At my last gig, I was the one everyone asked to "free" that hanging bag of chips in the vending machine.
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 <blocked::blocked::http://www.prufoxroach.com/> [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Glen Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Humor Same here in ed. I once joked with a fellow it worker, "I think they would ask us to fix urinals if they had electricity." I swear, that same day a copy of "Pluming Technology" was in our interoffice mail. From: Vicky Spelshaus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Humor " I don't ask the girls here in customer services to come and answer my home telephone for me, do I?"... LOL I am so going to remember that one! The assumption that you don't know anything other than IT (but DO know everything about anything electric) is even worse in higher ed where I work. On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:52 AM, James Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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]> 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] 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 J 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] 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] From: Sam Cayze [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. If you haven't seen it, it's a great british sitcom: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=it+crowd&search_type=&aq=f ________________________________ From: Roger Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Humor http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-get-the-it-department-to-do-their-ac tual-job Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. -- Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't handle stress and caffeine. - unknown ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
