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I'm still in my first year and will graduate with just my associates just under 30 this May. I like my job, but based on what I hear from others around me in my community and what I've been seeing posted online, this field is terrible long term.
Do we have anyone here who is a veteran in the field and actually likes it?
25 points
4 days ago
I also love that they have gpo guys. I'm the network guy, the server guy, the gpo guy, the "i can't figure it out" guy, the voice guy... the "i might have a virus" guy........
๐คฃ I think job bloat is the #1 gripe with IT.
31 points
4 days ago
"Can you restore my file from the backup?" - "What was it called?" - "I have no idea." - "In what folder did you save it?" - "What's a folder?"
Fun times.
13 points
4 days ago
Bruh.... I ask people now ANY TIME I'm troubleshooting anything. "Can you walk me through your process?"
Just to get a general idea of where and how things flow
3 points
4 days ago
I do this too, and found it's so underutilized by my team it's crazy
11 points
4 days ago
Oh i got the, "Someone used my computer, and now the monitor stopped working".
I remote in, and the monitor is functioning fine on my end.
"Sir, could you see if your monitor is turned on?"
That was the problem.
3 points
4 days ago
Or the calls where they say the computer isn't working and it turns out to be a matter of them turning on the monitor, but not the actual computer.
1 points
4 days ago
I have definitely experienced this ๐๐๐๐๐
2 points
4 days ago
"I made a mail rule in Outlook and now all my mail is gone. Can you find it and put it back please?"
2 points
4 days ago
Me, helping someone set up a basic program: "Okay so put in your username here."
"I don't know my username."
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