Anxiety and IT? 347
An anonymous reader writes "During these long breaks from work, it's refreshing to not have to worry about your job. Unless you work in IT, in which case you're salaried and constantly on the clock. To all the server room monkeys and desktop admins, do you suffer from anxiety? How do you deal with it? Does the crushing worry of a businesses IT infrastructure (and the rest of the business) coming to a screeching halt make IT occupations prone to anxiety?"
I'd better not post here (Score:2, Funny)
My boss might be reading this.
Hell yes!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Frequently relieved by Beer.
Become the IT manager (Score:3, Funny)
Easy (Score:1, Funny)
Personally... (Score:4, Funny)
When I was in that position, I would wake up each morning, go to the washroom and throw up into the toilet.
Then things got worse and I landed in the cardiac care ward.
While out on disability, they fired me.
I'm now unemployed and the lack of stress is WONDERFUL!
Re:Chill out... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hell yes!!! (Score:3, Funny)
And some kill that realisation with more beer.
Re:Weed (Score:0, Funny)
Add me to the list. Helps me fall asleep and sleep peacefully through the night.
and thru work as well . . .
Re:The best way to avoid all that anxiety ... (Score:3, Funny)
.. is to do it so things work.
Unfortunately, there is always some "loose nut behind the keyboard." Nothing can be made foolproof, "because fools are so ingenious."
Customer: "My computer don't work no more!"
IT Guy: "Did you change anything?"
Customer: "No, not at all!"
IT Guy: "Well, it looks like someone bashed the display in with a hammer, poured Mountain Dew on the keyboard, poured gasoline on the motherboard, and lit it on fire."
Customer: "It seemed to be acting slow, so I thought it might have had a virus . . ."
Re:Weed (Score:1, Funny)
That happens when you lick the label of a BSD disk.
Re:Chill out... (Score:4, Funny)
and they don't get enough sleep. dude, you should have caught that. sure you're getting enough exercise?
Re:Not sure.. (Score:3, Funny)
So, what you're saying is -- you should have a life? That has possibilities.
Hmm.... I already have two level 80 raiders, one a Kingslayer. I suppose I could roll another one...
Re:Chill out... (Score:3, Funny)
He's probably not getting enough sleep.
And don't forget to drink lots and lots of water every day! How could you forget? ;-)
Re:Chill out... (Score:5, Funny)
That's people's answer to everything these days.
Me: "I'm constantly tired and irritable. What should I do to help?"
Society: "Get more exercise, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and sleep eight hours a night."
Me: "I constantly have the urge to stab my girlfriend in the face, and I see clowns in the toilet whenever I pee. What should I do?"
Society: "Get more exercise, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and sleep eight hours a night." /me solves all problems evar
Meant to mark Insightful. Accidentally marked troll.
That's an odd mistake to make. You sure you're getting enough sleep?
Re:More Magnesium (Score:1, Funny)
If you suffer from anxiety (and even if you don't) I suggest you take a magnesium supplement, preferably magnesium citrate or magnesium ororate. Magnesium helps you relax.
Go, placebo, go!
Re:Of course (Score:4, Funny)
Each of which having to deal with systems far less redundant and scalable than what we can set up in IT.
Try dealing with my girlfriend, for god's sake. Very unreliable, and I haven't even tried the scalability. I've tried to set her up redundant but she wouldn't have any of it.
Re:Chill out... (Score:1, Funny)