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Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day

Posted by Zonk on from the thanks-for-the-hard-work dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Today is the 8th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. It is always the last Friday in July and is the one day that SysAdmins are supposed to get the respect they deserve to be getting the other 364 days of the year. Today is the day that we wish everyone would considering the daunting tasks, small budgets, and ridiculous timelines that many SysAdmins face all year. Please thank them for everything they do for you and for your business. If you think you have a great SysAdmin today would be the day to nominate them for SysAdmin of the Year. 'The idea for System Administrator Day was inspired by a print ad for a Hewlett-Packard laser jet printer. The ad showed lines of employees bringing gifts for the IT guy who made the purchase. System Administrator Appreciation Day has, over the years, garnered support from many organizations."

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  1. Re:I Choose Not to Participate by xmas2003 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Then how about a Painter Appreciation Day?!? ;-)

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  2. Re:I Choose Not to Participate by ReverendLoki · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why do System Administrators get a day? Why not Database Administrators? Why not Systems Architects? Why not Software Developers? All of these people are needed just as much as any of the others to achieve success. I'd be all for it. If all 4 of those positions had their own "day", maybe I'd get 4 times as much appreciation...
    As the entire IT department for a small/medium business, even a general "IT Appreciation Day" would be nice.
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  3. Free lunch :) by Isaac-Lew · · Score: 2, Interesting

    We (the UNIX sysadmin team where I work) were treated to Mongolian barbeque for lunch. (In keeping harmony with the irony of the day, it's neither Mongolian nor barbeque - nevertheless, it's good eating). Between this & the Simpsons movie premiering, it's turning out to be a good day!

  4. Re:I Choose Not to Participate by cbelle13013 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    At my work, the entire staff got together and planned a bowling trip. The firm paid for it, and everyone got to bowl for today. We're a small place (16 people), but its still very nice.