Category: work
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That Second Ask
Have you ever been caught pulling a weird face reacting to something in a meeting and then getting called out on it? Because I have.
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Long String Solutions
On the one hand, we could say that this logging must be really good, because there’s so much information there! But on the other hand, it is also really hard to use.
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Just 2 More Weeks
Yeah…. *siiiiiiiiiiiigh*
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Routine Guilt
Obviously I would never forget to do these tasks.
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Anything Suspicious?
One of the big take-aways I got from a recent security training is that the reporting team is not there to judge me.
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The Incantation
I see a phrase like “above all else” and a part of me rebels. Hold on. What are the caveats here? Don’t make me take this to a ridiculous extreme.
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For Morale
For a while there one of the elevators was blocked off with caution tape with the doors open, but usually there’s just an “out of order” sign, and I’ve heard the rumors of people getting caught in them.
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It’s Business Hours Somewhere
Seriously though, it does suck to have to be the one waking other people up at their 3 AM.
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Failover Fail
So you’ve got the high-tech velociraptor enclosure, but those velociraptors are pretty crafty and keep finding weaknesses. So you build a fence around the enclosure – no expense spared – and the fence immediately falls down, knocking out an enclosure wall, and now there are velociraptors in the kitchen.
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Don’t Look Now
There can be a fine line to walk between “really honest” and “don’t scare the new person” when going over how things currently work.