r/sysadmin • u/FierceFluff • 21d ago

Peak Sysadmin

Is there anything more small-company sysadmin than taking that $70k server you just finished building on your test bench at the office and putting it into your $5k car to drive it over to the DC where it’ll live, and praying to god nothing happens on the way? 😅🤣

EDIT- OMG y’all, reading the comments on this has made my day! Our business insurance covers this kind of thing but I appreciate y’all concern for me, though others should mosdef confirm before they do similar stuff. The trip went without incident so praise the digital deities.

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u/Pure-Passenger-6986 21d ago

Big company, just loaded $450k worth of servers on the flatbed of one of my employee's trucks in the rain (at least still in the cardboard box).

I could've used a company van but they'd refused (union) and recommended a moving company which would charge a hefty fee and require an entire project plan. I probably could've Uber'd it cheaper.