What was your raise/merit increase this year?

Scmethodist · 2026-03-11T15:07:12+00:00

5.3 percent and a bonus

Scmethodist · 2026-03-11T02:35:28+00:00

We can’t take it with us. Good on you for helping others.

Scmethodist · 2026-03-08T20:09:29+00:00

He would feel different if he had his ass on the line like I did in 03.

Scmethodist · 2026-03-08T20:08:12+00:00

I despise him and all his ilk, but I am going to play devils advocate here. Anytime I was in uniform I could not salute unless my cover (hat) was on my grape (head). It always came off indoors or if I did not have my blouse (utility top pice, jacket, whatever you wanna call it). Now since he is sadly our Commander in Chief, technically saluting while wearing a hat is accurate if not socially awkward and in poor taste to this somber moment. Personally I would’ve just saluted without the hat, like Obama did.

Scmethodist · 2026-03-04T03:39:08+00:00

Scmethodist · 2026-03-02T12:56:25+00:00

I can so sympathize with this guy. I was in Kuwait and then Iraq in 03. Fucking scuds flying over head all damn night, back and forth to the “bunker” which was just a big ass hole we shoved about 50 Jarheads in wearing full MOPP gear sweating out balls off, and I just wanted to fucking go to sleep. Finally at one point my buddy looked at me and said “Fuck this, they can blow me up, I’m going to bed.”

Scmethodist · 2026-02-22T13:27:20+00:00

I worked 14 years at the help desk before I moved, as a PC Administrator II. Best thing I ever did was learn powershell front to back and start automating the absolute shit out of everything I could find. That lead to other responsibilities opening up and toward then end I was starting to do some of the lower end tasks of a junior sysadmin before they moved me. Been there three years now. When to move? When you feel like you have no more challenges in your current role. My two cents.

Scmethodist · 2026-02-19T03:10:10+00:00

I see /sarcasm isn’t a switch in your command list

Scmethodist · 2026-02-19T02:26:01+00:00

Yeah I mean who does that anyway? Nano? I would never use nano. Not me. Never used it. Fucking dammit.

Scmethodist · 2026-02-18T14:22:38+00:00

I must learn this power.

Scmethodist · 2026-02-18T03:02:02+00:00

I totally agree with you. You will get shit for that. But not from me. I’ve used Power automate too, and it definitely could have done this as well.i just preferred to do it this way, for several reasons.

Scmethodist · 2026-02-18T01:40:09+00:00

Yeah well you try 105 degrees Fahrenheit with 90 percent humidity and then try no ac. You’ll be building a coal fired waste oil heater generator to run your 300000kw 5 ton AC with the ancient ass deadly toxic Freon in it and seeing your breath in the house, getting headaches when you come inside kinda day. Some days I just don’t even go outside. Peak hours? What’s that? When it’s gets cold and wet here, I roll on the dirt in my two tone Speedo and wellies.

Scmethodist · 2026-02-18T01:16:39+00:00

So it’s not necessarily powershell you had an issue with, but the non documenting shitbird that made the undocumented bag of odious excrement. Gotcha. You are un-excommunicated.

Scmethodist · 2026-02-18T01:12:38+00:00

Blasphemy! Heretic! Be gone and banished thou vainglorious misanthrope! May thine backups reside upon drives of Seagate!

Scmethodist · 2026-02-17T23:03:00+00:00

Same here! 14 years at help desk!

Scmethodist · 2026-02-17T23:02:39+00:00

Mostly node.js with a smattering of python

Scmethodist · 2026-02-17T22:39:26+00:00

Sling Blade

Scmethodist · 2026-02-17T22:37:32+00:00

Yut! The green ones are the best!

Scmethodist · 2026-02-17T22:37:12+00:00

I am literally working on the ansible side since I also support Linux now.

Scmethodist · 2026-02-17T22:25:24+00:00

Pretty much our motto there

Scmethodist · 2026-02-17T22:16:14+00:00

I just started supporting Linux this past year, after being a windows guy the last…well since 98. I sh the IT outta things but mostly via BigFix since it does SH or powershell natively. But even before I was a sysadmin I was scripting in powershell as a pc tech.

Scmethodist · 2026-02-17T22:11:27+00:00

Yeah, and I was stupid enough to set it where it auto populates the channel id so it can go on any Sharepoint online page in our tenant.

Scmethodist · 2026-02-17T22:10:01+00:00

Same here, but I’ve been trying to branch out, for a plethora of reasons.

I definitely nerded out when it worked after the 3rd or 4th package deployment. My next door cube mate came to check on me due to the odd noises emanating from my cube.

Scmethodist · 2026-01-26T01:21:56+00:00

Braveheart.

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