System Administrator Appreciation Day

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Sysman replied

27 July 2013, 13:05
Originally posted by bobspud View Post

Is it a just a wintel thing? But I find the majority of windows admins less than useless... When I did unix admin work the guys would all share scripts and try and do things smarter but the winny guys just sit there chewing the cud...

I think you hit the nail on the head. The last lot of windows admins I worked with didn't want to share their knowledge and were tulip scared of scripting.

I got the impression they would rather buy a product in than do anything remotely inventive/adventurous themselves.

Originally posted by bobspud View Post

Lights flame touches blue paper and flees

Flames duly fanned
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bobspud replied

26 July 2013, 20:48
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

If the ones here weren't all useless, I might appreciate them more.

Is it a just a wintel thing? But I find the majority of windows admins less than useless... When I did unix admin work the guys would all share scripts and try and do things smarter but the winny guys just sit there chewing the cud...

Lights flame touches blue paper and flees
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northernladuk replied

26 July 2013, 11:50
Originally posted by Paddy View Post

Last time I showed admin my appreciation I caught a throat infection

Cost me 50 quid on top of the infection!! Count yourself lucky!
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Paddy replied

26 July 2013, 11:36
Last time I showed admin my appreciation I caught a throat infection
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TheFaQQer replied

26 July 2013, 11:13
If the ones here weren't all useless, I might appreciate them more.
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darmstadt started a topic System Administrator Appreciation Day

26 July 2013, 10:45
System Administrator Appreciation Day

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