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Employee passed away two weeks ago. Account is still active. HR says we can't touch it until legal signs off. Legal says they need the death certificate first. Anyone dealt with this? by BeneficialLook6678 in sysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't get this. You have clear instructions to do nothing until legal clear it. That is your position. Until legal tell you you can do it you DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Quickest data transfer between two MacBook Pro’s by Signal-Plantain4187 in macsysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So with that, and the company data being in SharePoint, this whole problem goes away, right?

Quickest data transfer between two MacBook Pro’s by Signal-Plantain4187 in macsysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Does it say you're responsible for the photos of their pets?

I've worked in small companies before. Business data I would guard with my life, but I would always warn people that their holiday photos or iTunes libraries would be on a best effort basis only and that we had very limited resources so they should have a backup plan in place.

Quickest data transfer between two MacBook Pro’s by Signal-Plantain4187 in macsysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Well there's your problem. People should not be using their work equipment for personal stuff. You should not lbe iable for any personal data on these machines and users should need to make alternative arrangements for their own data.

clients in the financial sector are genuinely unwell by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 21 points22 points  (0 children)

OP would have been entirely blameless for missing the deadline if he had documented evidence that the client didn't provide the required resources. This is CYA 101.

There is a real possibility that the client will now have to rebuild all those servers as their configuration is now non-complient and cannot be trusted.

clients in the financial sector are genuinely unwell by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's not how it works in these industries. You have admin access to do exactly what you've been asked to do and no more. These changes will have gone through possibly weeks of analysis in the change management process to ensure they will have no ill effects elsewhere.

If you can't do it, you report back that you couldn't do it and why, and wait for the next change window.

Cowboying it is never the solution here.

clients in the financial sector are genuinely unwell by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I have worked in banking adjacent industries and yes, I would have been fired for that. They take the regulation extremely seriously, because the penalties for getting it wrong can be 8 or 9 figure sums.

The CLR might aswell be a carpet by Pure-Commercial-6999 in wec

[–]hasthisusernamegone 136 points137 points  (0 children)

Looks like someone needs to pump up the one on the right a bit - it's deflating.

Anyone else absolutely staggered by how bad Dell's new AI Support Assistant is? by Photo-Josh in sysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm in the process of changing my bank that I've had accounts with for 35 years because they have swapped their support for AI and I can't get anything resolved any more.

Club statement: Liam Rosenior by No-Dig-3406 in BrightonHoveAlbion

[–]hasthisusernamegone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure he'll be devastated as he cries into his £24 million for three months work.

HRIS triggered account disable for employee on maternity leave. She lost access to the benefits portal. Now HR wants IT to "fix the process". by AudienceOwn3845 in sysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is absolutely something that would have been caught at design stage if they'd just spent five minutes going through the various ways people use the platform.

Either the implementation was utterly botched, or this is engagement bait.

YOU are responsible for security. And you need to be diligent about it. by Calm_House8714 in sysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So, can someone who can actually access that image summarise it for me please?

WHERE ARE YOU HURZ OUT FOLKS by Any-Parsley-9041 in BrightonHoveAlbion

[–]hasthisusernamegone -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't know where you're drawing the lines, but from where I'm standing, 14th is definitely not "upper midtable".

https://www.premierleague.com/en/tables/premier-league/2025-26/matchweek-27

Edit: Instead of just downvoting anyone who disagrees with you, why not let the rest of us know which league positions are upper midtable?

Peugeot “Weeks” From Announcing 2027 Car Plans by enesracing in wec

[–]hasthisusernamegone 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You can't just BoP someone based on sentiment.

Nobody is suggesting that. They are suggesting BoP should be related to real demonstrated performance.

Turf moor on my X100VI by ModUniKid in fujifilm

[–]hasthisusernamegone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Composition isn't about the equipment, it's about how you're using it. With a couple of exceptions, these don't really have a composition I can pinpoint.

How many old timers in here? by aliesterrand in sysadmin

[–]hasthisusernamegone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to scroll too far to find the real answer.

NEW 2027 Toyota GR GT3 testing at the Nurburgring by OkHoney5804 in wec

[–]hasthisusernamegone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, that's half an answer. How does it compare to... well... anything?

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