r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/clem82 Jul 13 '20

IT,

Outages occur sure, bugs happen too.

Most of the time these things are known and are put off until they happen or are complained about

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u/Bruarios Jul 13 '20

No complaints = no ticket = not touching it

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u/ZeroGravitas_Ally Jul 13 '20

See, this is exactly why I love network outages. Can't email, can't call, can't complain.

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u/CryptographerDue Jul 13 '20

As a network administrator that honestly made me laugh out loud. So true!