day . . . . just spent 2 days restoring data to a system that failed right in the middle of a critical data backup.
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