refer to SAGE for further assistance.
You might be a sysadmin if...
...you are paged repeatedly at 0300 by non-humans.
...your belt has begun to resemble Batman's.
...you've discovered that humans can indeed subsist entirely on caffeine, nicotine, and sugar.
...you have $40,000 in home computer gear and a $400 car.
...you've forgotten how to write, and must use a keyboard even for simple notes.
...your relatives all have you on speed dial, and every conversation begins with, "I was trying to..."
...you know what your office looks like at 3:15 Sunday morning.
...you take a jacket to work, and it's 30C outside.
...you know exactly what the Big Red Button is for, and you know exactly why you shouldn't touch it.
...you've ever anthropomorphized a computer. And you're convinced it's out to get you.
...you know more about electrical engineering than the people who wired your office. And you've had at least one occasion to demonstrate this knowledge to them.
...you've worked long enough that you no longer have a favorite OS.
...you own at least 10 books that have drawings of animals on the cover, and are neither children's books nor nature texts.
...suddenly people at work are as nice to you as they are to the administrative assistants, and you suspect it's for the same reasons.
...you find yourself thinking that the "...For Dummies" books are.
...you've had to establish a fee schedule for your friends and relatives to preserve what remains of your sanity.
...you find yourself at parties hiding in the same room as the doctors who are trying to avoid the, "what does this look like to you?" questions.
...you not only understand the need to use unique passwords for everything, but you actually do. Without writing them down.
...you get the same giddy feeling walking into a computer store you used to feel walking into a toy store as a child.
...your wardrobe consists almost entirely of vendor T-shirts.
...you find yourself at expensive vendor lunches, and you notice you're the only person in the restaraunt not wearing a suit. And the salespeople are being nicer to you than the suits.
...you identify with the token geek on TV shows.
...you find yourself mentally (worse, verbally) correcting technical errors when you watch TV/go to see a movie.
...you got stars in your eyes the first time you sat through movie credits and saw the sysadmins credited.
...your home network rivals that of many small businesses, and is better run.
...you realize that the Internet is more than just the WWW.
...you realize just how insecure and unauthenticated most network protocols are.
...you're no longer amused by the silly games this lack of security and authentication permits.
...you now know how Scotty managed to pull miracles out of his hat every week, and apply this knowledge to your daily work.
...you realize that those odd-looking people talking to themselves in public may in fact be wearing an earpiece and talking someone through a complex problem.
...you have an irrational fear of ringing phones.
...you discover a problem while not at work, and you realize that fixing it now will save you trouble down the road. And you still feel that way 12 hours later, while you're still working to fix the problem.
...you exhibit withdrawl symptoms if you can't check your email for more than 24 hours.
...you realize the limited worth of certifications.
...you have several certifications anyway.
...you can manage to have your food, clothes, books, and electronics fully-funded by your company and/or vendor contacts.
...you get strange looks while boarding the plane as they call for the special "super ultra-hyper platinum" customer boarding. And you have the miles to qualify.
...you're the worst-dressed person in first class.
...you don't have family reunions; you have conference get-togethers.