Jobs turned down due to what you would inherit

Throughout my career, since the mid-1980's, I have managed the projects of over 350 networks (I quit counting after documenting 350). More likely the project count is around 500 +/- 50.
I only objected to one. It was a large law firm where the mission critical server was at 99% capacity. They wanted to expand the storage not just because of the lack of space, but because of disk errors on the RAID 0 system. Yes RAID zero at 99% capacity with questionable backup sets.
My risk assessment put this network in danger of imminent failure and I did not want to be in the same room.
I declined and do not know what ever became of that system. I'm pretty sure some heads rolled...

The sad part is that those really bad networks need help, really bad.My inspections typically follow the OSI model. Start with the physical layer, and work your way up.I look at the wiring closet, client wiring, server wiring, and switches.Then UPS / backup systems and router(s)...Then look at the servers and clients. (The big problem here is "Do you have the passwords?")Then see what services the servers and/or clients provide.Finally talk with the users to get a feel for what their top 3 issues are.The big kicker for me comes with one question. "Is the company leadership willing make the required changes, and are they willing to provide the appropriate resources to make the changes. If the answer is "Yes", I'm in. If they hesitate, or say "No", I tell them that they are wasting their time with me, and here are the top 5 issues they...

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Path:            /usr/libexec/xpcd
Identifier:      xpcd
Version:         300.1.17
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [1]
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