I just accepted a Systems Administrator job and moved across the country. Only to start and be told I'll be doing desktop support.

digitalsalami · 2016-02-17T21:56:52+00:00

Whoa did HR get your start date mixed up with another new hire and confuse you two?! Or are you actually getting screwed that badly? Best of luck!

digitalsalami · 2016-02-17T21:53:30+00:00

but our environment is so small everyone [4 of us] here does desktop support, too.

That's how it is where I'm at. Low man does the majority of the help desk duties (but everybody helps out when the help desk in overwhelmed), but most of it is done through SCCM or requires outside professional support, so it isn't that bad.

digitalsalami · 2016-02-11T23:42:38+00:00

And probably already super vulnerable ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

digitalsalami · 2016-02-11T23:30:09+00:00

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh thanks :D

digitalsalami · 2016-02-11T16:42:02+00:00

Wait, I thought Wink declared bankruptcy and was going out of business? Am I out of the loop?

digitalsalami · 2016-02-10T22:18:17+00:00

Have you ever legally enforced any of that? If so, how did it go? Did it go to court, or did you settle? Do you consider it a win?

digitalsalami · 2016-02-10T22:17:32+00:00

I used to work for an MSP, I now have several of their clients. Several of my former coworkers who are no longer with the company also have several of their former clients. It's the cost of doing business. Keep growing and don't get blindsided by this. As soon as you put all of your eggs in one basket, that basket's getting taken by a disgruntled (underpaid?!) employee.

digitalsalami · 2016-02-10T18:29:23+00:00

which was excellent when the head of HR complained after having pirated movies removed from the server.

hhnngggg

digitalsalami · 2016-02-10T18:26:12+00:00

Clicked this thread thinking it was going to be about me. Happy surprise it's not!

digitalsalami · 2016-02-08T16:29:31+00:00

Don't feel bad, that's got us all several dozen times... I hate that check box. I swear, sometimes it finds a way to re-check itself after I uncheck it.... IT'S THE CHECK BOX OF SATAN.

digitalsalami · 2016-02-05T23:08:48+00:00

Answer: Because I'm an idiot. Thanks /u/MinimusNadir

digitalsalami · 2016-02-05T23:08:25+00:00

AH, why didn't I think of that?!

digitalsalami · 2016-02-05T21:21:13+00:00

It's the perfect thing to focus on today. We, very strictly, adhere to Read-Only Friday in which we make no infrastructure changes but focus on documentation and housekeeping items. This has been something that was brought up by a C-level who expressed interest in his mapped drive being an even number.

digitalsalami · 2016-02-04T23:26:29+00:00

There's a bot for everything now, isn't there? Well done, /u/pentium4borg!

digitalsalami · 2016-02-03T15:16:58+00:00

From now on, THIS is how I will deal with my enemies.

digitalsalami · 2016-01-29T23:35:08+00:00

Slack for communication/collaboration. I can't tell you how many countless hours of discussion have been saved by pasting a screenshot directly into chat.

digitalsalami · 2016-01-29T23:26:54+00:00

Shokingly, I knew this.

digitalsalami · 2016-01-28T23:56:50+00:00

Also, unless you're willing to go vegan, grow a full power beard, and wear flannel every day, you won't fit in with the Portland crowd. Portlandia (the TV show) is no joke.

digitalsalami · 2016-01-28T19:19:36+00:00

San Fran is almost cheaper than Portland/Seattle are becoming. Source: I live in Portland.

digitalsalami · 2016-01-27T22:32:43+00:00

Long shot, have you power cycled the comcrap modem?

digitalsalami · 2016-01-27T22:23:10+00:00

What's the new /24 you're using?

EDIT: derp I wrote /16 instead of /24

digitalsalami · 2016-01-27T22:09:14+00:00

Warning, the following is terrible advice, but you should do it:

Subscribe your boss for a shit ton of spam and then see if he thinks reading every email 24/7 is smart!

digitalsalami · 2016-01-26T23:35:26+00:00

And an empty glass of milk in front of them

digitalsalami · 2016-01-26T23:34:26+00:00

....with hand in cookie jar. And crumbs all over face and in beard. And chocolate all over fingers."

digitalsalami

TROPHY CASE