Inexperienced: let's buy 'x', configure it as 'y' and turn on 'z'
Experienced: what are your requirements?

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Inexperienced: it's ok to delete those files
Experienced: I will move those files somewhere until we are sure they're safe 
to remove

Older you get, you don't get wiser....you just learn how to avoid a certain 
amount of hell
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Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 13:44:25 -0700
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Subject: [NTSysADM] Experienced vs. inexperienced IT

How to tell if an IT person is experienced or not:

Inexperienced tech: "Yes, this will definitely fix this issue"
Experienced tech: "This is supposed to fix the issue, but give me a call and 
let me know if it actually worked"

Dave

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