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IT admin people have the keys to the building and pretty much all data at the end of the day. Trust is everything and reputation is extremely important. This wi
by weaksauce 9y ago
IT admin people have the keys to the building and pretty much all data at the end of the day. Trust is everything and reputation is extremely important. This will not go well for the ex-admin one way or another either by lawsuit or blacklisting.
- superflyguy 9y agoWell, assuming he doesn't change his name and fake his employment history. Or just deny it. Or threaten to sue for libel if anyone claims it was him that did it. If it was me I'd claim they screwed up (restored a backup onto the backups, something like that, happens all the time) then blamed me. Let's be honest, they're more screwed than he is.
- idealogue 9y agoAnd yet, they are often abused, underpaid, and treated as replaceable. The only surprise should be that this doesn't happen far more often.
- weaksauce 9y agoAt the core, IT people are usually seen as cost centers and not revenue generators. Not that I disagree with the business owners a lot of the time because IT is usually not the thing that makes a lot of companies money.