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The unit looks gorgeous !

BTW, the only 2 IT guys at my workplace were kindly laid off last month and a private company is now taking care of the IT.

The main goal was to save money, but the hiccup is that this new company costs twice more than the 2 sacked guys...
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HigashiJun wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 3:30 am The unit looks gorgeous !

BTW, the only 2 IT guys at my workplace were kindly laid off last month and a private company is now taking care of the IT.

The main goal was to save money, but the hiccup is that this new company costs twice more than the 2 sacked guys...
Sounds about right...
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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All I can say is mangerial stupidity knows no bounds.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
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Amen to that, I can't be the only person in IT who notices the department runs so much smoother when the managers are off....

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Hellraiseruk wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 4:49 pm Amen to that, I can't be the only person in IT who notices the department runs so much smoother when the managers are off....

JD
Is that restricted to IT departments alone? I think not...and that is speaking as an engineer turned manager!
So, I try to leave the team to do their work while I deflect as many interruptions/senior management as I can ...
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I have to be careful what I say in public. All I can say that they've chosen to get rid of us JUST before the busiest time of the year when the most people rely upon IT support. Given the policies, they will not be able to get anyone in post for 5 months and the person-power will be more than halved with no in-depth knowledge of the complex, multi-platform and interdependent systems.

I don't see this going well.
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
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stephen_usher wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 6:44 pm I have to be careful what I say in public. All I can say that they've chosen to get rid of us JUST before the busiest time of the year when the most people rely upon IT support. Given the policies, they will not be able to get anyone in post for 5 months and the person-power will be more than halved with no in-depth knowledge of the complex, multi-platform and interdependent systems.

I don't see this going well.
Not a good situation at all 🙁
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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stephen_usher wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 6:44 pm I have to be careful what I say in public. All I can say that they've chosen to get rid of us JUST before the busiest time of the year when the most people rely upon IT support. Given the policies, they will not be able to get anyone in post for 5 months and the person-power will be more than halved with no in-depth knowledge of the complex, multi-platform and interdependent systems.
I'll have a word with my boss, he knows everything so he can probably help :)

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stephen_usher wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 4:41 pm All I can say is mangerial stupidity knows no bounds.
:lol:

I can say the same thing here...

We have a real bunch of incompetent pests at my workplace.
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As someone once said, “Managers rise to the level of their incompetence”
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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