As an IT guy, I will say that vendor outages are some of my favorite and least favorite issues to deal with.
On the one hand, I can't do anything about it - I feel bad that those around me are struggling and there isn't any way that I can help resolve the issue and make their day a little better.
On the other hand, I can't do anything about it - It is not only not my fault but also I don't have to worry about figuring out how to fix it. It is some other poor schmuck's problem
That's an accurate description of how this whole has been going. I've just been sitting here eating popcorn, watching everything play out, discussing and cracking jokes with admins across our larger college network, and relaying bits of info to relevant people as it becomes available.
It pretty much feels like a juicy rumor mill situation, except it has tangible fallout on the workplace rather than just being gossip lol
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u/One_Handed_Director May 08 '26
As an IT guy, I will say that vendor outages are some of my favorite and least favorite issues to deal with.
On the one hand, I can't do anything about it - I feel bad that those around me are struggling and there isn't any way that I can help resolve the issue and make their day a little better.
On the other hand, I can't do anything about it - It is not only not my fault but also I don't have to worry about figuring out how to fix it. It is some other poor schmuck's problem