Heh heh. Here's your rope, Sir. HR, here's my backup in triplicate.
On 4/9/08 9:43 PM, "Tom Strader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Correct Z.V., > > I wasn't hired to make the decisions, I was hired to find the best > solution to the decisions that have already been made and it's my > responsibility to "make it happen" the cheapest, easiest and most > reliable way possible that will provide the most security to the users, > data and the network. > > I learned that long ago!! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Za Vue [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:30 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Interview Q ideas > > CEO's, DEAN's, and directors get to make these type of decisions. Who > are we > to argue? You said it yourself that the CEO is quiet smart about > technology. If they screw up their machines then so what? We fix it > again > and again and again. If the CEO said we will switch to all open source, > so > what? We admins either get with the program or move on elsewhere and let > the > company hire someone else. > > I would leave the machine completely alone. > > -Z.V. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 1:25 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Interview Q ideas > > Get it in writing and obey. :-) Also, audit what he does... > > It's his company, so if he wants to screw it up that's his . You > just need a paper trail so it doesn't bite you... > > ********************** > Charlie Kaiser > W2K3 MCSA/MCSE/Security > Systems Engineer > Essex Credit / Brickwalk > 925 274 3183 > ********************** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Strader [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:15 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Interview Q ideas > > John, > > We have that problem here. I've almost lost my job because of it. In > trying to defend/protect our network and the files the users work with > daily, we had implemented some new antivirus software that he did not > like. > > Our CEO is quite smart when it comes to technology however, he has > stated to my upper managers he does not like to be controlled or > protected to the point he cannot override the system. > > I've been instructed to leave his laptop alone, which connects to our > network almost daily, or face loosing my job. > > So what do you do in THAT situation?? My upper managers will not stand > up to the CEO and defend my position to protect the network??? > > I'm curious to see how others would handle that. > > Tom > --- Salvador Manzo [ 620 W. 35th St - Los Angeles, CA 90089 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Auxiliary Services IT, Datacenter University of Southern California 818-612-5112 I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 1791 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
