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instead of by sasquatchan (4.00 / 2) #3 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 02:33:02 PM EST

working on your aquarium, RTFO, reading/watching/playing with transformers ? I know where I'd rather be when everyone else flys the coop..

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Well, sure. by nightflameblue (4.00 / 1) #4 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 02:48:13 PM EST

I'd RATHER be at home. But I'd also rather have a job come Monday. Leaving the company to spin with no IT staff at all is a bad idea. It's happened before. I don't want to see it happen again.

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out of 4 folks by sasquatchan (4.00 / 3) #5 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 02:54:15 PM EST

you're the self-made martyr ?

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No. by nightflameblue (4.00 / 1) #8 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 04:19:07 PM EST

I'm one of three of the "martyrs." If any one of us is left alone, aside from Zippy, we stay because we don't want to see what we've seen once before. People panic when IT isn't here and do some really, REALLY stupid shit. Like randomly rebooting servers when things aren't working the way they think they should be working.

Zippy just takes off if the other three of us are gone. We do our best to not let that happen.

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Zippy should be your boss by Rogerborg (4.00 / 4) #11 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 04:33:56 PM EST

I base this on the observation that he's much, much smarter than you.

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Metus amatores matrum compescit, non clementia.
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I find it smarter to prevent the mess. by nightflameblue (4.00 / 1) #14 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 04:50:30 PM EST

Rather than come in at 3:00 AM to fix it.

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But then he leaves at mid day by Rogerborg (4.00 / 3) #16 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 05:08:56 PM EST

a hero.

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Metus amatores matrum compescit, non clementia.
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Funny how that works. by nightflameblue (4.00 / 1) #17 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 05:13:16 PM EST

I leave at mid-day, no matter what time I arrived, and I'm that rotten fucker that never puts in a full day. I'm not sure why that rule doesn't apply to Zipster.

He probably talks himself up a bit more than I do myself. Maybe I should be more obnoxious?

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: Martyrdom by Rogerborg (4.00 / 3) #18 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 05:21:29 PM EST

As far as I can see, the secret is to slump rather than whinge.

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Metus amatores matrum compescit, non clementia.
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Why would by ks1178 (4.00 / 2) #12 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 04:41:36 PM EST

Non-IT staff members have access to the server room?

It should be locked, to prevent just that type of stupidity

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: We've tried, believe me. by nightflameblue (4.00 / 3) #13 Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 04:50:02 PM EST

But due to piss-poor planning the server room is also the roof access. Which means it must be available to maintenance at all times. Which means, even when it's locked, maintenance has a key so can let any manager into the room when they ask.

And despite our protestations, maintenance WILL let any manager into that room when asked.

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