I have to post this because it's just too bizarrely funny to *NOT* share. I just got asked by one of my kiddos friends, when I was picking her up this afternoon, if I "ACTUALLY" work at Microsoft because (and I quote) "my mum and dad don't believe you".
Mentioned you with pride today to a new Sys Admin while we were working on some Auth stuff. 🤗
Dawwwww! 🥰💜 Honestly, I'm still a sysadmin at heart. Always refer to myself lovingly as a "recovering sysadmin". Don't think I'll ever lose my love of Ops!
I don't think I could've rolled my eyes harder if I'd *TRIED*. I just nodded and said "Uh, yeah" and laughed. Mainly because I was so stunned, but also because my immediate response wasn't appropriate for a 7 year old...
Lmao. You're basically the mythical "friend's Mom/Dad/Aunt/Uncle that works at Nintendo"
I just found it hilarious - especially because it's not hard to look me up and see that's the case! 😅 Also, WHY WOULD I LIE?!
back in the 2010s when I started it was easier to tell people in social situations I worked for a West Coast Technology Start-up. If they pressed for further info I'd say based in Washington. As soon as I said Microsoft - it was off to the races listening to their problems with XP, Vista and so on.