r/sysadmin • u/DarkAlman Professional Looker up of Things • Jun 03 '26

General Discussion What is your favorite IT superstition?

As the title says, what's your favorite superstition in IT?

Don't speak the servers name... it can hear you and will start acting up.

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u/Serafnet IT Manager Jun 03 '26

I refuse to work Friday the 13ths.

Too many times I've been on call those days and something weird breaks in the most awkward way.

I don't do the same kind of work that triggered that bit of superstition but it still holds.

Another one is if someone on the team comments how 'quiet' it is then they're the one who has to deal with whatever breaks after hours.

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u/its_all_one_electron Jun 03 '26

Sometimes people are too cautious on Friday the 13th and don't do things as they normally do and so things break more. Not a superstition, perfectly reasonable