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By Anon - 18/01/2013 05:53 - United States - Mesquite

Today, when I asked my boss why my bonus was cut in half, he replied, "I have no idea what you really do." I'm the IT Manager. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/02/2016 21:36 - New Zealand - Auckland

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By Anonymous - 06/12/2014 18:23 - United States

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Connect 10

Friday 18 January 2013 12:02

I say you take away his Internet. Just for awhile. He'll come and find you in the hopes you'll be able to help him.

lexa1love 16

Friday 18 January 2013 12:01

Aw OP that is brutal. Maybe print off the job description and lay it on his desk if he really can't figure that out.

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interesting33 36

Friday 18 January 2013 14:54

Sounds like the IT Crowd :/

ManicGypsy 22

Friday 18 January 2013 15:01

So, being the IT manager, basically you delegate tasks to other IT people who are under you? LOL. Perhaps that's at least what he was thinking.

frethelt 3

Friday 18 January 2013 22:26

as manager id assume it is also his responsability to train the it people under him, and if anyone get stuck he will need to both fix it and instruck his employee how to fix it himself if it ever comes up again, that and if his team is understaffed.. which im sure it is juggling priorities is a real headach.. becouse if you dont have the resources you cant do it all so you have to pick and choose

BrotherTheo 31

Friday 18 January 2013 15:05

This is the nature of IT. When you do your job properly/Well, you are basically undetectable. Everything works so nobody needs you right? 'they' don't know how many hours you've put into making sure everything is working smoothly. God help you though when something isn't right though. You'll get those phone calls at awful hours.... ....Not that I know personally though. Nope Not...A...Bit......

tanekdrachonae 19

Friday 18 January 2013 15:40

The next time he has a problem, tell him he has an ID-10T error.

sens3sfailing 24

Friday 18 January 2013 15:59

IT obviously stands for Indigo Tracksuit!

BlackPhenom 9

Friday 18 January 2013 16:10

somebody's incompetent.

horsefantasy1213 1

Friday 18 January 2013 16:24

That is just plain sad

chujel1302 1

Friday 18 January 2013 16:33

Give his computer a virus, then save his sorry a$s and ask for a raise!

whoknew1 3

Friday 18 January 2013 16:41

I'd start updating your resume if I were you OP

d4m4s74 12

Friday 18 January 2013 17:48

the best way to show what you do is to stop doing it.

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