Let’s cut the corporate fluff: working in IT is mentally exhausting — and no, it’s not because you forgot to reboot the router. It’s because you’re stuck in a never-ending cycle of firefighting, micromanagement, unrealistic expectations, and “can you just” requests… all while pretending you’re totally fine. But here’s the spicy truth:Bad leadership is quietly wrecking mental health in IT,
Tag: solo IT
Hey there. I’m your IT department.No, not part of a team. Not “one of the tech guys.”Just me. One human. One coffee-fueled, semi-burnt-out digital janitor holding this entire circus together with duct tape, Google searches, and sheer panic. And let me tell you: being a solo IT admin? It’s the most gloriously underappreciated, stress-inducing, caffeine-powered, thankless job on the planet.
What Failing CISM Taught Me About Cybersecurity (and Humility) So, I took the CISM exam. And I failed. Not in a cute, “missed it by one point!” way either. More like, “Well that escalated quickly” level of failure. Picture the Titanic, but instead of an iceberg, it was 150 scenario-based questions that punched me square in the professional pride. Let
Against all odds—and with only caffeine, Ethernet cables, and sheer willpower—I got everything to work.Two 86-inch rolling monsters, a spaghetti mess of network cables (artfully taped down), and just one tech pulling it all together like a one-man AV Avengers team. No dropped connections.No tripping hazards.No rogue OWL camera rebellion.Just pure, uninterrupted screen glory. The room was ready. The tech