What our I.T. team has done during the pandemic has been nothing short of heroic.
The last 4 months or so have been crazy for all of us as we have had to adjust to working in the times of COVID-19. One of the biggest reasons we’ve been able to successfully make the jump is thanks to our dedicated I.T. staff. They have been putting in long hours and making herculean efforts to help the city pivot and adapt to everything the coronavirus has brought into our work lives. But wait, there’s more! Even with all the COVID stuff, they still have pressed forward with the myriad of other huge projects they are working on such as the G Suite migration, the AMI roll-out, a new 311 software, the Library Hall tech requirements, and so much more.
In ancient times, such heroic and valiant feats would be immortalized in poetry and passed down through the generations. What I.T. has done over the last 4 months is deserving of such a tribute.
The I.T. Twelve
A poetic tribute to the heroic efforts of the Orem I.T. Staff
I.
Half a gig, Half a gig
Half a gig onward
All for the City of Orem
Behold the I.T. Twelve
Forward and progress
Fix all the problems
All for the City of Orem
Call the I.T. Twelve
II.
When a mess has been made
Is I.T. dismayed?
Not even when a server blew
Or a technophobe has blundered
They are there with quick reply
When all we want to do is cry
When our computers and programs die
All for the City of Orem
Honor the I.T. Twelve
III.
Projects to the right of them
Projects to the left of them
Projects in front of them
Always asked to stretch and delve
Peppered with calls, too many to tell
Boldly they respond and well
Into the jaws of requests
Into a techno hell
Honor the I.T. Twelve
IV.
Always there in a data scare
Always there when the wifi is bare
Fixing issues here and there
Taking it all on, while
All other employees marvel.
Plunged into issues with both PC and code
Exquisite service is their default mode
Help Desk and Programmers
Always ready when a laptop explodes
Honor the I.T. Twelve
V.
Requests to the right of them
Requests to the left of them
Requests behind them
Projects big and small
Dozens of issues, too many to tell
But never a complaint from I.T. personnel
Our fears they vanquish and dispel
Saving us from Russian hackers
Saving us from a techno hell
Our pride in them beginneth to swell
Honor the I.T. Twelve
VI.
When can their glory fade?
Not while the city remains
All other employees marvel.
Honor the work they do
Honor these ten and two
Noble I.T. Twelve