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Sure, That’s double time pay, right?

admin @ March 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet

 Written by Dinowuff: The Bastard System Administrator
Boss:
“The company has decided to purchase the software reviewed by the steering committee. Will you be around to install it this weekend?”
SysAdmin:
“Sure, That’s double time pay, right?”
Boss:
“Nope, you’re on salary, be in by 7 and call my cell phone when you’re done, I’ll be up north fishing, but […]

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Working on an email

admin @ March 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Written by Dinowuff: The Bastard System Administrator
I have been thinking about continuing the sagas. Here are some real world responses I have used.
Please enjoy.
luser:
“I was working on an email for two hours and my machine crashed, can you recover it for me?”
Sysadmin:
“No. The email program uses a Dynamic programming algorithm.”
luser:
“What’s that?”
SysAdmin:
“In this case […]

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