“Oh, and have Tony document that accounting payment transfer thingy he wrote, in case he gets hit by a bus”
MLSP Network Engineers, Oracle RAC admins, that guy who keeps that FoxPro app running. These are the unsung heroes who seemingly risk their lives every day while crossing the street to get to work. No one knows why, but Public Transportation has had a devastating impact on the life expectancy of our irreplaceable IT brethren.
While there are no known reasons for specialized IT professionals to have a greater statistical likelyhood towards large vehicular manslaughter, there is anecdotal evidence dating back years to suggest that the tragic possibility has always loomed near. Management has tried to warn us of the wheeled menace. Through an organized campaign of prophesy and doomsaying, they have in their own way tried to stem the tide of blood on the sidewalk. Sadly, few people listen to anything management has to say.
Bus patrons claim their commuter cars are being unfairly targeted by the IT community. Passenger transport experts say they have been unable to identify a single documented case of technaside and maintain that buses do not attack sysadmins unless provoked.
Are buses the mortal enemy of IT? While researching this report, I personally witnessed a prediction from my boss on the very real danger that exists should I neglect to pass on the diagramed call procedure for SOA workflow model I created. In his words, should I one day come face to grill with a runaway bus, he would be ‘totally screwed’
IT’s natural predator?