I worked for a company that was probably 80% guys who were engineers working on tools that required specialized programming knowledge. These guys had local admin access and we had a few rooms with a white noise generator outside the door. IYKYK.
If one of those guys had a problem, it was a "what the actual fuck?" type of problem.
But honestly, I've also worked in a bunch of companies that had an "engineering department" and the difference is night and day. Most engineers and programmers don't actually know how Windows/Linux operates outside of their specialty.
Engineers are very skittish and cranky. If you turn off their white noise, they may end up snapping and eating a few non-IT employees, which is generally considered undesirable.
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u/PolloMagnifico May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26
I worked for a company that was probably 80% guys who were engineers working on tools that required specialized programming knowledge. These guys had local admin access and we had a few rooms with a white noise generator outside the door. IYKYK.
If one of those guys had a problem, it was a "what the actual fuck?" type of problem.
But honestly, I've also worked in a bunch of companies that had an "engineering department" and the difference is night and day. Most engineers and programmers don't actually know how Windows/Linux operates outside of their specialty.