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There might not be such a thing as the perfect career. No matter which path you choose, it can be one full of ups and downs and loads of situations testing your patience.
However, the ultimate patience-test-of-a-career is most likely working in IT. Whether it’s devices the specialists have to deal with, humans who are no longer in control of theirs (it’s probable that either side is equally annoyed by the question—”have you tried turning it off and on again?”), or other struggles, it all can be quite challenging to manage.
Luckily, representatives of the field can find solace in their fellow IT professionals and online communities, such as the Facebook group ‘IT Humor and Memes’. It provides a much needed giggle for the IT people out there, who are likely to find the posts to be quite relatable. Scroll down to find some of them on the list below and click here for our previous piece about the group. Below, you will also find some thoughts from the group’s founder, Trevor Paquette, which he shared during a recent interview with Bored Panda.
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The struggles of working in the field of information technology differ depending on the area of specialization and other factors. However, some of them are pretty universal, which is why it might be nice to be part of a community of people who know exactly what you’re going through. That’s likely one of the reasons the ‘IT Humor and Memes’ group already has over 900k members. In a previous interview with Bored Panda, its creator, Trevor Paquette, revealed that he started it after noticing the lack of general IT meme groups. The founder pointed out that there were groups for developers or programmers, hackers, networking, and so on, but not that many dedicated to generic IT humor, so he created one back in May of 2019.
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In a recent interview with Bored Panda, Trevor shared that his expertise covers several areas of information technology. “With 30+ years under my belt, I’m more of a jack of all trades when it comes to IT. Plunk me down in just about any situation, and I’ll either get going right away or figure out how to get it done. ADVERTIsem*nT “However, if I had to pick my strongest suit, it would have to be systems administration, and being able to connect high-level ideas to the low-level systems and processes. Because I’ve done both throughout my career, I'm great at connecting the two,” he said.
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GOGY
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I can't stress this enough 😅
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Trevor told Bored Panda that he got interested in computers back in high school. “A fellow student brought in his Apple II+ (yes, I’m that old), and put on a ‘Lunar Lander’ game. My mind was blown. I knew at that moment I wanted to program and work with computers as a career.” “Over the years, I’ve gained loads of experience in software development, system administration, DB management, vendor management; you name it, I’ve probably touched on it from doing the work, all the way to managing others that do the work,” he added.
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I used to place pillows and couch cushions around my computer to muffle the dialup sound when I was sneaking onto AOL past my bedtime XD
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"expensive when ill"
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Information technology is a broad term that encompasses an abundance of different roles and areas to focus on. And the extensive list, including but definitely not limited to analytics, programming, artificial intelligence, application development, cybersecurity, and so much more, is likely to continue growing due to the rapid technological advancement of the current times. That’s one of the things the founder of the Facebook group loves most about it. “In my mind, the best thing about the IT field is it’s always changing; always. There is always something new to learn or to read up on. This keeps the mind active and engaged.”
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I can relate. My old laptop has to be plugged in all the time otherwise it shuts off.
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No matter how small or big the printer, they never work. I sometimes have to work with biiiig printers and those days the amount of censored words out of my mouth is quite impressive.
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*rim shot*
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Statista’s 2022 data pointed out that JavaScript and Java are some of the most in-demand skills in the field nowadays. Though, it also revealed that professionals of the IT sector were the most interested in developing skills related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning. ADVERTIsem*nT
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Work smarter, not harder
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no, no we won't, help me do so
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Wonderful.
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When it comes to the struggles IT specialists face, Trevor Paquette singled out communication challenges as the most prominent one. “IT people think in ‘tech’, while our users think in their individual work terms (think ‘medical’, ‘finance’, etc). In the end, we all want the same thing—for someone to be able to do their job and be as productive as they can.” “Some in IT forget we are there to help, not dictate and we both have different ways to describe the same problem. Sometimes that can lead to frustration on both sides; that the other ‘just doesn’t get it’. We’d be surprised at [how much we can reduce] the shared stresses we all face if we tried to just clear up communication,” he told Bored Panda.
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Now THAT'S evil
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ha-ha-ha
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Where can I get this book?
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Considering the significance of information technology in our everyday lives, there are quite a few people we have to thank for keeping things running smoothly. According to more of Statista’s data, there are 3.12 million people working in the IT sector in the US alone, as of January 2023. The number is expected to surpass 6.1 million by 2032.
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* applause * BRILLIANT censoring job, simply brilliant. Let's give bp a standing ovation.
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Press f1 on what, the air?
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not even tears can put it out 😭
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The creator of ‘IT Humor and Memes’ believes that IT professionals can benefit from similar groups by reading about other people’s experiences. “You’d be surprised at how often others have already lived what you are living and have a solution ready to offer if asked the right question,” he told Bored Panda. Trevor also pointed out that theirs is not an IT support group, but more of an “IT Support support” group. “It was originally intended, and still is, a place to laugh at ourselves and many situations we find ourselves, our peers, and our users in. Laughing helps the day go by, and anything to help ease that stress, is a welcome respite, I think.” ADVERTIsem*nT
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Except Samsung removed the headphone jack from their phones
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how do you do this? asking for a friend
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I remember the beautiful, ancient halcyon days when this worked. In early MMOs (say, Ultima Online) it was pretty easy to convince other players that you could open a "secret developer console" in the game by pressing Alt + F4.
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Trevor Paquette said that a random message of appreciation is one of the things he loves most about managing the group. “Every once in a while, we get an out-of-the-blue ‘thanks for making my day go by’ message. Those mean a lot to me and the entire team of moderators.” “That, and the fact that many of the items posted make me laugh. It helps my day go a little easier as well,” he added.
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Lol, don't forget if it has a plug it will find it's way to your desk, the amount of random unrelated stuff people used to bring to my desk was phenominal, would re-direct to facilities, shredder not working, ahh that must be an IT issue! 🤦♂️
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https://letmegooglethat.com/
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Ah, the good ol' US Robotics Modem sound when it connected to the dial-up line. It could wake up your neighbors and scare your cat.
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Am I the only person who prefers Chrome? XD
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My grandpa after my aunt installed a VCR when a channel didn't come in it was the VCR's fault.
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The most common way used to be having a metal chain and replacing a few rings with locks as needed. Anyone who has a lock key can open the chain, independently from anyone else.
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How would this even work?
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Editing the bar will never not be funny.
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At some point it changed from IT memes to IT horror pictures.
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ƒιѕн ƒιѕн Community Member Follow
Time to download some more RAM after looking at all this techy stuff.
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If only you could just download ram lol
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Jen M Jen M Community Member Follow
Some of the offices and calling it IS now, information systems, rather than Information technology. Why?
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Simply put, IT is part of IS. Information systems is about the system as a whole, the creation and distribution of the information and also the processes and all users involved. Users both responsible for their creation as well as the ones it's created for.Information technology is an essential part of this and provides the tools (hardware, software, tcomms) to make this processes and systems come to life and interact with each and the users.Hope that makes it clearer! I was waiting for someone more "qualified" to reply but since it didn't happen, you get the simplified Koala version instead! 😉🐨😅
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At some point it changed from IT memes to IT horror pictures.
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ƒιѕн ƒιѕн Community Member Follow
Time to download some more RAM after looking at all this techy stuff.
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If only you could just download ram lol
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Some of the offices and calling it IS now, information systems, rather than Information technology. Why?
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Simply put, IT is part of IS. Information systems is about the system as a whole, the creation and distribution of the information and also the processes and all users involved. Users both responsible for their creation as well as the ones it's created for.Information technology is an essential part of this and provides the tools (hardware, software, tcomms) to make this processes and systems come to life and interact with each and the users.Hope that makes it clearer! I was waiting for someone more "qualified" to reply but since it didn't happen, you get the simplified Koala version instead! 😉🐨😅
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