I have to say, as a sysadmin, I resemble that remark ;-) Well, almost. I
think that neurotic is not quite accurate. Psychotic with paranoid
antisocial tendencies sounds more like it ;-)
Kenny
Michael O'Donnell wrote:
> We've all heard the "herding cats" analogy with
> regard to managing programmers. Managing sysadmins
> is like leading a neighborhood gang of neurotic pumas
> on jet-powered hoverbikes with nasty smack habits
> and opposable thumbs. Oh, and as a manager you're a
> neurotic junkie puma too, only they cut your thumbs off,
> and whereas all the other pumas get to drive around
> on their badass hoverbikes and fire chainguns at the
> marketing department, YOU have to drive a maroon AMC
> Gremlin behind them and hand out Band-Aids and smile
> a lot, when all you're REALLY thinking about is how to
> get one of them to let you borrow his hoverbike for a
> few minutes so you can show those fools how it's DONE.
>
> -- Benjy Feen
>
--
Kenny Lussier
Systems Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
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