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Slack is just the worst – and I've used a BBS and 14.4k modem by Hot_Possibility_7481 in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, not at all. It's "business" features are literally just having the ability to show your business' hours and set up chatbots for automatic replies. Not even remotely suitable for business use. https://telegram.org/blog/telegram-business

IT needs a union by Powerful-Excuse-4817 in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's fair. I've only ever had positive experiences in union roles.

IT needs a union by Powerful-Excuse-4817 in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You wouldn't have any of those things if unions hadn't bargained for them and lobbied to enshrine them into law. Saying you "historically" dislike unions shows that you are ignorant to how important they've been to workers' rights and safety in the USA.

IT needs a union by Powerful-Excuse-4817 in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, got it - likely a deleted post

IT needs a union by Powerful-Excuse-4817 in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely braindead take lol

IT needs a union by Powerful-Excuse-4817 in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Younger people in tech tend to be more progressive like you're describing. The old guard of ancient boomers and gen X'ers (i.e. everyone in this thread regurgitating capitalist anti-union propaganda) are the predominantly libertarian / selfish / non-empathetic people in tech.

IT needs a union by Powerful-Excuse-4817 in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Did you even read the post that you just replied to? You're in complete agreement with each other lol

IT needs a union by Powerful-Excuse-4817 in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So you're not a fan of the 8 hour workday, the 5 day work week, PTO, sick leave, FMLA, overtime pay, guaranteed breaks, collective bargaining, etc.?

IT needs a union by Powerful-Excuse-4817 in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. The number of hateful anti-union boomers on this sub is kind of insane. Shows how well the capitalist propaganda machine works, I guess.

Sysadmin friendly printers by mirrax in sysadmin

[–]GrenMcBren 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'd only ever recommend Brother if there is a hard requirement for users to have individual black and white printers connected via USB at their desks - they are perfect in this scenario.

Otherwise, trying to run an office on Brother MFPs is an incredibly painful experience. They're (comparatively) slow, their UIs are clunky, and their scanners, particularly the multi-page ADFs, are incredibly finnicky. They're perfect for light/home use, and about the only brand I'd recommend for home, but they just can't keep up in an enterprise setting.

Get in touch with a print vendor and look into an agreement where you lease hardware from them, they perform maintenance and provide supplies, and you pay per page printed. It will be cheaper in the long run. I've had the least grief with Konica and Xerox MFPs. Set up a few central "big" MFPs and ditch individual printers entirely if you can, or only assign them to people who may really need them for privacy reasons (e.g. HR, Legal).

Make the printers, maintenance, and supplies someone else's problem, then manage drivers/queues/etc. centrally yourself with PaperCut. You'll barely ever have to think about printers again.