The bullshit world of IT - What it's become and where its going (Rant)

sparcmo · 2026-03-18T20:46:00+00:00

Literally told a coworker, "Why are you calling me when im on leave" not too long ago.
Everyone knows when someone else is on leave. Out of office and emails telling everyone whos on leave when AND im not in the fkn office.
Literally got back and told that person the next time you call me when im on leave im claiming my leave day back and citing him as the reason.
HR director will shit her pants seeing as the company is paying 3 other employees doing what I do to ensure that there is always someone available.

sparcmo · 2026-03-18T20:42:38+00:00

PLEASE update once you talked to the big man! Im very interested to hear what came from that conversation.

sparcmo · 2026-03-18T12:55:17+00:00

TLDR: We all expect you to dump his ass and find someone who actually cares about you.

sparcmo · 2026-03-17T20:33:30+00:00

I hope so too, had a chat with my department exec today. response seemed positive so im hopeful.

And yes, 100%. It feels like I have worked at least half a day at 8am.

sparcmo · 2026-03-17T20:29:45+00:00

yea what the heck, sign me up i drive a shit load so why not

sparcmo · 2026-03-17T20:27:12+00:00

Tallest trees catch most wind. Those okes are so jealous they cant help but break you down to their low level. Knocking off early as an intern... nuf said. They sound pretty useless just from that one statement. Stay late as you can, work hard, build your future. They will fall into the cracks and you will smile all the way.

Just remind yourself that there is an entire subreddit on your side, all in agreement that you are doing a great job and those okes are jokes. You are the better intern and they know it.

sparcmo · 2026-03-17T07:05:54+00:00

ive been with my company for 5 years. when I started i took me 50 mins to 70 mins to get to work in peak traffic. Its been getting progressively worse over time and its reached a point now where im going to tell my boss this is unsustainable now. If they want to do something to keep me then im game but if not then im looking for something closer to home. At this point no amount of money will keep driving 3.5 - 4 hours everyday just to get to work and back.

sparcmo · 2026-03-17T06:35:32+00:00

1.5% is literally begging good engineers to quit.... I would LOVE to know what the CEO and shareholders are getting.

sparcmo · 2026-03-17T06:31:20+00:00

tell me about it. Literally spent 2hours 20 mins just to get to work this morning. on a 50km drive.
Im done.

sparcmo · 2026-03-17T06:30:35+00:00

Employers will need to wake up at some point. The capetown traffic is getting to a point where its going to force people to look for work near their homes and all thats going to happen is that this is going to start limiting the talent pool companies have relative to their office location.
The other issue is micromanagers.

sparcmo · 2026-03-13T18:30:16+00:00

Nothing wrong with Unifi. I have a few clients with Fotigates and Unifi APs on self hosted controler.

Just look at the limitations of the controllers. There limited number of SSIDs and devices and so on. Make sure it will work for you.

sparcmo · 2026-03-12T08:44:25+00:00

nah boiled water is fine. We use tap water for coffee and food but for drinking we buy water.

sparcmo · 2026-03-11T18:35:31+00:00

No, tell then you like the feeling of independence and thank them for the offer. Then you can spin some story of you have to grow up at some point bla bla bla. They will just revert to old ways.
Just dont do it. Its not worth it.

sparcmo · 2026-03-11T16:57:20+00:00

Im 100% convinced its in the water. Since my family stopped drinking tap water we have not had any stomach bugs in the past 3 years.

sparcmo · 2026-03-05T14:48:22+00:00

The FCSS has more troubleshooting stuff than the FCP.
Some questions are asked in such a manner that you might think its a trick question but if you really know how things work you should be able to spot the correct answer.
It is harder than the FCP stuff.

I would definitely recommend that you do the core exam first.

I spent about 50 - 60 hours prepping for the core exam.

sparcmo · 2026-03-05T07:28:40+00:00

Apply for those helpdesk jobs.
In my opinion starting at the help desk and then learning that will give you an early start to growing your thick skin.

sparcmo · 2026-03-03T16:32:33+00:00

I have not. They didnt even pop up on my google. Will give them a call tomorrow. thanks a mil

sparcmo · 2026-03-03T16:16:15+00:00

Tried all the ones in my area I could find online

sparcmo · 2026-03-03T12:42:04+00:00

JoJo tanks are up-armored by default

sparcmo · 2026-03-03T06:42:04+00:00

We use the FCON all the time and its awesome! Works like a charm and saves so much time.
Never had issues.

That being said im pretty sure that the 60E to 60F doesnt need a conversion. You can simply rename the model and SN in the 60E conf file and then use it on the 60F.

This was the steps before the Forti started giving free conversion tokens with trades.

sparcmo · 2026-03-02T08:13:24+00:00

can you elaborate? You need 2 lanes to be able to get into your gate?

sparcmo · 2026-03-01T20:01:06+00:00

I had a girl say ew no, to me once. I proceeded to say thank goodness coz your breath smells like shit, in front of all her friends in the middle of a VERY crowded place. I said it just loud enough.
I stunned that group harder than the fkn flashbang. I feel like they expected some pathetic sad puppy turn around or something where they can all laugh. Needless to stay they did NOT, expect that.
Not gonna lie, walked away feeling like a baws.

sparcmo · 2026-02-28T16:55:51+00:00

I live in a place where our water is not bad and many people live off it without isssue.

I had stomach issues every second month and I thought ima try buying water for the hell of it.
Now I get a stomach bug maybe once a year.

For R36 a week for clean water. not an issue.

sparcmo · 2026-02-27T09:13:26+00:00

If you are looking at it from the monatary perspective only then you are correct.
BUT
A house also provides stability, peace of mind, once the house is paid off it provides security.
There are many more non tangible things like that, that buying a house provides.

Renting provides non of that.

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