Early mornings, late evenings, weekends. Useless users always demand support
theregister.co.ukOnCall... even when I'm not Do you ever feel like you’re on-call even when you’re technically not on call?
Burnout in the IT industry is real, just look at the stats for developers and infosecurity professionals as an example. And sysadmins are no different, walking the tech treadmill during normal working hours isn't enough: Users or bosses feel it is OK to call for support at any time on any day.
Administrators may get their day in the sun annually, along with National Lighthouse Day and Middle Child's Day, but they deserve more respect, and this runs to not being disturbed outside of working hours.
Passions were stirred on Reddit this week when an unnamed techie going by the name of Icy_Dream posted a diatribe, rightly complaining about colleagues from departments thinking nothing of contacting the IT team for support whenever they feel like it ...
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