Re: [SAGE] Help! Multiple platforms in a Dell Shop

[Martin Jackson <martin@guyver.demon.co.uk>]

Thanks for everyone's comments, thoses and a semi-reasonable nights 
sleep have helped me focus on what I need to do, escalate and educate, 
anything for an easier life!

Cheers

-Martin


Brad Knowles wrote:

> At 10:12 PM +0000 2006-01-09, Martin Jackson wrote:
>
>>  I've been accused of abusing using my power by the Exec's by trying to
>>  enforce the corporate policy of Dell and maybe their right, I attempted
>>  to enforce the policy in order to minimise the support burden and
>>  standardise on a supportable base for hardware support and software
>>  deployment.
>
>
>     You're an admin.  You don't really have the right to enforce 
> anything, certainly not to the executives of the company.  It is their 
> policy, and you are trying to implement it, but when push comes to 
> shove they are still your bosses, or at least very important customers 
> who can make life hell for your boss and your boss can make your life 
> hell.
>
>     As an admin, you have a great deal of responsibility, but very 
> little authority.  This is life.  You're going to have to learn to 
> deal with it, or seriously consider changing careers.
>
>
>     Beyond that, I don't really have much useful that I can say on the 
> subject.
>
>     However, I do like the advice you've already been given by Mark 
> Ramm and Dave Hilton.
>