Just who is sysadmin’ing these systems anyway?
Another question is what caliber of weapons grade fool are in charge of system administration. I had my experience with a euro pointy haired boss that I inherited. I quit a couple of Mondays ago.
He had zero concept of how anything beyond a light switch worked. Never mind anything to do with networks, phone systems, or manufacturing software. I gave up after a few weeks. Most things I can take and eventually adjust. This guy is one of the very few that had the ability to hit every nerve regularly.
Another way to think is that the world could be be blown away with just him left and he would be obsessed with finding someone to sign a form of his or typing at a dead computer expecting a response from his precious service desk careerists.
Before him and us being bought, where I worked was a decent place. It was a really good one for several years before going decent.
I’ll find something else sooner or later. After that guy I really want little to do with technology for now.