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I did some contract work for a company that hadn't rebooted a couple of servers in almost 5 years because they were afraid of them not coming back up. Apparentl

I did some contract work for a company that hadn't rebooted a couple of servers in almost 5 years because they were afraid of them not coming back up. Apparently the only employee who knew anything about that system left. This was an organization bringing in 100's of millions in revenue, not a tiny company.

bravetraveler 5y ago
This is a fun self-realizing thing, and I see it all over the place even today! Well, I haven't changed jobs in about 5 years - but there are plenty of indicators of the same problem around. Less the, 'we never reboot' thing but more... 'that person is the only one who understands this'; leaving the problem ripe for creation on any given day. Also a very large business/conglomerate - it's a household name. I'm part of the newer generation in a sense - I picked up Linux and the like in the mid-early 2000s. I was a glutton for punishment. I wanted to see everything break however it could. Eventually I learned quite a bit of these lessons out of sheer interest. It provides a lot of opportunity for the 'wizard' moments OP mentioned. I find a fairly cavalier attitude about things as a result. People at work think I'm crazy, but the longer this is prolonged - the more likely it is to hurt.