I get really frustrated and jaded here at work because it's the same thing day in and day out.  I need certain things to do my job, like a replacement hard drive, or monitor, or a new server, and every time I submit the request I hit a wall and a thousand questions.  I mean, I don't mind justifying why I need it, but if you're going to sign a $100 000 cheque for one department without batting an eyelash, why is my $50 request met with sceptatism and scorn?  Regardless I do the leg work, I get the requisite three quotes, I do the dance and I smile, and stay polite.  I'd like to just keep my head down, ignore everything and quietly fix only that which breaks, but my damn parents had to go and raise me with some kind of work ethic so I keep running full tilt at that wall trying to get the equipment I need to make this a better place for the users.

 

Meh, what'cha going to do?