You broke the network. Do you confess?

Today we’re taking a deep look into mindset of the network professional – his or her soul — when it comes to breaking something and owning up to the mistake … or not.

Posted to Reddit’s section that is devoted to networking: “Have you ever accidentally broken something then fixed it immediately to find your colleagues praising your skills even though it (was) your lack of skills? How do you react?”

The inquisitor answers his own question:

“Generally speaking I’ve always let the peasants (end users) think I’m a wizard while I tell my boss what actually happened. What have you guys done in similar situations?”

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Network World Paul McNamara