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I might consider that. Who has time for it, of course?

First of all, maybe I should have mentioned what specific monitoring systems we have used at my organizations. However, I feared it would turn into a debate over which product is better. I wanted to have a discussion about monitoring systems in general. I am glad to hear that there are...

I don't control the POS monitoring system. I am simply responsible for responding to the noise. Many of our alerts are for decommissioned servers. Many of them are for servers that are being serviced. Very few alerts are actionable problems. And you are making a WHOLE LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS. When...

Have you gotten rid of your server monitoring system? Do you wish that you could? I am not going to mention any particular monitoring system because all of them seem to suck big time in my experience. Here is a case in point. Yesterday morning, I noticed some alerts came in via email. Of...

First of all, we don't have unions in information technology in America. The advice "talk to your union rep" is worthless. The medical history argument is likely the best way to get out of this. I will see what I can do. I am already fully committed to leaving this job anyway.

I am a system administrator. I work on computers. I happen to do that work for a hospital organization and rarely leave my cubicle. I don't deal with patients or sick people. But yesterday, our manager told us he wants us all to get flu shots. Anyone got any suggestions on how to get out of...

That was a very sensible response. Indeed, why would an employer want to give me two months off? I've been asking myself that question as well. And I generally am seeing this as a way to go out the door. For about 20 years, I have been hearing about how there is a "shortage" and "scarcity" of...

No, it doesn't match my circumstances at all. You are in the United Kingdom. I am in the USA. And why in the hell would anyone in Europe try to get a job in America? Do you know how American companies treat workers?

I am pretty determined to get an apprenticeship at the Ayahuasca Foundation in Peru. My hope is that I will eventually learn to serve ayahuasca and have a career serving ayahuasca and other plant medicines of the Amazon. That means I will leave IT. One of their programs is six weeks, and I don't...

Good IT jobs aren't always easy to find. But there are always good ones at colleges and universities. Over the years, I've interviewed for lots and lots of jobs at colleges and universities. I've never gotten one though. I never went to college, and I wonder if that could be the issue. In my...

I pretty much agree about the overly demanding part. One big problem is that the scheduling of interviews is often done by a third party. In one case, I'm talking to an HR person who is going to check with the interview committee to see if I can come in. It always works out better when I can...

I'm in the midst of looking for a job while employed. Everybody seems to tell me that "it's easier to find a job when you have a job." I don't know if anyone has ever done a study on this. People without jobs get hired all the time. And then there is the unfortunately reality that everybody...

Incidently, I just realized something interesting about his rambling. He hardly ever talks about his parents. What does that say about him?

Thanks. The only solution I have is to leave. Most of these conversations aren't official meetings. They are often impromptu meetings. He comes over to our desks and just starts rambling. We don't know how long they will last when they start. And nothing seems to save us from these ramblings...

I've given him the cold shoulder too many times. It's actually leading to other problems. It's not something I really thought of until now. I'm actually not in a very good place right now anyway. I'm keeping the logs of emails just in case I do get fired from this job. I may not have a leg to...

My supervisor is a really smart guy and pretty decent guy. However, he has a habit of starting conversations which go on far too long. And these conversations have NOTHING to do with my work. He talks about reality television, current events, his college classes, entertainment, taxes, and...