I am so sick of incompetence

[Fat Burger]

So our file server goes down today. I noticed the problem, went into the server room, and saw the server rebooting. So I tell the network admin, and he goes of to (I thought) work on it. 10 minutes later I'm done letting other employees know, like the good helpdesk monkey I am, and I go to find him and get an update. I finally spot him having a pleasant chat with one of the project managers. I ask him if he was working on the file server, and he says "Oh, I thought you said it was rebooting"

The file server had an error and was waiting for someone to tell it whether or not to rebuild the system array. Good going, chief! It's not like the entire company uses that server constantly throughout the day or anything

 

[Desslock]

As a network admin, I'm disgusted.
As a forum member, LOL internet.

 

[BigDov]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! I know it's not funny to you because it impacts your work, but that dude sounds like a real idiot

 

[PinkysAvenger]

but, if you told him it was rebooting, how could he have assumed there was an error?

 

[Fat Burger]

As a network admin, I'm disgusted.
As a forum member, LOL internet.

I know lots of competent network admins. He's simply not one of them.

 

[Desslock]

but, if you told him it was rebooting, how could he have assumed there was an error?

If somebody told me one of my servers was rebooting itself I would go take a look no matter what.

 

[Fat Burger]

but, if you told him it was rebooting, how could he have assumed there was an error?

If I said "I saw your car close to a cliff, but I think it was rolling away from it", wouldn't you want to go check on the car?

 

[CletusJones]

but, if you told him it was rebooting, how could he have assumed there was an error?

QFT. it's like we were seperated at birth we think so alike.

 

[Fat Burger]

If somebody told me one of my servers was rebooting itself I would go take a look no matter what.

Especially when it's basically the single most important server in the building.

 

[Desslock]

I know lots of competent network admins. He's simply not one of them.

Yeah it sounds like it.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

wow
lots of work angst going around today

 

[PinkysAvenger]

If somebody told me one of my servers was rebooting itself I would go take a look no matter what.

well, yeah, but if you just get told "its rebooting" dont you think, yeah, i should check on it, but its taking care of itself so no hurry?

 

[CletusJones]

Especially when it's basically the single most important server in the building.

true.dat.

common sense says that you should go look at it, but i think you should have told him about the error.

 

[PinkysAvenger]

QFT. it's like we were seperated at birth we think so alike.

 

[CletusJones]

wow
lots of work angst going around today

i'm happy at work today, i'm leaving in an hour and 15 mins.

 

[tre]

The more thay make things idiot-proof, the better they make the idiots.

 

[Desslock]

well, yeah, but if you just get told "its rebooting" dont you think, yeah, i should check on it, but its taking care of itself so no hurry?

No way man. If the server is rebooting without me initiating it then something isn't right and I need to see what going on right away.

 

[Fat Burger]

true.dat.

common sense says that you should go look at it, but i think you should have told him about the error.

The error wasn't there yet when I looked at the server. The server had just started to POST, the error came up just after I left.

 

[CletusJones]

The error wasn't there yet when I looked at the server. The server had just started to POST, the error came up just after I left.

Ahh...

I dunno. the admin guy is still a but you should have watched the server to see what the cause of the reboot was before going to tell him. That way you could have given him all the facts.

 

[Syrup Beaver]

No way man. If the server is rebooting without me initiating it then something isn't right and I need to see what going on right away.

When I supported ~300 NT and OS/2 servers, my response to something like that would be "So?"