The life of an IT Guy

[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.

[sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz]

The title says "Life of an IT Guy", so that's the association OP wants us to make

[foofiepie@lemmy.world]

I totally work with you

[thesystemisdown@lemmy.world]

I've used "mobile workstations" that I certainly wouldn't want to keep on my lap for any amount of time. I'd definitely refer to it as a laptop if not in an IT type discussion though.

[kryptonidas@lemmings.world]

I’m a software engineer, I bring my green backpack everywhere. I thought it was about lovin’ the backpack.

[ravualhemio@lemmy.world]

I, too, have baggage that is always there wherever I go.

[rockerface@lemm.ee]

Same here. Mine is black, but it's pretty old and I'm thinking of replacing it.

[someamateur@sh.itjust.works]

Backpack EDC changes you man

[notsteve_@lemmy.ca]

Wait other people carry their laptop with them when they're on call? I just make sure to never be an hour away from my laptop lol (ideally only 15 minutes away but I won't reschedule anything)

[i_love_fft@jlai.lu]

To me, the last panel is when backpack traveling and sleeping in a hostel in Europe.

[7dev7random7@suppo.fi]

One can travel the world but only got a backpack.. Quite offensive then

[passerby6497@lemmy.world]

I'd rather hook into Wi-Fi/hotspot and work without making my whole family leave or be stranded somewhere just because I got a call.

[passerby6497@lemmy.world]

on-call standby pay, and on-call pay.

I've only had one place that gave me any kind of stipend to be on call, everywhere else just expects it as part of the job description with no added benefit.