IT Crises vs. Vacation: Sometimes It Isn't Pretty

CWmike writes "It's true that IT systems have become essential to business operations, but the successful functioning of the IT department shouldn't rest on any one person's shoulders. All told, vacations serve as mini tests to prove if a department can function when key players are away. That's the theory, anyway. In reality, IT departments sometimes flunk. The results can either be comical or turn out to be a serious wake-up call to organizations that need a better Plan B. To prime your mental pump before your own vacation, Computerworld compiled anecdotes about good vacations gone bad."

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Re:I would fire you for that

[morari]

You are putting the organization at risk for your own gain.

Then fuck you and fuck your organization. Here's a hint, I only work for the organization for personal gain. I'm not there to better the organization, I'm there to make money for myself. The organization would have no problem firing me for its own gain. I have no problem doing all I can to ensure that it's easier to just keep me around.