Drive Failure Argument
So, nothing’s changed.
I had this argument once, with a manager who essentially fired me for not knowing when a drive would fail, about how it was impossible to predict if, or when, a drive would, in fact, fail. Guess what? When I told him it was impossible to tell before it happened, I was actually right. At least, according to this blog entry on ZDNet, I was. Gee, I guess I really did know what I was talking about all those years ago and was, in fact, a subject-matter expert who was actually paid to know more about a technical subject than the guy who managed him. Now, if only he had figured that out then gotten out of my way to let me do what I do best…
Ah, well, water under the bridge now.
Besides, it taught me that being right isn’t always the most important thing. Especially when I’m being loudly, stridently right with witnesses.
Advice from your Uncle Jim:
"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
--William James
