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 indicat

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.