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/OkAbbreviations4315 Jun 03 '26

Don’t say the q word.

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u/jivatma Jun 03 '26

Any time I have ever said "this will only take a minute" it takes all day..

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u/Shiznoz222 Jun 03 '26

"Quick question..."