It ain’t easy being “overhead” ;) But, most ppl know, when the pipes burst, having a good plumber available on short notice is a very good thing J Hopefully, I can deliver some noticeable value over the base “plumber on call” state (it’s usually up to me to try to quantify the value and advertise it to upper mgmt…) So, I’d say it’s best to try and live in a symbiotic environment… I don’t want to work for a Co. that treats me as expendable at the earliest possible moment, but on the other hand, I do know I can be replaced at any time that they thing my cost exceeds my value. I think it’s up to me to try and manage that. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brandon Allbery Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:53 PM To: Tom Limoncelli Cc: LOPSA Discuss List Subject: Re: [lopsa-discuss] Should a sysadmin be a dog or a cat? On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 13:41, Tom Limoncelli <[email protected]> wrote: I think that sysadmins are the dog (we are fed in return for the service we provide) but all too often we act like the cat (we believe we are fed because we're more important than anyone else) Huh? When it's well known that we're "only noticed when things go wrong", and as a result it's often an uphill struggle to not be dumped out a car window on the freeway? -- brandon s allbery [email protected] wandering unix systems administrator (available) (412) 475-9364 vm/sms
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