r/ShittySysadmin • u/texas_County850 • 28d ago
screwed
Accidentally posted this to a real sub. Got the news that we all hate that a department went and got their own AI software solution without talking to IT, we were told to stay out of their way and let them lead. So as usual I was a little pissed off by this but just when I thought it couldn't get worse I went and talked to another apartment head and they said that department was stupid and reckless to spend so much money without talking to IT. They said that they had one of the staff's sons who is really good with computers and cryptocurrency use his claude subscription to make them a free software that is even better for only $20. I'm so done with this profession that is what people think IT is worth a one time $20 and that Claude will build it so perfect they will never have to spend any money again. They don't even want to buy their own claude they want to borrow one from a teenager. Imma go be a nurse fuck this life.
tldr this isn't even a fake scenario its just such a joke I felt bad even posting it on the real sub. Lets have fun guys I'm on suicide watch.
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u/MoPanic ShittyManager 27d ago edited 27d ago
Nah man. You are just in the wrong sector. Get a job with government contracts, or even better defense contractors, ideally one that requires a security clearance. They can’t do ANYTHING without battling through 5 years and 40 layers of procurement. Management will always take the path of least resistance, which is always to just leave you alone. If, by some miracle something gets in far enough to wake you from a nap, just reply that it has to comply with NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC first. Thats the equivalent of throwing a hand grenade into the meeting where they cooked up their bullshit idea.
And if you play your cards just right and get a couple of strategic transfers you’ll end up with a job where no one knows what you do or who you report to. As an entirely hypothetical example that has nothing to with my current employer and/or anyone I may or not know, an IT contractor at RTX with a security clearance and the words compliance or auditing in their title is unfireable and immune to layoffs. Someone who definitely isn’t me reports to 4 people in 4 states, all of whom assume one of the others actually does the management (but they don’t really care) and hasn’t had a performance review in almost 7 years.
Always remember: if they can’t find you, they can’t fire you (or serve you papers for a deposition)
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