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Old 07-31-2009, 12:58 PM
Steve Property Of HardOCP, 40.1 Years
 
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10th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day
Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day. If you are reading this news post from work or school, go hug your System Administrator, he’s the one that makes it possible for you to get on the net every day.

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The last Friday in every July marks System Administrator Appreciation Day. In its 10th year, the annual day of recognition was created in 2000 by Systems Administrator Ted Kekatos, who was working as an IT manager for a small start-up at the time and thought it might be nice for him and his colleagues to get a bit of recognition. According to the holiday's Web site, sysadmins have been work hard in a mostly thankless job most days.
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Old 07-31-2009, 01:13 PM
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Heres to us! *clinky*
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Old 07-31-2009, 01:18 PM
oscrogo Limp Gawd, 2.3 Years
 
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All I've gotten is a nice helping of "my account is locked and I have no idea why?!?"
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Old 07-31-2009, 01:25 PM
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Yeah...I got a warning today that layoffs are coming for us. Yup...a real "treat".
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Old 07-31-2009, 01:52 PM
xrealm20 Limp Gawd, 1.0 Years
 
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Here's to us! I guess we are the only ones who know about this holiday!
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Old 07-31-2009, 01:55 PM
ir0nw0lf [H]ard|Gawd, 7.0 Years
 
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LOL, are you kidding, around here *every* day seems to be "Kick Your Sys Admin in the Nutz Day!"
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Old 07-31-2009, 02:00 PM
FrostBite Limp Gawd, 5.7 Years
 
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Do most system administrators know about this?
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Old 07-31-2009, 02:06 PM
the901 n00bie, 1.3 Years
 
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Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day. If you are reading this news post from work or school, go hug your System Administrator, they are the ones that makes it possible for you to get on the net every day.
fixed

My sys admin is a woman. She is awesome!
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Old 07-31-2009, 02:07 PM
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Where I was before I was laid off, we got this as a paid holiday.
Yes, you should fear our negotiating skills.
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Old 07-31-2009, 02:08 PM
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lol, how ironic that wikipedia's servers should go down for a bit this morning....too much celebrating methinks.
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Old 07-31-2009, 02:08 PM
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Heres to us! *clinky*
Here here!!
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Old 07-31-2009, 02:26 PM
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does this mean I get a raise?
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Old 07-31-2009, 02:34 PM
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does this mean I get a raise?
In your blood pressure maybe!
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Old 07-31-2009, 02:51 PM
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If you are reading this news post from work or school, go hug your System Administrator, he’s the one that makes it possible for you to get on the net every day.
I thank god every day my co-workers don't hug me. Sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it.
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Old 07-31-2009, 02:55 PM
roaf85 Gawd, 5.1 Years
 
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The students and teachers are out for the summer here so no one is going to hug me today
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Old 07-31-2009, 03:29 PM
az_max Limp Gawd, 5.5 Years
 
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Where I was before I was laid off, we got this as a paid holiday.
Yes, you should fear our negotiating skills.
Maybe that's why you were laid off?
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Old 07-31-2009, 04:09 PM
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All I've gotten is a nice helping of "my account is locked and I have no idea why?!?"
"Maybe it's because you left your caps lock key and tried to signon 14 times in a row, you dumbass" Common sense and computer users don't go together.

Thankfully I don't have many of these... And if I'm out of the office, and it's not a huge priority, I *try* to drag my feet in getting them re-enabled. If they have to wait a couple hours for me to fix it, it teaches them to be careful when they signon.
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Old 07-31-2009, 04:25 PM
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Do most system administrators know about this?
No I didn't.

Cheers to us sysadmins! May you all fare well in your next 365 days of verbal abuse and blame.

/raise glass
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Old 07-31-2009, 04:41 PM
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Cheers to us i guess.. No one around this office gives a damn about us apparently.
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Old 07-31-2009, 04:43 PM
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I'm three states away from Corporate IT. Air hug?
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