The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agoIt's a shame, really.media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down11
arrow-up11.13Karrow-down1imageIt's a shame, really.media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square39linkfedilink
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·10 days agoThe 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.
minus-squareSt3alth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoBut if they forget you doesn’t that mean you get paid to sit at a desk all day with no work?
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.
But if they forget you doesn’t that mean you get paid to sit at a desk all day with no work?
Until it’s time for layoffs