Subj : Re: Screaming into the void
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Arelor
Date : Sun Jan 11 2026 05:33 am

  Re: Re: Screaming into the void
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Mortar M. on Sat Jan 03 2026 08:03 pm

 >   Re: Re: Screaming into the void
 >   By: Mortar M. to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Jan 03 2026 09:37 pm
 >
 >  > On-call jobs suck.  I knew an IT guy that worked like that.  Server crash
 >  > at 3am, he's off to the office.
 >
 > Sucks when you're salaried, OK when you're single and don't drink.  :|
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It is not the best but I like the money. I suspect it is not great unless you are in very good terms with the upper ups and your efforts are recognized, though.

I mean, when a node in a cluster crashes and the whole thing enters degraded mode, you take a 2 hour trip to fix it, replace the failed hardware, then report the thing was broken and repaired and nobody noticed there was ever a problem... damn, that is 5 star service right there... if management didn't appreciate that sort of thing I would be pissed.


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