Reporting In.....How Andy earns a living.... :)

I sit here at work....actually here is a photo of my desk area: (click pic for larger image!)




I have been meaning to stop and explain what I actually do for about the last 12 years, but I think it would be too hard to explain...suffice it to say that things like optical backbone engineering and routing tables such as this make perfect sense to me:

Gateway of last resort is 10.1.100.3 to network 0.0.0.0

170.132.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
D EX 170.132.235.49 [170/28416] via 10.1.90.13, 02:57:29, Vlan90
170.135.0.0/32 is subnetted, 4 subnets
D EX 170.135.216.250 [170/28416] via 10.1.90.3, 02:57:29, Vlan90
B 170.135.72.77 [20/0] via 192.168.200.177, 02:57:29
B 170.135.72.80 [20/0] via 192.168.200.177, 02:57:29
D EX 170.135.128.149 [170/28416] via 10.1.90.3, 02:57:29, Vlan90
206.209.32.0/32 is subnetted, 2 subnets
D EX 206.209.32.13 [170/281856] via 10.1.90.17, 02:57:29, Vlan90
D EX 206.209.32.173 [170/281856] via 10.1.90.17, 02:57:29, Vlan90
170.209.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets
D EX 170.209.0.0 [170/3072] via 10.1.1.2, 02:57:29, Vlan99

I really enjoy my work and all that is involved, especially the hardcore technical aspects of it. It is quite fun designing, maintaining and managing very large & complex networks and directing the engineers responsible for keeping them working properly.

It is a largely unheralded job, that cuts with a double sided blade...a sliver of realization that you are just as close to being the hero as you are to being the scapegoat, so keep your wits about you and remember, you are only as good as your last performance. No laurel wreaths collecting dust around here. :P

I will route your packets for ____________

Life is good,
Andy