Correct! It (not only your description but my experience) reminds me of a "Dilbert" episode...
Dilbert - "Yesterday I was a nobody, a little person lost in a big company. Today, everyone knows who I am! Dogbert - "You mean, you screwed up?" Dilbert - "Yeah, big-time!" -- richard David Lum <david....@nwea.org> wrote on 08/27/2009 12:00:44 PM: > Random yet relevant post for the day? > > I was asked by a fellow employee what I do here I came up with this. > I changed it from ?I? to ?we? for posting here, but figured it > pretty much described any sysadmin? > > The stuff we do is only noticed if we don't do it, and even then in > some cases we'd have to neglect it for a very long time for anyone > to notice. Our job is not for someone who needs constant feedback > on how they're doing. Some stuff we do isn't noticed by ANYBODY but > us, yet it's stuff that needs to be done. Think of us as a mechanic > that does regular maintenance on your car without you ever taking it > in. You don't notice it as long as the work is being done, but you > notice it if it ISN'T being done... > > One thing I didn?t mention is they can?t tell when you have a bad > sysadmin unless you have a good one to compare it to, and even this > it?s not always obvious to the uninitiated. > > Which brings up the question, how do you guys tell a good admin from > a great one? What do they do differently? > David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
