Most of us probably have a job description with a list of duties or something along those lines. But I've come to realize that certain circumstances notwithstanding (unions, etc), it's just a farce. Most people's actual job is to keep their boss happy, which you can do by helping them with their job, which is to keep their boss happy.<p>OP's job duties were fulfilled correctly until they weren't. The boss was happy because he didn't have to pay for backups and when it became unfeasible to keep the boss happy (data loss), OP recognized his job had become impossible and he quit.