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Anxiety and IT?

Posted by timothy on from the nervous-holiday dept.

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?"

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  1. Chill out... by bagboy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Get on the treadmill, go for a run, etc... Stop stressin' dude.

    1. Re:Chill out... by Abstrackt · · Score: 5, Insightful

      That's pretty much the answer: physical activity relieves stress. Do some sort of activity that gets you outside and away from all the blinkenlights for a while regularly and you'll feel a hell of a lot better.

      --
      They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. - Terry Pratchett
    2. Re:Chill out... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      My secret to avoid stress... Not Caring.

    3. Re:Chill out... by Yvan256 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

    4. Re:Chill out... by windcask · · Score: 5, Insightful

      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

    5. Re:Chill out... by Stephan+Schulz · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I'm on call 24/7...

      If you are on call 24/7 I hope you charge them 168 hours per week. Seriously. If not, find a reasonable schedule. Being on call a day a week is ok, but being on 24/7 is only acceptable if you are on the C-level and get paid accordingly - and then you need to be able to fully control your own working hours.

      Otherwise, remember, it's not your company. If the server is down, its down. If it cannot be fixed quickly, the company is losing money. Too bad. They should have bought a better server solution and paid an additional IT guy. The people in charge need to live with their decisions. It's not your responsibility unless you are in charge.

      --

      Stephan

    6. Re:Chill out... by Anonymous+Squonk · · 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?