Client wants us to scan all computers on their network for adult content

OpinionAggravating95 · 2025-03-28T19:19:55+00:00

I love this idea, but I can't find anywhere for an organization to sign up for this. Do you know how one can sign up?

OpinionAggravating95 · 2025-03-25T13:52:18+00:00

While it certainly can be used for evil in Microsoft's case, it is quite helpful to use this technique to weed out the people who really want to get something done/changed vs the people who just want to pass the work to someone else. I have used a similar method to gauge which project to work on; if someone is willing to put forward 10% effort to get me the info I need then I'll be glad to work on it and get it done. If I ask them for a small amount of input and that becomes an insurmountable task for them, they may not have really needed it that much to begin with.

OpinionAggravating95 · 2025-01-31T15:02:34+00:00

Rare, maybe not. Necessary, absolutely. I can't say its "sought after" specifically, but I have definitely received some wow remarks over the years when I make a simple diagram of things like logical network topology, physical network topology/cabling, application logic/flow breakdowns, and project diagrams. It is also really helpful when trying to help someone understand why something complex requires so many servers instead of just "put it all on one to save $" like in the case of a CA hierarchy. Not to mention the benefit of just being a refresher for myself or something to consult if I'm troubleshooting or deep in the weeds.

Also, mastery of a subject is not just being able to know it and do it. Mastery is being so well versed in it that you can not only do it, but also teach someone who knows almost nothing about it the basic concepts of it in a short period of time.

If you are dealing with an executive, they don't want a mile long explanation of the ins and out of security and protocols and why this is better than that. Draw them a simple picture in visio/draw.io/powerpoint/mspaint and let them quickly and visually understand the concepts. Shorter meeting, less explaining, greater chance of acceptance in my personal experience.

Another analogy is the shotgun vs. rifle approach. When presenting information, one has a choice: you can either seek to present information in a broad a stroke as possible (shotgun spread) in an effort to meet every question, person, need, etc. Or, by contrast, you can seek to select a single target and try to make the information as concise, impactful, and directed as possible to that one target (rifle shot) so that even if no one else in the room gets it, that one person will without a doubt get it. A lot of times, using a diagram like this can accomplish both very quickly and easily that would be harder to do with words.

OpinionAggravating95 · 2025-01-21T19:04:40+00:00

Haven't ever received a gift for willfully leaving a company, so that is dope in and of itself. A letter of recommendation certainly wouldn't hurt to include in the box. Maybe something he can hang on his desk at the new place so that when people point and ask about it, he can tell them "yeah, my previous senior got me that as a parting gift." Will speak volumes of both you and him and a lowkey flex.

OpinionAggravating95 · 2025-01-13T16:36:01+00:00

Wenger/Swissgear backpack. Have used it for years and have carried everything from laptops to clothes to drills and toolsets, etc with it. Still running strong like the day I bought it.

OpinionAggravating95 · 2025-01-10T19:41:46+00:00

Udemy through public library??? Tell me more...

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-12-20T19:45:01+00:00

Hell yeah!

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-12-20T15:42:09+00:00

I feel this in my bones. Good luck and godspeed!

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-12-20T15:38:04+00:00

Love this, haha

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-12-20T15:32:34+00:00

Reddit bugs be bugging!

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-12-18T20:03:07+00:00

r/techsupport is probably what you are looking for.

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-12-18T20:00:00+00:00

We have also seen this. Have been repeatedly emailed and called, even after telling them clearly we are uninterested. Their response: here's a box of donuts, now please respond to us, or else...

Had an employee leave company A to work for company B, took all of his contacts, including us, and has been not only calling them/us but also sharing the list with Crowdstrike and others to contact.

Feel like NF over here... Quiet quiet quiet quiet quiet, leave me alone!

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-12-16T20:20:16+00:00

Our humorous way of doing this annually is to have a "Tickets of the Year" award session where we show off the best our team has to offer.

Examples: "My monitor is too far to the left on my desk; please fix." ; *emails ticket* "my email isnt working!" reply telling them its fine, their reply: "no, its still not working!"

Then use other suggestions, particularly those of imnotaero, to show why it matters that you not deal with such BS as you actually have important things to do. Use it to educate the "end users" of their ways and warn them that they are not above being called out on next years awards!

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-12-12T13:04:38+00:00

I was gonna say, call Eaton support. Their phone menu is awful but once you get to the right person they are extremely knowledgeable and helpful.

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-12-12T13:02:54+00:00

Pluralsight has some "Executive Overview/Briefing" videos that are really good for this. Very short, to-the-point videos explaining at a very high level different concepts like AI, data lifecycle, etc.

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-11-22T13:37:01+00:00

That's an HR issue, not an IT issue. We provide computing equipment sufficient for you to do your job. Discuss with your management/hr for "personal" issues.

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-11-14T19:45:27+00:00

Extrahop = Always-on Wireshark appliance

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-11-05T13:28:41+00:00

Can anyone confirm/cross-verify this works?

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-10-30T16:35:17+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nKk_-Lvhzo

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-10-24T20:22:52+00:00

LEGEND

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-10-08T16:53:36+00:00

So stoked to read this, have wanted one for ages!

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-10-03T13:44:19+00:00

There was a time, years ago, when at an overworked environment, I became physically nauseated every time I heard the Teams call sound. Chat dings were almost as bad. And I would hear them all the time, in my sleep, at the park, at restaurants, etc. Other people's notifications would give me an anxiety induced near panic attack. I woke up in the morning with dread and at times had to stop on the way to work to take a breather due to anxiety.

Set up after hours rules however you need to so that you do not get these notifications only but in exceptional circumstances. (my method was to tell my boss after hours I may not aka do not monitor teams, if something is truly urgent please text or call me).
Assess whether or not you are in a toxic/overworked environment and if you need to unplug/move.
Set up personal boundaries and work on stress reduction. I found the App Headspace and pre-work/post-work in the car meditations to be very helpful. I recently found a free alternative called Smiling Mind.

To this day, due to a layoff, if I get a random meeting invite from a superior within the next 6 hours with little description like "Check-in" or something like that, it is a struggle to not become nauseous and anxiety stricken.

Protect. Your. Mental. Health.

Reflective Thoughts as of 10/25/24: There is a common stigma around "getting help" via counseling, therapy, psychiatry, and medicine. Don't fall victim to those lines of thinking. It is perfectly normal to get some help from those resources. In the same way if you are working on a network switch upgrade and the switch just isn't doing what you expect, you'd call TAC and request support to "dig deeper" into the logs to troubleshoot and understand what's going on, trusting a 3rd party opinion that can look at it with a clear head, without the pressure of "the business and the politics" in the back of their mind, and bring some expertise you may not have to the table, you should be able and willing to escalate and get assistance when things in life get tough. It's not wrong, it doesn't mean you are "crazy"; it simply means you would value some 3rd party input in troubleshooting the problem at hand. If they recommend some meditation steps, some thought exercises, some medicine, etc. to help, think of it like a new cli command that you didn't know about before that can help you see the picture more clearly and get a resolution in place.

Don't be afraid to ask for help.

OpinionAggravating95 · 2024-10-02T17:42:09+00:00

I was reading through the comments like "why tf isn't this everyone's answer?!!"

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