The life of an IT Guy

[whotookkarl@lemmy.world]

To be fair my bag is rad. Also it felt kinda futuristic hot spotting my work laptop to my phone to connect to some servers halfway across the country while in my car in a parking lot, but that wears off pretty quickly after a couple times.

[sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz]

I'm assuming it's their work bag...?

[gbu_28@lemm.ee]

Mobile workstation while being on call

[infynis@midwest.social]

I didn't realize this was about being on-call at first, but it worked anyway, because I also don't like people sitting next to me

[superkret@feddit.org]

I'm on call right now. I can do whatever I want as long as I'm sober and able to log in within 15 minutes or be on site within an hour.
So I live my life, but I always need to have my laptop, charger and headset with me. A padded backpack is a lot more practical for that than a traditional laptop bag.

[superkret@feddit.org]

I love being on call. I get 2-3 calls per week on average, totalling about 30 minutes of work.
I also get +1 day of paid vacation time and around 500€ additional pay for each week I'm on call.
And I get the company car for unlimited private use, as long as I stay within 1h driving distance to the workplace.

[whotookkarl@lemmy.world]

I've been using a crumpler dreadful embarrassment for over a decade, padded messenger style that I use for work or trips for a few days/weekend, it was a bit expensive but it's been very durable if you prefer a single strap style.

[superkret@feddit.org]

I hate single strap, that's why I use a backpack.

[texmexbazooka@lemm.ee]

Shoutout to the startech technicians bag

[cpmsp@midwest.social]

Sales people too.

Don't need a soul, but can't go anywhere without a pitch book and work box.

[shardikprime@lemmy.world]

But I like to have my laptop at hand

[excessshiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I usually did on call at night, other than that I fixed most by guiding over the phone to get them back running. I've only ever had to go in to fix something a handful of times, 9/10 times they're the ones that fucked up a parameter and I was more or leas just a passive listener on the phone while they discovered their mistake by describing what they did.

[hactar42@lemmy.world]

A company I worked for had a policy that if your laptop got stolen from your car, you would be required to pay for the replacement. So this was basically me whenever I had to travel for that job.

[superkret@feddit.org]

I only had to drive in once due to loss of internet access.
Turned out Cloudflare was down.

[hypnicjerk@lemmy.world]

i thought it was just making fun of people who put their bags on public transit and has nothing to do with IT outside of a loose association with introverts

[jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works]

Once everyone figures out your can fix things pretty much regardless of where you are, they start to form the expectation that you're going to do that every single time.

[excessshiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Mobile workstation

Just say laptop like a normal person...

[carbonatedpastasauce@lemmy.world]

After 3 decades in IT let me share some wisdom.

What you describe is not ok, and it's just letting the company walk all over you because it sounds like nobody had the experience to push back. There should be a senior guy somewhere in that team going "yo this is bullshit, we're not doing this" and making the company define the criteria so you can say yes or no. Otherwise you just don't comply, and everyone on the team has to be onboard with that. Gotta have boundaries in this career or they will literally own you and all your free time, and if shit hits the fan, they will scapegoat you in a heartbeat.

They need you more than you need them. Never forget that. There are lots, and lots, and lots of unfilled IT jobs out there.

[rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I remember hooking my HTC Dream up to my MacBook in like 2009 so I could have my friend as a floating head via Skype, so she could join me for a video game preorder party. It was the coolest thing ever. I wish I remembered what game!

[korhaka@sopuli.xyz]

If they are not paying me I will not be sober.

Oh you called me out of my work hours and without paying me to be on call, then I drunkenly deleted 7 customer databases because you insisted I have to log in right now? Sounds like your problem to explain that one.