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Previously on "Sticking up for nurses etc - do you ever think whats the big deal with what I do?"
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostA bunch of IT nerds arguing about how important they are and that their work is the difference between life and death. How cute.
I'm not going to lie, it's rather made me question if I've actually done anything useful in my life. The fact we earn in the same region is kind of embarrassing to me, really. I then had to persuade him to help himself to our milk from the fridge, as the staff supply had ran out.
As for me, landing a plane is about as exciting as it gets to have other peoples lives in my hand - people are very particular about that requirement.Last edited by vwdan; 25 June 2018, 19:31.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostA bunch of IT nerds arguing about how important they are and that their work is the difference between life and death. How cute.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostUnless you were the moron who put all the possible medication a doctor could prescribe onto one drop down alphabetically ordered list with no chance of filtering and no keyboard shortcuts. Ex-doctor Adam Kay said that he was reluctant to prescribe anything towards the Z end of the alphabet as it meant pressing the down key for 3 or so minutes.
I have strenuously avoided being involved in any job where harm could come to you, in some hospitals (mainly abroad) you might get an incorrect bill but no care pathway if I screw up.
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A bunch of IT nerds arguing about how important they are and that their work is the difference between life and death. How cute.
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I worked on a defence project once. The worst that could have happened would have been the client being prosecuted for mis-stating their VAT returns. I never could get to grips with what was a credit and what was a debit. Like many traders really.
And as for security, we had to code around a bit of information we weren't allowed to have. When I discussed this with the security officer, saying how we'd done it, he said "oh, yes thingy-xwyss". Doh!
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I remember over drinks me and a few colleagues were discussing security and monitoring in the workplace. One of my old colleagues who once worked for the police (in either NZ or Oz, cant remember). They put in system which archived mail, but while it did this it would scan all email and flag any racist/derogatory words.
One officer was found out and rather than face the crimes and justice.....he killed himself.
Hit my colleague quite hard but in the end the way he had to see was that the project he worked on may have unearthed the emails but he didnt write it.
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostDefence?
Originally posted by psychocandy View PostI used to work in Defence and obviously can't provide details but most of the stuff was just roll out of new functionality, new projects etc. If I'd screwed up it woud have been hassle but its not like it was affecting a live battlefield system.
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostDefence?
I used to work in Defence and obviously can't provide details but most of the stuff was just roll out of new keyboards, mice etc. If I'd screwed up it would have been hassle but its not like it was affecting a live battlefield system.
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostDefence?
I used to work in Defence and obviously can't provide details but most of the stuff was just roll out of new functionality, new projects etc. If I'd screwed up it woud have been hassle but its not like it was affecting a live battlefield system.
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Originally posted by psychocandy View Post...Trying to think of what I've done over the years. Yes I've worked for NHS, and dealt with NHS systems. Would it have an immediate effect on someones health? Probably not...
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Originally posted by DeludedKitten View PostHighly secure, very sensitive systems.
I used to work in Defence and obviously can't provide details but most of the stuff was just roll out of new functionality, new projects etc. If I'd screwed up it woud have been hassle but its not like it was affecting a live battlefield system.
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Originally posted by Cirrus View PostElliot Jaques (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Jaques) set out a framework called Time Span of Discretion. It was a way of deciding how much to pay people in an organisation.
Essentially, the longer it takes for anyone to notice you've made a mistake, the more you get paid.
If a lorry driver delivering goods screws up, it will be noticed in minutes or a few hours. If the CEO screws up, it might not be noticed for 2-5 years.
I therefore take great comfort when I find (as is normal) that I have zero impact on what's going on. It means I mathematically justify infinite pay
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