What manual tasks do you keep because your automation keeps failing?

Honestly, anything you end up doing more than twice really should be automated. But when the automation fails, it can be easier and less stressful just to manage it manually instead of trying to troubleshoot broken scripts all the time.

I feel your pain! Sometimes, it really just makes sense to do things manually rather than risk breaking something with automation. I've had similar issues with scripts failing because of plugin mismatches in our systems. At least when I do it manually, I know what went wrong!

Man, I relate to that frustration! I once had to reset a timestamp every day in a data management tool because the task only handled minimum or maximum values. Crazy, right? I found myself setting it manually and became quite familiar with the quirks of the tool in the process.

Unfortunately, not every tool has a reliable API, and even when they do, the documentation can be super obscure. It's a massive pain dealing with outdated software at universities. I've faced similar challenges with various management systems that just don't allow API access.

You might be automating the wrong way. If your system relies on UI interfaces, those are much more fragile. Switching to API-based methods or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform can help reduce those UI dependencies and make your automation more stable.