RE: A step up, a step down

[Kirby_Sarah <Kirby_Sarah -at- bls -dot- gov>]

Well, I'll probably change their perspective when I start automating some of
the weekly/monthly website updates by using Perl.  I mean, why put up with
the bother of doing routine things when you can program a computer to do it?
If a monkey can do it, I don't see why I have to.  

-Sarah

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Byfield [mailto:bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 5:35 PM
To: Kirby_Sarah
Cc: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: A step up, a step down


Kirby_Sarah wrote:

> Any one know why a
> step down?

Probably because, in the geek hierarchy, network admin is considered
high-status, while any programming job is considered superior to a
non-programming job.

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Stand on your own feet, ready or not
It's friendly fire...but you still get shot."
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