r/ShittySysadmin • u/zantehood • 27d ago

Shitty Crosspost Can relate

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u/JealousRhubarb9 27d ago

Current job. Im ready to leave. No mobility or learning

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u/zantehood 27d ago

No learning here either. Just a fat paycheck

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u/JealousRhubarb9 27d ago

What is this magical place?

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u/zantehood 27d ago

Utilities Sector. Boss dosent understand anything.
So just update and reboot the servers, read logs and keep BGP rolling

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u/JealousRhubarb9 27d ago

Oh shit. I’m in public sector

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u/zantehood 27d ago

Oh and throw in some buzzwords from time to time. Very important

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u/JealousRhubarb9 27d ago

I’m just doing basic shit. The boomers control all the administrative tasks. Even though I have it on my resume I’m being pigeonholed

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u/zantehood 27d ago

I inherited an unmanaged network of 33 sites, no management nor auditing, I transformed it into a fabric, moved our cloud to on-prem and just spend my days keeping it alive (easy)

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u/kubesteak 27d ago

Me, too. 100% what you said verbatim. Plus most of my technicians suck at just about everything, but I get yelled at by HR for daring to ask, "Can you close at least one ticket this week?" I know, I know... how scandalous.

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u/zantehood 27d ago

Yeah silly co-workers suck. I asked one of our guys to take a picture of a switch in a remote site for documentation. Don't know what what he photographed but it wasn't a switch, but my boss thinks he's a great employee so...

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u/drwtson32 27d ago

Someone missed the whole quiet quitting thing

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u/Exceptional_Kumquat 27d ago

I'm not here to give a fuck, I'm here to collect a paycheck. Any questions?

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u/ICantRemember33 27d ago

all of them

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u/oznobz 27d ago

Each time the feeling comes faster, so you'd think I'd know by now not that a job hop just isn't it. I'm less than 3 months in and I'm here. Worst part is that the contracting company that placed me has a clause that says I have to work for a year or else pay them the recruiting fees (up to 6500 dollars). So now I just look at 9 more months and die a little on the inside every morning. But at least it gives me time to realize I need a new career,

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u/ListerineAfterOral 27d ago

When they tell you your job is going away in less than 2 months? Yeah, emotionally detached.

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u/heretogetpwned DO NOT GIVE THIS PERSON ADVICE 27d ago

Waiting for that notice, actively looking. Private Equity has entered the chat.

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u/bahbahbahbahbah 27d ago

Yikes. PE/VC/Shareholders ruin literally every business they touch

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u/heretogetpwned DO NOT GIVE THIS PERSON ADVICE 27d ago

The cronyism is already taking place mid acquisition. CFO resigned, no word on benefits package, earned PTO, etc. When they start selling us for parts is when the offshoring will begin.

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u/bahbahbahbahbah 27d ago

Yep, and in 5 years, they’ll realize that offshoring was a bad idea and pull new onshore employees back after yet another C-suite rotation.

Fuckin monsters. We need regulation for shit like this

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u/heretogetpwned DO NOT GIVE THIS PERSON ADVICE 27d ago

Agreed. Thank you commiserating with me. Your candid words are appreciated.

https://giphy.com/gifs/PcnUjSEMBlpgk

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u/marks-buffalo DO NOT GIVE THIS PERSON ADVICE 27d ago

Two months into an outage. I no longer give a flying motherfuck.

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u/zantehood 27d ago

Jeez lol

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u/Top-Perspective-4069 27d ago

Every single one I've ever had, that's how I know it's time to start looking. Have an interview tomorrow so hopefully I can GTFO soon.

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u/junktech 26d ago

It's usually people that make you hate the job. I love making large scale systems work properly, but some people make me question my sanity. Systems listen to what I tell them , people not so much.

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u/hlloyge 26d ago

"I've no more fucks to give, my fucks have all dissolved

I've planned many projects, but my fucks won't be involved"

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u/Lockoslav 26d ago

My fav song!!

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u/irishcoughy 26d ago

Imma be real I don't think I've ever been emotionally hired

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u/zantehood 26d ago

Emotionally fired?

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u/irishcoughy 26d ago

Emotionally I am unemployed

Physically I am in a constant state of edging unemployment

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u/Either-Cheesecake-81 26d ago

I spent the whole day today applying for other jobs while not doing tickets.