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It's a great thought, but I'd be fired pretty quickly if I tried that. You will also not find a new job with those demands. You know what I do to offset the af
by alar44 5y ago
It's a great thought, but I'd be fired pretty quickly if I tried that. You will also not find a new job with those demands.
You know what I do to offset the after hours stuff? I slack the fuck off all day. It's not like anyone knows what I do anyway. "Hey Alar, what you up to today? -Oh y'know, just getting these switches up to date, gotta keep the packets flowing! Also have some phone stuff to do and getting the servers ready for patching this weekend! -Wow great job!"
Wake up at 8, "check email" until 9. Head to the office to show some face and actually check emails and do communication til 10. From 10-12 follow up with requests and put out any actual fires. 12-130 lunch. 130-330 knock out a meeting or two and then head home to "get my notes together and plan the next day" aka crack open a 6 pack.
I know this isn't always possible, but as long as you deliver SOMETHING every day, no one questions the infra "wizard".
- thot_experiment 5y agoSure this is a valid strategy, one I've also employed, but I would prefer a world where we can be open about the fact that we don't actually work nearly as hard as we pretend to rather than the current situation. Dishonesty shouldn't be rewarded. > It's a great thought, but I'd be fired pretty quickly if I tried that. Hence the call for unionization.