X World 2025

Zen and the Art of MacAdmin Mental Maintenance

Behold your guide to achieving zen as a Mac admin. In this presentation, we'll share tips and tricks and discuss job change, imposter syndrome, managing job stress, navigating performance reviews, and more! Learn to juggle fewer plates and dodge fewer flaming chainsaws. It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this! Example topics: What job stressors exist? How can they be managed or ameliorated? How do you deal with Imposter Syndrome? How can you prepare for reviews? When is it time to consider changing jobs, or careers?

About the presenter

As a former IT manager, consultant, Apple Certified System Administrator, and Apple Certified Trainer, Robert has been managing Macs since before the days of OS X. After 5 years managing the tens of thousands of Apple devices at SpaceX, sending 58 iPads to orbit with astronauts and cosmonauts, he has recently joined the Mac Center of Excellence team at SAP. Although not Australian, he does own three late-model Holdens!