Speaking of overtime... (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach

Speaking of overtime... Why is it that every time I try to implement a quick fix for a sucky SNAFU in our BoKS environment, I get stuck in the office at night? Every single fscking time! Case in point, last Friday I discovered a rather crappy mixup in our BoKS infrastructure. Nothing critical, but it was causing a lot of people discomfort nonetheless. I stayed late that day to troubleshoot the issue and to formulate a hypotheses on the required fixes.

Today I went over said fixes with my colleagues and at 1500 started the implementation of the first "quick fix". It was supposed to be done with within an hour, but I'm still stuck here. The replica server just doesn't want to do it's work and now I'm waiting for tech support to get back to me I'm looking at my twelfth hour on the job today and I'd really like to go home to Marli and Dana. Hacking and dining at the office just isn't as cool as it used to be. Now I have people to take care of...

Posted in: boks , overtime , snafu , sysadmin , work

It's too easy to put in overtime (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach

One thing I have to be wary of are the small hours of overtime that sneak in every day. With our very busy schedule at the office and a veritable deluge of incidents, tickets and projects there is never an end to work. This week I prolonged three out of five workdays without even noticing it!

On the upside this means that I'm actually enjoying my work and the challenge that it gives me. On the downside this means that it's way too easy to accidentally forget the -other- important things in life. I mean, there's a reason why I get up every morning at 0530 and why I start work at 0630! I was supposed to be home every day before 1600, so I could spend some time with Dana before it was bed time! And here I am, hacking away at work, meaning that I'll arrive just in time to prepare dinner. :/

So I have to quit that! Besides, I already realize that I could be putting in three hours of overtime every day and it still wouldn't put a dent into our ticket queue. There's only so much work that one man can do...

Posted in: busy , hard work , overtime , too easy , work