Unfortunately for us everyone knows that all of my staff are capable of fixing just about anything electrical or mechanical and since we're a non-profit we are usually asked to do so especially in these financially troubled times. Most of my guys could care less about Star Trek, we're more of a Pulp Fiction group. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families Painfully sent to you from my Blackberry
________________________________ From: James Rankin To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Wed Nov 26 10:52:21 2008 Subject: Re: Humor I work with a load of the geeky, overweight stereotypes, which is somewhat saddening seeing as though I consider myself quite cool :-0 However what I dislike more is the fact that every other person in the company assumes, because you work in IT, you know how to fix everything else electronic, such as people's SatNavs and XBoxes. And even if I did, it begs the question, would I? I mean, I don't ask the girls here in customer services to come and answer my home telephone for me, do I? 2008/11/26 Chinnery, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> For me, the worst part of the stereotype is that you have no knowledge of anything else but IT. "What you know about <fill in the subject>? You work in IT." Paul Chinnery Network Administrator Memorial Medical Center 231-845-2319 ________________________________ From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:44 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Humor This is probably a stereotype that will live on for quite some time, but it's possible to use the stereotypes to your advantage. I remember one casual-dress day wearing a T-shirt with my favorite NASCAR driver on it, threw off pretty much everyone because of course the stereotype of a NASCAR fan (beer swilling pot belly sister loving blue collar worker with double-digit IQ) and IT geek aren't exactly similar. Wearing a NASCAR shirt while working on an old Datsun adds to folks' confusion ☺ Stereotypes, fun for you, fun for me. David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 From: Don Guyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Humor "Pretty funny, although I grow tired of the assumptions that everyone in IT is a Star Trek / video game junkie... etc." I agree. Funny thing though, it seems like this is not so much the norm any longer, at least in recent history. Most of the techies I meet nowadays have some kind of outside interests, not related to IT at all. I still run into one once in awhile who has a home network that they play on for 4 hours a night after working their day job. I can't do that, I would get burned out. Yeah, I have pretty much every game system available today (have 2 young kids), but I don't play more than a few hours a week, at most. If there's sports on, it's on my TV. If it's decent outside, I'm out there doing something. My favorite activity is crawling over big rocks in my Jeep. I don't think I've seen a Star Trek episode/movie in 25 years. :^) Don Guyer Systems Engineer Information Services Prudential Fox Roach/ Trident 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Ph: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 www.prufoxroach.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Humor Pretty funny, although I grow tired of the assumptions that everyone in IT is a Star Trek / video game junkie... etc. Anytime time I start a new position, everybody always tried to greet me with "You the new IT guy? I watch Star Trek TOO!" Yeah... I don't own a TV, and I don't play games... -Sam PS - I do love the IT Crowd though. This clip reminded me of it. 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