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I don’t buy the story, neither the need for a “server”. If mac mini software was their problem, they could just buy a dirt cheap pc for debian os and connect th

by wruza 3y ago

I don’t buy the story, neither the need for a “server”. If mac mini software was their problem, they could just buy a dirt cheap pc for debian os and connect the drives to it. And another one for hotswap. The amount wouldn’t probably even be collegial. Heck, if I was Aaron, I’d just go to the storage room and dig out parts or a whole pc out of it. There’s always some electronic residue. Worst case buying it at my expense. Also, I remember integrating a realty company that needed client accounting (among other things). My app was pretty light and cheap and could run on a simple pc. Then their serious IT guys came to the meeting and added virtualization, firewall services, SQL server, numerous licenses, a beefy rack server, etc. Even their assistant director had her eyes widened when they announced the estimates. Later I told her my thoughts on it in private, so she could make her own decision. So keep in mind that TFA is only one side of the story.

bluefirebrand 3y ago
> Worst case buying it at my expense Please don't ever spend your own money on stuff for a business you have no ownership of This is absolutely not a behavior we should encourage or normalize
- wruza 3y ago
  I think I'll pass on this and will do what's reasonable. Nothing wrong with doing something to benefit yourself. I even wrote software for a non-software company I worked at a couple decades ago, cause it meant sitting most of the day reading programming books instead of sweaty running between shelves without a clue (storage job). Buying a PC as an infra unit is a bit different and may have implications, but depends on a situation.
- adrianmsmith 3y ago
  Also, as a business, don't allow an employee to buy something at their own expense and use it for your business. One place I worked an employee bought a domain for a particular marketing promotion. Promotion was successful, and the site grew into a life of its own, and was even promoted from the main product. The domain showed up on Google search results, etc. The company had lots of users but wasn't too successful financially, and a few employees including that one were laid off. Six months later the domain suddenly pointed to the new product that person created after leaving the company. We removed the links from our product to that site, but other than that there wasn't a great deal we could do.

by wruza 3y ago

bluefirebrand 3y ago

> Worst case buying it at my expense Please don't ever spend your own money on stuff for a business you have no ownership of This is absolutely not a behavior we should encourage or normalize

wruza 3y ago
I think I'll pass on this and will do what's reasonable. Nothing wrong with doing something to benefit yourself. I even wrote software for a non-software company I worked at a couple decades ago, cause it meant sitting most of the day reading programming books instead of sweaty running between shelves without a clue (storage job). Buying a PC as an infra unit is a bit different and may have implications, but depends on a situation.
adrianmsmith 3y ago
Also, as a business, don't allow an employee to buy something at their own expense and use it for your business. One place I worked an employee bought a domain for a particular marketing promotion. Promotion was successful, and the site grew into a life of its own, and was even promoted from the main product. The domain showed up on Google search results, etc. The company had lots of users but wasn't too successful financially, and a few employees including that one were laid off. Six months later the domain suddenly pointed to the new product that person created after leaving the company. We removed the links from our product to that site, but other than that there wasn't a great deal we could do.