10-05-2015
I've already gone back to work in HP 3 times previously before already once contract expired I left then later rejoined then resigned and rejoined again.
But in HP once you get laid off it means that position is considered redundant and can no longer be filled by anybody.
Also furthermore this time they have relocated the support overseas to low cost centers.
I think the industry is changing even shrinking with the advent of cloud computing, in time systems are going to get more efficient and cheaper and that will put pressure on operating costs, budgets, salaries they don't need so many sys admins or engineers to run around in-country anymore some places I hear they just have a pool of less than 10 people overseas datacenter can manage several thousand virtual servers on cloud.
Sure I think there are many sys admin jobs around still if I wanted to continue or maybe I should bite the bullet now and break out to try something else.
The only jobs in IT today I see that will be hard to farmed out are:
local desktop support - low pay
it security
audit and compliance
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LUSER(8) System Manager's Manual LUSER(8)
NAME
luser - process to control the clueless individuals who (mis)use computer systems, peripheral devices and system administrators. Word play
on "loser" and "user".
SYNOPSIS
luser [-d] [-g<level>] [-s] <lusername>
DESCRIPTION
luser is the primary tool a system administrator uses to manage end-user requests. This powerful tool can actually cause the specified user
to perform actions as specified by the flags.
With no flags, luser deletes every running process owned by the specified <lusername>.
OPTIONS
-d Disk reclamation mode. Remove all files in the home directory of <lusername>.
-g<level>
Grovel mode. Causes the specified luser to make an act of contrition to the sysadmin for past sins. The <level> indicates the sever-
ity of the contrition:
LEVEL
0 User makes a sincere apology and promises to never do it again.
1 User buys sysadmin a large quantity of sysadmin's favorite beverage.
2 User signs over ownership of his/her car to sysadmin.
3 User resigns from the company after writing a long letter of apology detailing his/her failings.
4 User commits ritual suicide by sucking on a power strip and grounding himself to a conduit.
NOTES
Sysadmins are encouraged to use the -s option as a way to smarten up the world's user base. Use the -g option at level 4 outside the con-
fines of the machine room. The more lusers that witness the act, the better.
SEE ALSO
sysadmin(1)
BUGS
Occasionally, the luser may survive the effects of luser -g4. In that event, a second invocation of the command will usually prove to be
fatal.
HISTORY
Written by Eric L. Pederson <eric@bofh.org.uk>.
25 September 1995 LUSER(8)