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I hope this is the right place for this (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by hitwright@lemmy.world to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world

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Spent the last 3 months getting requirements for computer upgrades. After that picked out some decent laptops. (Thinkpad L and T series)

Nothing fancy, but I'm just tired of diagnosing problems with previous sysadmin purchased Vostro laptops.

After getting quotes from multiple vendors, finally got everything and sent the CEO to confirm. Guess fucking what... It got fucking denied.

"Look for cheaper laptops and replace only whats critical"

Employees are rocking 7 year old laptops with 128G SSDs! The bloody things can't even run Win 11! The whole upgrade costs less than their single "teambuilding"! I hate this these cheapskates so fucking much...

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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

"Yes, I thought of that. The laptops we currently have are cheaper options and every time they fail an employee loses a days worth of work but the company still pays them. In the end it turned out to be more expensive than if we had gone with something like the ThinkPads in my proposal."