Was this facility operated by Platte River or by one of the AWANS?
You know, I could not possibly have imagined it was that bad. Been in I/T in various forms since the VERY early 1980’s. Been involved in all kinds of levels across multiple companies, industries, government, regulatory, etc. I knew it was a legacy system and the long term guy was in dire, dire health.
Still, I thought, OK back to work, lousy money but hey, I prefer to do something productive. EVERY thing I did they cut off, refuse to fund (even as little as $100 - actually one thing less than that), hostile to me stopping them from destroying the facility and when I said, OK, I’ll give up and try to transition they were still jerks.
The previous I/T Manager walked out. They were without one for a year. I walked out too. Afterwards I called her. She had pretty much the same complaints as I - spot on.
My Vice-President seemed like a decent and knowledgeable fellow. But he was stuck with this rogue location that never grew past 1974. Astonishing to see such a rookie place. I could see that anything I tried would be neutralized immediately.
Oh, and NO ADMIN RIGHTS to secure the desktops. Yes, I know it’s a pain but there are very good reasons.
NO policies on any of the desktops. Not one.
And here I was hoping to do some good. Well, no good deed goes unpunished (sometimes).