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Community Announcements Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!

solarwinds_worldwide_llc over 7 years ago Less than one minute read time

Happy Father's Day to all the IT Professionals out there! Colton's Dad is a SysAdmin, so we asked him to tell us exactly what he thinks his Dad does at work every day.

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ecklerwr1 over 7 years ago

My dad was a Aeronautical Engineer... but they didn't do much with computer in his day really. Slide rules and drafting paper mainly... he got out of engineering and into selling jet engines as an engineer instead. I can't complain he took good care of us... now I fix all his computer problems and help his use Android because Apple devices are banned in our house per ME!
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gfsutherland over 7 years ago

My dad was an HVAC guy... Worked hard and loved to teach what he knew.....particularly with young people who wanted to get in the business...
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joshyaf over 7 years ago

My father was a dairy farmer for 38 years(since childhood). We moved off the farm when I was 12 and he got into HVAC. He is the hardest working man I know. Had triple bypass heart surgery in November and wanted to go back to work the next month, though he probably shouldn't. Does he know what I do in IT? Of course not, why would he. But I love him anyways! To all the dad's out there, thank you for being proud of your geek's and showing us how to work hard in life.
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gfsutherland over 7 years ago

That was great!!
When my own kids were young they used to ask what I did...
My response: "Well when people call daddy on the phone, it's not to ask what am I doing for lunch!"
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superfly over 7 years ago

Very nice but Father's Day here in Australia isn't until September
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