alt.sysadmin.recovery, or ASR, is a
Usenet newsgroup dedicated to the mental and emotional recovery of
sysadmins. The
anagram name Scary Devil Monastery is also very common, as many of the group's members, in the words of the
Jargon file, "rather justify the reference". In the words of the ASR
FAQ, "Think of it as a virtual pub where we can all go after hours and gripe about our job." Many sysadmins consider the profession to be quite stressful. Commonly cited sources of stress include having to deal with
lusers, cow-orkers,
marketing weenies, and
PHBs; brain damaged products; and
customer dis-service from vendors.
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