Public sector tech work sucks as well in my very limited experience. There's a reason my partner won't do systems/network/systadministry officially as a job, she just doesn't have the stamina to work like Rob is having to. My partner can do 2-5 days of those hours before turning into a nervous wreck - it isn't worth it. Her physical and mental health is more important to us.
People do not realise systems/networks are incredibly complex and take time to design and implement. They think it is just techies wasting time, because when it works they don't notice it, it is just there. I have total respect for a network/systems engineer who does a job without the whole thing falling to bits.
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Date: 2006-07-31 01:21 am (UTC)People do not realise systems/networks are incredibly complex and take time to design and implement. They think it is just techies wasting time, because when it works they don't notice it, it is just there. I have total respect for a network/systems engineer who does a job without the whole thing falling to bits.