Entries from October 2008 ↓

I hate being in IT. Everyone expects their friend the computer geek to fix all of their problems, yet no one repays their local computer geek for spending your nights at their house troubleshooting their problem. The problem they have because they forward every chain letter, click on every phishing email, do not have anti-virus software, and think they know it all. They expect you to spend 4 hours of your Saturday at their house, troubleshooting their computer. You then get to ruin their day, by telling them you have to reformat because they never listen despite how often and how loudly you tell them.

You do all of this with a smile on your face because that is what they expect. Yet inside you are wishing how you could be out on your bike. You are on call 24/7 and if you do not answer your phone the calls keep coming. You are always in front of a computer, no matter how much you want to get away. It is always work, work for your friends, work on your own pet projects, eat, sleep, and repeat.

You give $30,000 worth of free IT support and advice to your friends and relatives a year, but do not expect anything in return. You could fix your tax accountant friend’s computer, but he will not do your taxes for free. You could fix your mechanic friend’s computer, but he will not fix your car for free. You could fix your bosses computer, but do not expect any favors.

Why is it that the entire world takes IT for granted?

The economy is a mess, I am ready to quit my job, politics are dirty, any my county wants to increase the sales tax. Our school systems suck, no one will take any blame, the US are the world police, we are terrible at the job, Bush is an idiot, and McCain=Bush. Obama is just words, gas prices are too high, I want a promotion, and I have nothing to eat. We have no privacy, CEOs are too greedy, nobody respects IT, and we are in a depression.

Insurance is too expensive, the government is no help, and we are killing our environment. Recycling should be mandatory, gays should marry, the TV season sucks, and I work too much. Airlines have no customer service, traffic is a mess, the days are too short, and the government takes too much money.

But Ski Season is here!