Have you worked in remote areas, restricted sites, or just unusual places that most people don’t get to see? What was it like?

  • nancycrow@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    I did a 6 month field rotation at my first job, so I got to go see the products in a bunch of different environments, which was very cool. The literal “coolest” was in Appleton, WI in February. Had to borrow a block heater in the morning to get the rental RAV4 started… The best was ft Lauderdale, FL a couple weeks later, and only being allowed on site from 5-10pm meant a lot of beach time!

    We also had some panels installed in the high freq trading server room at a large bank. Anytime I worked in the room, I was always escorted by armed security and a senior IT person, to make sure I didn’t break the money printing machines.

    • kersploosh@sh.itjust.worksOPM
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      1 year ago

      I would have sweaty palms in the high frequency trading room. Imagine accidentally bumping into something and causing a service hiccup.

      • nancycrow@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        Yeah, it was definitely nerve wracking. Their IT was quite annoyed as well, because they apparently tried to keep them in separate rooms for this exact reason.