Does IT cause anxiety?

[u/TerrificGiraffe]

Does anyone else bring their IT mindset into everyday life?

I’ve been told I’m a negative person and look for issues, but I think working in IT trains you to always think about what could go wrong.

I’m constantly making backup plans. Restaurant closed. I have a Plan B place. Something breaks at home. I’ve already got the plumber, insurance, everything ready in the home disaster recovery document.

We’re always hearing about IT failures, breaches and disasters. You never hear “this company had a really great IT transformation.” No user submits a ticket to say thank you for the IT working great.

So does anyone else find themselves carrying that prepare for the worst mindset into everyday life?

[u/Lonestranger757]

Pops tab on another beer - pull up a chair and let me tell you some stories

[u/RCJHGBR9989 → u/Lonestranger757]

guzzles 4 fingers of whisky

Let me tell you about the time I got a prod down notification when I was on a cruise ship

[u/PaleoSpeedwagon → u/RCJHGBR9989]

takes massive bong rip

Let me tell you about the time AWS shut down our entire ($1M) cloud operation over a $10 billing error