Am I screwed?

[tlonon]

Well, not everyone does what your company does. So it's worth a try.

is it worth your job?

 

[mckraut]

is it worth your job?

Ok, let's say his IT department found out and cracked down on him about it, even went to HR. He's not going to be fired for a first offense (I'd assume it's his first). So he does it, and if they say something, he just stops doing it. I'd admit it would be foolish to continue after you were warned by either HR or IT.

 

[Bu11dogg2]

I have tenure, i'm not worried about it.

this sucks though.... I might just buy a laptop.

 

[jred321]

just get a data plan for your phone and tether

 

[terbow]

IT guys are smarter than users. That's why users are users and not in IT.

Im sorry but thats a rather bold statement. Just because you are in IT or End user dept doesnt make you smarter. Thats why you guys always have the bad attitude that you do. Your there to enforce the rules and fix stuff, not pretend your god of the megahertz.

Theres always someone smarter, remember that, itll make you a better technician.

I am in agreement, that circumventing the rules is wrong, and its not worth getting dismissed over.

 

[jred321]

Just because you are in IT or End user dept doesnt make you smarter. Thats why you guys always have the bad attitude that you do.

no IT people have the bad attitudes they do because they were the dorks in HS who were picked on and now revel in the little bit of power they have over their former tormentors and are looking to get back at the world, whether consciously or not

 

[genericuser]

no IT people have the bad attitudes they do because they were the dorks in HS who were picked on and now revel in the little bit of power they have over their former tormentors and are looking to get back at the world, whether consciously or not

or we have to deal with pricks like you constantly trying to circumvent everything..

 

[jred321]

oh i didn't know i did that. i'll have to stop.

 

[jred321]

please note i also said IT and i believe it holds true for many IT workers though certainly not all. i've met more than enough IT people to be able to tell pretty quickly when one is a jaded asshole who is out to prove he's smarter than everyone and when someone is there to honestly help and work with others to make the work environment a better place

 

[jred321]

many engineers fall into this category as well. the reputation that follows IT/engineers is not without merit

 

[genericuser]

that's mainly why I got worked up.

do I know a good amount about computers? yes..

am I any smarter than anyone else? no.

the generalization really pissed me off.

 

[MiaTurbo]

Im sorry but thats a rather bold statement. Just because you are in IT or End user dept doesnt make you smarter. Thats why you guys always have the bad attitude that you do. Your there to enforce the rules and fix stuff, not pretend your god of the megahertz.

Theres always someone smarter, remember that, itll make you a better technician.

I am in agreement, that circumventing the rules is wrong, and its not worth getting dismissed over.

Any sys admin worth their weight in cat-5 cable and broken Blackberry holsters is smarter at IT than the average user. I don't know a thing about accounting, so I'm not in the accounting department. I don't know a thing about sales, so I'm not in sales. I know IT, users don't. I have yet to meet a user that knows more about IT than I do. I only have a bad attitude towards users that think they can do my job better or try to go around the rules (like trying to get on AIM after you company blocks it). Are there sarter people than me? Hell yeah, and I'm sure a lot of people are smarter than me at my company, just not in my field. Anyone who follows the rules I don't have a problem with, we get along great, and even hang out with.



And another reason we can have a bad attitude and lock things tight, is if a user breaks something, we're the ones who have to stay and fix it. Sorry but I'm not staying late to fix the network after a user downloads a puppy screen saver that has a virus.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

But that screen saver was my favorite!!!

 

[MiaTurbo]

Ok, let's say his IT department found out and cracked down on him about it, even went to HR. He's not going to be fired for a first offense (I'd assume it's his first). So he does it, and if they say something, he just stops doing it. I'd admit it would be foolish to continue after you were warned by either HR or IT.

People get fired for less. It's blocked, and he knows about it. The fact that he took steps to bypass the block shows intent.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

plus, no where do most places state that you need a warning for them to can your ass....

People get fired for less. It's blocked, and he knows about it. The fact that he took steps to bypass the block shows intent.