Profits now are all that matter. The future is a problem for after dividends and bonuses get paid out.
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Nougat@fedia.io 2 months agoSeems short sighted to annoy the people who pay you the most money already.
Dagamant@lemmy.world 2 months ago
bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
But they could be paying the most money even more.
ptz@dubvee.org 2 months ago
What are they going to switch to?
Most orgs will just put up with it because of inertia: existing software that has to work, employee’s having to learn new skills, “sysadmins” who only know Microsoft, etc.
Nougat@fedia.io 2 months ago
HEY
ptz@dubvee.org 2 months ago
Nothing personal, lol, but I stand by my quotes.
I feel like sysadmins need to be comfortable in multiple environments. I also work with some really crappy ones who only know how to reboot a faulty system or crawl to Microsoft for support. No reviewing logs, no digging in at all, just “welp, a reboot didn’t fix it. Gonna submit a support ticket and make no further effort”.
Nougat@fedia.io 2 months ago
There's a lot to be said for a good generalist, but at some point, specialization takes you farther. I ended up with Windows server and Active Directory, as well as Exchange (lots of other stuff, too, but those are the main things). Apart from mass workstation management, or when a help desk person asks for a hand, I haven't dealt with non-servers in a loooong time.
My last few experiences with Microsoft support (spread over many years) have been "If I can't figure it out, Microsoft probably can't, either." For a smaller company, with a limited IT staff, having someone who is able to efficiently interface with vendor support without necessarily having all the answers themselves can be a useful thing. But I totally get what you're saying.