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It's a shame, really. (media.piefed.world)

submitted 4 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 39 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 32 points 4 months ago

I should go unplug the router for a bit.

[–] sjmarf@piefed.social 13 points 4 months ago

[–] Ste41th@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But if they forget you doesn’t that mean you get paid to sit at a desk all day with no work?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Until it's time for layoffs