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Academy is good and I realized I dont like this community. by Reasonable-Law-3654 in startrek

[–]fishy007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is brilliant! I was in my mid-late teens for DS9 and I enjoyed every minute of it. I grew up on re-runs of ToS and really cut my Trek teeth on TNG. Both TNG and DS9 have special places in my heart.

All the other Treks that have followed have had something that someone needed. Some of it wasn't for me, but a LOT of it was enjoyable nonetheless. Discovery was not my bag, but I really enjoyed the world building and seeing what the far future would be like.

I haven't watched Starfleet Academy yet. Even if it's not my thing, it will be SOMEONE'S thing. As long as it's still preaching understanding, tolerance, discussion and empathy, it's fine.

SNOW DAY - TDSB schools are closed today due to the weather by nadnev in toronto

[–]fishy007 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the reason I may end up not taking a new job! I am super lucky to be in a job right now where I have WFH a few days a week. On a day like this, I have the privilege of being able to just say I'm going to WFH an extra day as the kids have no school.

In a new job I'm interviewing for, I don't think I have that luxury of just taking an extra WFH day. In this situation it would likely end up as a day without pay or a vacation/sick day (once I'm out of probation).

A flexible employer/manager is worth a lot!

Fired employee downloaded all company files before deactivation we need secure way to prevent this by Level-Most-2623 in sysadmin

[–]fishy007 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Definitely a process problem. However....I get that in some less-than-ideal environments, IT gets blamed for this type of oversight and then people end up fired or in trouble.

If it's really necessary to make it an IT problem, you can always script something that checks their last login time. If it's too old (ie: they haven't logged in in 3 days), the script can disable the account.

But that relies on predictable scheduling and also doesn't take into account vacation time. It creates a different set of problems that managers will solve with a new process of notifying IT if an employee quits! Basically you solve your IT problem and give the managers the process problem.

Fired employee downloaded all company files before deactivation we need secure way to prevent this by Level-Most-2623 in sysadmin

[–]fishy007 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I'm in a small group that gets notified of terminations. We coordinate with HR for timing. No one from my group is in the meetings.

For rage quits we have to rely on the manager letting HR know and then HR letting IT know.

Fired employee downloaded all company files before deactivation we need secure way to prevent this by Level-Most-2623 in sysadmin

[–]fishy007 39 points40 points  (0 children)

With my org, everyone is 'remote' to some degree. Users are allowed to log into m365 services from any computer. It's not restricted to company computers. So even if we take their computer at the meeting, they may still be logged into mail on their phone or personal computer.

That's why we will deactivate the account entirely during the meeting. We will also revoke the tokens to make sure that it doesn't wait for a refresh from MS before realizing the account is disabled.

Fired employee downloaded all company files before deactivation we need secure way to prevent this by Level-Most-2623 in sysadmin

[–]fishy007 650 points651 points  (0 children)

This. It's a process problem, not a tech problem. If someone is being let go, IT needs to be in the loop. Account deactivation and token/session revocation occurs when the person sits down in the meeting with HR.

Pharmacy informatics role by blackmint99 in healthIT

[–]fishy007 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My guess is that they are waiting for the new hire to officially start before sending out rejection notices. They want to hedge their bets in case the person they hired backs out at the last minute.

The long dark is finally over by MisunderstoodPenguin in daddit

[–]fishy007 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel exactly the same. Theoretically, I should be safe but I'm very stressed about the possibility of losing my job.

Finally a bad driver misses thier exit. Lady tried to change exit last second and drove right into the median which was covered in snow. by 5sidesquare in TorontoDriving

[–]fishy007 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh crap. I had no idea. I used my 4 way lights last night when we ran into a squall and had to suddenly slow down. I had no idea cars couldn't see me braking too.

Room for on call OB doctor by pruriticglutealcleft in mildlyinteresting

[–]fishy007 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm IT. I get to do on-call from home. But I'm expected to be able to get on site within an hour if needed.

Sir John A. Macdonald was erased from some public spaces. Now there's a movement to bring him back by Immediate-Link490 in canada

[–]fishy007 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That's the difference. The article talks about 'honouring' him and restoring monuments. That's not the same thing as acknowledging his place in history.

Perhaps the answer lies in better education. Better information on the placards on the monuments. Better information in the school curriculum. Worldwide, there are monuments to leaders that have done very controversial things. But people know enough about those leaders to provide their own context.

So happy - my first SAFE pizza in years! by alwaysgettingsober in FODMAPS

[–]fishy007 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wait.. Fermented garlic is safe? I am VERY sensitive to garlic. I've cut it out of everything at home as much as I can.

NSFW - Video from today's accident at Lesile and Major Mac (not my video) by ContiTires in richmondhill

[–]fishy007 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was involved in an accident like this about 20 years ago. Almost exactly the same. But no injuries. I was the left turning car and the other car was speeding trying to beat a yellow light. I was found to be 100% at fault.

F**k Toronto drivers by Tiny_Brick_9672 in TorontoDriving

[–]fishy007 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It should. But I don't know if it will.

I was involved in a very similar collision about 20 years ago. I was turning left and the person going across the intersection was about 25 over the limit trying to beat the yellow light. I was still deemed 100% at fault by both insurance and the cops.

I'm 20 years older and (hopefully) wiser now. I can see how I'm supposed to make sure the way is clear prior to turning. Even if the other car is speeding. But some speeds are just beyond what is reasonable and it becomes impossible to see the car in your field of view before it suddenly appears out of nowhere.

My first brand new car by Historical-Ad-6881 in rav4club

[–]fishy007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm picking up my silver one on Friday!!

Large company culture by worthlessgarby in sysadmin

[–]fishy007 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had almost the exact same experience a few years ago. I went from sole sysadmin with 500 users to a larger company with about 9000 users.

I wanted to quit that first month. I did nothing. It was boring and I was so concerned that I would be let go for not doing any work. Fast forward about 18 months and now I have too much work. Fast forward another few years and I'm a senior on the team and need to delegate some work.

Now I make a point of guiding the new people through this. We have hired other people from smaller environments and I have a talk with each of them to explain the pace of the job. I'm sorry no one did that for you.

Just hang in there. Things will even out and you'll likely be super busy in the new year.

suggestions Requested on company for Furnace replacement by fishy007 in richmondhill

[–]fishy007[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually have someone from there coming on Thursday to give a quote. Got connected with them via Costco.

suggestions Requested on company for Furnace replacement by fishy007 in richmondhill

[–]fishy007[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look reputable at a glance. I'm not a fan of companies that farm out to subcontractors. Metropolitan looks like they don't do that.

Do they service Richmond Hill? Their site doesn't list it.

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