Tech Center Dust
Apr 17th 2009carltonMiscellaneous
Anyone who has had to work inside a tech center knows these places can get pretty elaborate. When technology gets too big and noisy or the requirements call for it, we sequester it to these big unmarked buildings with big elaborate security schemes, huge redundant power facilities and gigantic pipes to the Internet and other datacenter facilities. We also know it’s not uncommon to work in a facility built by germaphobes. What’s funny is we all also know about the terrible dust. It gets into everything and is pretty much a mystery to me. I can’t explain it. My hair feels dirty, my face feels like sand paper… it’s a lot like working in a cotton mill. You can’t stay clean no matter what you’re doing. I am sitting here waiting on a technician to call me back… which takes forever… and I am absolutely filthy.
My account rep just called and told me no one is responding to emails or Instant Messages, so he doesn’t know when I will be helped. Maybe I should just go work in a cotton mill… I’m outta here.