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How I Fix Stuff Working In IT

How I Fix Stuff Working In IT
After 15 years in tech, I can confirm this pie chart is scientifically accurate. The blue slice representing "restart whatever isn't working" is basically our industry's version of percussive maintenance. That "IT placebo effect" is real too—walk into a room and suddenly the printer that's been jamming for 3 days works flawlessly. Users look at you like you're a wizard, but really you just interrupted whatever cosmic force was enjoying their suffering. And let's be honest, that quick Google search is just us typing "why the hell is [software] doing [weird thing]" and hoping someone on Stack Overflow had the same existential crisis.

Solves Everything

Solves Everything
You: *writes detailed 500-line bug report with stack trace, environment variables, and reproduction steps* IT Support: "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" The universal IT solution that somehow fixes 90% of problems despite all logic and reason. It's the digital equivalent of blowing on a Nintendo cartridge—nobody knows why it works, but it does. The worst part? When they're actually right and your meticulously documented issue vanishes after a reboot.

System Admins: Perception Vs. Brutal Reality

System Admins: Perception Vs. Brutal Reality
Oh. My. God. The TRAGIC reality of system admin life laid bare! 💀 Friends think we're gaming nerds, Mom's CONVINCED we're tech billionaires, and society pictures us as awkward IT guys with headsets. Meanwhile, the boss imagines us napping on keyboards! We picture ourselves as Matrix-level digital gods, but the DEVASTATING truth? We're just clicking "restart" on Windows error messages and praying to the server gods that nothing explodes today. The glamour! The prestige! The CTRL+ALT+DELUSION!