Originally posted here by Aspman
If you work for a small company and they call you their Sysadmin or Network Admin (or more likely the 'Computer Guy') you will be responsible for everything that plugs into the wall and doesn't make food.

You will also be resonsible for any random bit of electrical equipment that any member of staff brings to work.

If you fix a home computer for any other member of staff you have created a binding contract to service their computer/s for the rest of your life, and their friends, relatives and neighbours.

You will be expected to be an expert in every computer language ever created.

You must memorise and have instant recall of every windows error code.

Welcome to the world of IT.
This is very true.

Some other things I get roped into at my workplace, we have 50 staff so we are fairly small scale.

Telephone IT support for remote users - usually to people who havent got a clue what their trying to solve, never mind, your telling them how to solve it. I love these people, I get some really entertaining calls.......

Late nate call outs - terminal services goes down and you get called whatever the time, believe me.

Technical spreadsheet reports - anything that needs a macro is coming to your office, trust me.

Expected to know the latest technologys as soon as the MD buys the bit of kit. We just brought a VoIP system and now im meant to be a fluent TAPI programmer when theres barely any source material out there, know the ins and outs of VoIP and be able to record a automated assistant to direct people to the right depts.

But in all honesty I can truely say its the most rewarding job ever, and no day is ever like the past for me.