A day at work

«TT»[07:52:56] Kaffee: My server has been unplugged for spamming and AUP violations. Why?
[07:53:21] JasonM: You want answers?
[07:53:51] Kaffee: I think I'm entitled.
[07:54:16] JasonM: You want answers?
[07:54:39] Kaffee: I want the truth.
[07:55:48] JasonM: You can't handle the truth. Son, we live in a world that has networks, and those networks have to be guarded by men with keyboards and brains. Who's gonna do it? You? Your underpaid admin? I have more responsibility here than you could possibly fathom. You weep for your server, and you curse the webtechs. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That your dedicated rack's unplugging, while tragic, probably saved servers. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves servers. I know deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you don't want me on that netwrok, you need me on that network. We use words like Slack, FARGOT, luser. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very access I provide, then question the manner in which I provide it. I prefer you said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a manual, and login to the phones. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.
[07:57:16] Kaffee: Did you shut down my server?
[07:57:33] JasonM: YOU'RE GODDAMNED RIGHT I DID.
Your party has left the session.«/TT»

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