IT Job translated = Professional Redditor....Anyone feel the same?

mysecondone · 3 months

Sitting at an IT desk right now.. everyone around me has reddit open.

DUBd · 3 months

IT Job + Work From Home = Reddit + Netflix + Games

I only work maybe three hours out of the day. Once I have at least 10-15 tickets resolved for that day im pretty much done and not really expected to do anything else. I have my 2 week performance review bi-weekly and i always have way more work completed then anyone else... so i guess im doing something right.

cdlrosa · 3 months

I wish. How many coworkers do you have?

I have 1.

2 desktop support guys, in a company with 500 users. That's 250 people per desktop guy.

It would be nice if all I had to deal with her software updates, but no. I have to roll out new hardware every month, I have to update our images on a monthly basis. I have all sorts of stuff flying at me, EVERY DAMN DAY.

So, yeah. My job is more 40% work, 60% reddit :)

messified · 3 months

Installation progress bars and subreddits, yup, sounds about right.

TNTCLRAPE · 3 months

This is pretty accurate, my day is 10% work, 90% reddit, unless there's a deadline rapidly approaching at the company I work at.

aves2k · 3 months

I had that and made really good money at it but honestly it got boring quick. I ended up taking a new job which has a lot more responsibility and requires a lot more effort but it feels good to go home at the end of the day knowing that you actually earned a living and were intellectually challenged.

Onironaute · 3 months

Okay so... how does one get into IT.

rotORriot · 3 months

Are there any tech/IT related sub reddits that have ever helped you in your job?

[deleted] · 3 months

I'm in IT, and I can tell you right now I am not a professional of Reddit.

neffstatic · 3 months

Peter Gibbons: Yeah, I just stare at my desk but it looks like I'm working. I do that for uh, probably another hour after lunch, too. I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

trav3l3r · 3 months

I have been in the IT field for nearly 30 years. I work with a lot of "younger" (early - mid 20's) professionals.. When we are not actively working on a project we do have some slack time. We have a few folks that spend that time surfing sports pages, reddit, etc...We have a few that spend that time working on their college degrees, various IT certifications, or doing the scut work that keeps getting put off (updating diagrams and documentation, etc). Guess which ones will have good jobs in the IT field 5 or 10 years from now...Guess which ones will be bitching about how unfair the IT field is and how the only way to get promoted is to be a suck up.

I have never worked in a shop where there is absolutely nothing that needs done and where surfing Reddit is the best possible use of your time..

I am not talking about the folks that spend a few minutes a day checking the front page, the news or even facebook...Everyone needs a break and you are generally more productive if you get one. I am talking about the folks that spend the entire day surfing the web.

My $0.02..Let the downvotes begin.

ass_munch_reborn · 3 months

Uhhhhhhh.......

You know your job is going away soon, right?

You should be working on your skills, automating shit, going into a field you are interested in (e.g. finance), and doing stuff for them in the guise of your work. "Oh, you need a VBA macro for your Access database? I can whip something up in my spare time." No one says no to free help.

Or, you should go to your boss and say - "hey, in my spare time, I would like to experiment with a new problem tracking system".

Fuck, you should be building an android app (either for the company or yourself) right now.

You should be building up skills - because tech support is dying. BYOD (Bring your own device), cloud computing, and just computers getting cheaper and cheaper means internal IT is withering away. If your job involves helping people with Firefox updates, and you work for a company that cares about efficiency, then your job will go away.

And you'll be the first in line to bitch and moan and corporations being heartless, when, you really control your own destiny.

Note - if you work for the government - fuck it. Reddit all day and ignore my advice.

EDIT - for those that can't read or don't get how organizations work: I will repeat it. " internal IT is withering away" - meaning that inside a corporation, the internal IT departments for non tech corporations will shrink. I am not saying IT will whither away. I am distinguishing a group (the IT division of a company), from the actually IT vertical (Information Technology as a portion of the economy). I am kind of shocked that I have to spell that out to people.

Fett2 · 3 months

I've never had an IT job with that much free time. I've always worked for small companies though.

bloodflart · 3 months

Can someone please tell me where I can get a job like this? I'm fine with being bored all day, in fact I embrace it.

deadboydetective · 3 months

I can't figure out why Chrome won't accept my php header redirect on one page (works on others, same basic code) so here I am...reddit is always the prefect break from IT

messified · 3 months

Time to get back to work .... Installing Skype on 7 computers :-|

zach2093 · 3 months

More like "I spend my day on Reddit." and will wait for the rest.

CaterpillarKillr · 3 months

Truer words have never been spoken. When I'm not in school, I work as an IT Consultant. Most of my day involves either A) sitting in traffic driving to/from a client or B) browsing reddit and clicking "Next" on some prompt every few minutes.

Love my job, though. It can be boring, but you just gotta keep a positive attitude.

CaveWitch · 3 months

Where I used to work I used to have to worry about getting assaulted and pissed on by confused patients. I would LOVE to have a job where I only had to worry about getting asked stupid questions.

retrothomas · 3 months

Pretty much, yep. The more "on top of things" I am the more time I have to spend on Reddit, so interestingly the better I am at my job the less I have to do.

rhfs · 3 months

I do tech support part time and I'm already convinced that I don't want to work in this field after I graduate from school. The work is easy and pays well, but it's so fucking boring. In fact, I'm at work as I write this post.

Willie_Main · 3 months

For this very reason I'm actually quitting my job and trying something else. I've been a professional Redditor for about a year and a half and it has recently gotten on my nerves.

Crimeodial · 3 months

Maybe a decent IT job. Mine involves a lot of that for the firs 3 dad of the week as I have nothing to do, then thursday and Friday are absolute hell because 5 different managers have programs they never bothered mentioning to you that just be done by the end the week. With no overtime.

Last Thursday I had 135 laptops delivered at 4 PM.

leogeo2 · 3 months

checks the todo list

Yup. Everything looks done. Time to check reddit.

log1k · 3 months

I look forward to this industry I will be entering in the next couple of months :D

AkwardTurtle · 3 months

Web Developer here... doing the same thing...but i have actual work to do.... oh well it could wait till tomorrow

jgoodf · 3 months

Got 4 calls today, entered 5 tickets, looked at over 500+ reddit links.

Win

alphastryk · 3 months

You're kidding, right? I work in IT for 8+ hours solid most days, with a lot of 24/7 support.

More serious note: To be fair, this is at an IT company, I can imagine IT within a company would be different.

Cause_Fuck_Spelling · 3 months

as an IT i can confirm this, also i must add that having my own office with a door and a permanent workaround of the works web filter, there is no 5 minute period where reddit isn't open on one of my screens, also there is no NSFW link un-purpled

ENGL3R · 3 months

IT goes way beyond computer help. Shitty job translated = professional redditor.

Strivus · 3 months

I honestly pity you. I could not stand a day where I do little work, the day would pass too slow and would probably quit. I love my hectic job, the rush you get when you complete several important tasks before a deadline all the while planning a flexible schedule so that if something more important pops up, you are ready to handle it.

It's utterly glorious.

Vusocool · 3 months

lol! Hurrah for the technically challenged giving jobs =D

BreeMPLS · 3 months

UX job translated = put the buttons where people will see them; spend rest of day facebooking about this weekend's party.

DrProv · 3 months

25 calls, 66 pages of neverending Reddit, 3 hours left - better grab my waders, I`m going to be trudging through /new

boxxa · 3 months

When you work at a computer all day, its a nice break to split up the day and between tasks

justanotherwiseass · 3 months

It seems so at times. At least I never struggle to get up for work in the morning like i did before finishing school working retail.

tyrannosaw · 3 months

dude, don't blow this sweet deal for all of us

Tyrien · 3 months

To be fair, I've had to go ask if I can hit the update button. I know exactly what it does, but I've been bitched at for doing it without asking the manager/IT first.

Kvothe24 · 3 months

I'm not in IT but I spend a considerable amount of my work day on reddit. Sometimes I get a little worried, but no one's said anything yet crosses fingers and keeps redditing

Sounds like I need to get into IT.

Scriptonaut · 3 months

I'm a web-developer, who also does a lot of IT stuff for my department. A minimum of my 90% of my day is spent on reddit. In fact, I'm at work right now.

evilGUI · 3 months

IT. People that get paid to be moderately intelligent.

Kvothe24 · 3 months

Did you say you're in IT? hey bro can you help me with my computer

bengalfan · 3 months

My company just blocked reddit..now what?

TeenageGranpa · 3 months

I'm currently switching jobs from an IT support role (2 days a week, all of it spent on reddit) to a programming gig doing PHP and Python... i couldn't be more excited to do something that has an actual goal. And for the record my role at my current job is maintaining my bosses 2 torrenting machines so he can download porn and pay me to ignore it. I hate that place.

LukeOfHazzard · 3 months

In IT at a university. I might sit idle for 8 hours one day, then get a simple trouble call and it turns into an 8 hours job. Its not a job for someone who cannot amuse them self, but it's not for someone who cannot stand idle hands either.

Androecian · 3 months

How do I get a job like this? What certifications/degrees do you have? How long does it take to get them?

pantisflyhand · 3 months

No one at my last place realized the benefit of productivity a second monitor can give, until we had the extra monitors laying around. One morning I came in, plopped one on all the IT desks and told them to try it. Work on one screen and reddit on the other.

Do something, while it is loading / applying / etc. look at reddit. Less boredom more work output.

ibasawstealth · 3 months

Why is this a problem?

This sounds like the greatest job in the world. Surf Reddit, get paid. Use that money for poker, stocks, investments, vacation trips, parties, drugs.

sixout · 3 months

They blocked reddit at my job today. :(

antilyon · 3 months

As a freelancer programmer, no. I do have the urge to open it again and again, but I know that if I don't get my shit done and update my knowledge during my worktime, I'll be past in no time.

anduin1 · 3 months

I want a job like that.

pancakehiatt · 3 months

r/DAE

ebob9 · 3 months

Productivity Consultant = Reddit Web Filter

minno · 3 months

You're being paid to be available in case you need to work, not just to work. So keep your alt-tab ready.

windybiscuit · 3 months

In my last position at my company I worked as a remote support tech for the IT help desk, and my day-to-day was much as OP described -- with a healthy dose of Pandora and tech blogs thrown in.

And then my position was eliminated. Now, I work 12-hour shifts on rotation in the Operations Center, putting out fires and yelling at service engineers in Bangalore. It's a wonder some days that I can even get up from my desk to take a leak. Shit, I barely had enough time to finish this comm

Probably_Your_Boss · 3 months

Hmm...last time I checked, using reddit wasn't part of my IT department's job description. But I'll let you convince me of it's benefits tomorrow morning.

Knitler · 3 months

Wish my IT job was that easy, and all I do it run a Help Desk. I leave every day mentally drained, and wanting to pull my hair out, just to then find out that the users think I'm bad at my job.

Well if thats a case then you not knowing how to open an excel plug-in or the software you need for you job makes THEM bad at their job, I spend most my week trying to show a person HOW to use a laptop and how to hook up a god damn projector because for a "cutting edge web advertising company" we hire the DUMBEST FUCKS on the planet. I give the place 7 years of my life and I get shit every day. Fuck IT.

Hiphoppington · 3 months

I can confirm this is the case, though I also play videogames too.

XCygon · 3 months

shit you caught me. ಠ_ಠ

hornytoad69 · 3 months

I love it how you say this yet I continually get rejected from every job I apply to.

watersign · 3 months

I briefly worked as a "Business Analyst" ..(under a year)

the senior level BA's make good money but my role was pretty junior (clicking buttons, use cases,etc) ....not sure if i want to continue pursuing this. I got lucky getting that job but every job i come across requires 3-5 years experience.

what shold i do?

Buttertop · 3 months

If you're spending your day being this bored at your IT job, you're doing it wrong.

I work in a pretty specialized IT sector, WAN Networking. I write code and scripts for provider edge routers, and I spend literally my whole 8 hour work day doing real work. That being said, it's challenging, rewarding, there's a ton to learn and expand on, and it's very lucrative. I think it's a great starting point for something like datacenter networking or large-scale SANs or CDNs.

There are days that I think it would be nice to be able to be to have a slower paced IT job, but when I look at how low those salaries are and how basic the work is, I'm pretty glad to be where I am now.

the2belo · 3 months

Yeah. I'm here at a company that sells hardware and software to the manufacturing industry. Much of my day involves writing emails to overseas suppliers.

I mean, just look at my reddit karma.

Artegan · 3 months

I've been working for almost a year at an IT desk.

On busy days, I get paid to answer the phone and help people with their various technical issues.

On slow, easy days (and during the night shift), I get paid to browse reddit for 7-8 hours.

MrPickleCoppter · 3 months

reddit="did we just become best friends" me = "yep"

Makelevi · 3 months

Haha, love it. Though as someone trying to get into the IT Field in Toronto, I'm not sure whether it makes me happy or not. I work in my University's Student Center and it can get hard finding stuff to do to fill in my shifts, are most general IT jobs like that?

Alienwalker · 3 months

There is always something you can do to help the company you are working for, even if this means researching different products and solutions for the future.

flecko · 3 months

Pfff, that's nothing. Back in 2000 I was working a full time IT job. At one point (when I was busted and suspended without pay for a week) I was running two instances of IRC, 10 open MSN Messenger windows, 2 Yahoo IMs, AOL IM, Skype, and something else. I got suspended not because they found those 50 windows open on my computer with absolute crap, but because several months ago I downloaded Serialz 2000 and showed it to a co-worker just to make a point about piracy.

Oh yes, and my job was to fix stupid little issues with people's templated websites.

scaramanga1 · 3 months

I literally get paid for being on Reddit all week I am the only dude who is on the Helpdesk and fix any of the issues within 5 minutes of them being logged if anything at all....... Some days I get nothing not even a telephone call!

laiyaise · 3 months

I discovered reddit about a year after I got my first IT job, needless to say that was one boring year.

Draemalic · 3 months

To everyone who says they've been "working in IT" and don't want to go into out of college:

There are a lot more IT jobs out there than just helpdesk support and pc repair tech. A lot of the fun of this job is planning, design, and implementation. Being a Network Engineer/admin, Systems administrator/DBA/Sys Analyst/programmer/consultant/etc. Technology jobs will always be in demand. We're not going anywhere.

That being said, yes, due to our awesome economy a lot of governments/businesses are cutting back in IT to save money. People are leaving and they aren't filling their empty position, just closing it. This is only really typical for those helpdesk/pc suppor tech jobs though. The burden of the work is just being offloaded on everyone else in the IT department. It's not as if IT is being phased out.

Also, if you're a rockstar at your job, you're not going anywhere. Doing 2 hours of actual work/day is just fine with employers as long as you're available for all the break/fixes. If your servers are running smoothly and everyone is happy - and here's the key - your boss(es) know it's running smoothly because of you - you're fine.

ThaHarterIII · 3 months

you really are a professional redditor if you think a story is a "text rage comic"

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