IT Career Please don't take that under paying job. |
- Please don't take that under paying job.
- Two Weeks Notice
- Please don't settle for less
- New one here
- How do you deal with the, "Am I ready for this?" feeling going into a new field of IT?
- Moonlighting?
- Took Network Engineer position, felt like I was taken advantage of. Was I?
- Applying Before Getting my A+?
- 5+ years of help desk experience, what's next?
- What can I do with an Information Systems Degree?
- hello everyone,
- New to IT
- IT Guidance needed.
- Passed my first Microsoft Cert....the MTA 98-366
- Best route in your opinion - Associates, BS or straight certs at this point?
- Doing a career shift into IT and wondering about jobs I can do while studying
- Know it all
- Applying to BA positions all over the country. No responses. Feedback?
- People who are AWS certified, how's life treatin ya?
- UPDATE: Awaiting Offer, Advice?
- Is this enough for a student to stand out for a campus interview?
- How do you deal with condescending users?
| Please don't take that under paying job. Posted: 03 Oct 2019 06:24 AM PDT Not for you, but for us. For the people who stress like shit trying to resolve a issue. For us who after resolving a issue, we post it on the internet to help the next poor bastard that needs to go through it. Without us, people can spend weeks fixing issues we can fix within minutes. There has been an influx of underpaying jobs, but maybe it's only in the Michigan area. Me working to resolve issues onsite for $14.50 is an insult. I know people at BestBuy that all they do is shrug their shoulders and say "we'll send it to the manufacturer" and still get paid more If you take that job, we are showing these industries that it's okay to overwork us and underpay us. It's not only affecting you, it affects all of us. It's basic economics, the more and more of us that take these low paying jobs, the lower and lower the wages go. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2019 05:07 AM PDT So, I picked up an awesome job I really like as an IT End User Support Specialist that pays me triple of what I made before and I took the job to get experience in areas I wasn't quite strong in. Sadly however, I will have to quit in a year because of a custody document I signed which will require me to move away in Aug. Anyway, I've noticed that this new place seems to immediately "let go" anyone who puts in their two weeks. Is this a trend that many of you are seeing as well? I was always taught to put in two weeks notice, but I don't want to get dropped earlier than I want to when I go to move. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2019 07:33 AM PDT This is what i experienced in Pakistan. You should value yourself and don't settle unless they (organization) pays you for your skills. I know sometimes we get confused if its MNCs, a good profile that you are going to get but in the end its all about money. so its better to know your worth and settle where you don't get worried about pay for atleast 2 years in that job. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2019 09:43 AM PDT I am trying to build my sysadmin career. I started using Linux few weeks ago (Mint). Also have one course starting next month. I would be grateful if anyone would advise me of any advice... Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| How do you deal with the, "Am I ready for this?" feeling going into a new field of IT? Posted: 02 Oct 2019 02:29 PM PDT I'm hoping the title is pretty self explanatory but in case it isn't, has anyone felt like they were confident for a job only to accept then worry, what if I can't do this, or Am I prepared to take on this role? I'm confident that I can do my new job since they picked me and I was honest in my interview but I sometimes still doubt myself even though I have alot going for me and my current, almost former, job, I had to learn almost everything on my own. No trainings, no help, and just out of nowhere. Has anyone else felt this way and if so, how do you deal with it? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2019 10:10 AM PDT Anyone have referral for a service where I can sign up to do remote desktop support for people in off-hours from my day job? My day pay is pretty ok, good benefits, but costs for everything are rising faster than raises. [link] [comments]  |
| Took Network Engineer position, felt like I was taken advantage of. Was I? Posted: 03 Oct 2019 07:15 AM PDT This is all based in Tampa, FL. Work for a company as a Network Admin. Started there with a CCNA. Over the last year since i started with them I got my CCNA Security, AWS SA, and CCNP because I used every waking moment of free time to study and reverse engineer the enterprises network. 3 years networking experience total. I got my CCNP and decided to take a Network Engineer spot at my enterprise in the testing and innovations department where I would be doing tier 3 work to engineer new solutions and test emerging tech to implement on the network. I'm a contractor, and the spot belonged to another company, but my company and the other one worked out a deal to swap the billets. I stayed with my current company and got the position. I was making 68K as an admin, they offered me 80k. I was blown away. I argued my case for mid 90's, how I'm not just an ass in a seat, I know what I'm worth, I don't plan on moving for years if I take the position, as it offers constant dynamic growth, and compared to EVERYONE around me, including net engineers in different locations close by with different companies, this was a slap in the face. We settled on 85k. The reason? Only 3 years experience, and because I'm staying with my company, they normally offer a 10% raise in these situations. So I couldn't play the "how much are you making now" game, as they already knew what I make, and I feel take advantage of solely for that fact. I'm sitting here telling myself "at least you'll be working close by the CCIEs and architects and you'll get really good exposure and experience, but that inst changing how undervalued I feel to my company. I'm due to start in 2 weeks and I'm kicking myself in the ass. [link] [comments]  |
| Applying Before Getting my A+? Posted: 03 Oct 2019 08:34 AM PDT I working on getting my foot in the door into IT and recently completed part of my A+ certification, but not sure whether I should apply actively while mentioning on my resume that I'm working on it. Would it be better that I finish my A+ instead? [link] [comments]  |
| 5+ years of help desk experience, what's next? Posted: 03 Oct 2019 08:07 AM PDT I started and finished college with a part-time (20 hrs/wk, 4 years) help desk role mainly fielding calls, unlocking accounts, troubleshooting laptop issues at the University. Since graduating May 2018 with a general IT degree, I've been in a full-time help desk role, unlocking accounts, imaging devices, printer/copier troubleshooting, etc. I oversaw a project to replace copy/print services by issuing a RFP to vendors. I seemed to have enjoyed that project. I've been studying for my Network+, but feeling a bit defeated and bored with the content. I have no desire to work in networking. I tinker with HTML/CSS and run a few websites for family/friends using a variety of content management systems (Sqaurespace, shopify, wordpress), which I thoroughly enjoy but am not too advanced with coding. AWS interests me simply because it's a growing industry but I have little experience besides the class I took 3 years ago. I'd love to learn something that can place me in a non-front-facing role. What can I do to put myself in a position to succeed somewhere other than help desk? [link] [comments]  |
| What can I do with an Information Systems Degree? Posted: 03 Oct 2019 07:00 AM PDT I have an Associates degree in CS and then earned my BS in IS in University. I studied many topics in development and information technology in addition to classes in business. I have my first job in Client Services which is unfortunately something that is completely irrelevant to what I studied. It involves taking tickets all day from customers and supporting a poor ERP system. There is no growth toward the path I imagined at all. However, I have to wait a few more months until I hear back with a start date from a government job. They called me and told me I got the job, but it will take a few months time because that's just how the process works. Thankfully the title for the job at the state is Information Technology Specialist, which is my ideal career path. Also, the job description aligns well to what I am looking for. However, the work I am doing now is mind numbing, micromanaging, and overall a toxic environment with no room for growth. I am not sure how much longer I can stick it out without dreading coming in to work every day. I dislike everything about my role because I feel like I studied so hard during my time and school and to do something so irrelevant is so painful. It felt like all of that work was for nothing and a waste of time. I have no idea how customers use this horrible software. It's insane and I hate supporting it! It deserves to burn in a fire. I am not sure if I should try my best to stick it out here for a few months, but at the same time I want to leave so bad. I feel like I am ranting, I am just so frustrated. Also, in part because I am sending this while at my desk questioning my existence and my future. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2019 10:37 AM PDT i dont have an IT background.which course should i take networking or computing(programming).which is essier programming or networking?can a rote learner be a good at networking? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2019 10:22 AM PDT I just got my AWS cloud support engineer cert but I was looking into the CompTIA A+ cert and thought it might be more helpful in getting a job. I currently have no working experience with technology but just wanted to know if this cert will help me get my first job in IT. Also what material I should study for this test. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2019 09:55 AM PDT So looking for guidance. I worked at a company for a long time handling day to day sys admin duties, had a great team environment and was comfortable. However at the end of day I felt the longer I stayed the more my skillset diminished because I was using old technology and the company wasn't upgrading, basically skill rot.. I left and got in the job force. At the time what was hot was the "DevOps Engineer". I had minimal experience in this skillset, however i was eager to learn. Did some linux academy labs and landed a job as a DevOps Engineer. No offense to any DevOps guys out there but realized staring at logs all day as a "DevOps Engineer" was pushing me even further from working with infrastructure in the sense that I wanted. During that time I've always been interested in security so over the course of the year I picked up a security + , AWS SA, and Openstack certs. So I bounced around a couple of jobs and landed one that's pretty stable. I don't like the management but that's a whole other blog post. But with each job I kept having to do a 180 in bringing my skills up. For example I took one job that mentioned aws or azure experience as a plus. I signed on and come to find out they were interested in aws but currently running azure and have now decided to be an all MS shop. Now I have to learn azure because most of my experience is aws. What I've found is that I'm getting even further and further away from what I love which is vmware and aws. Sometimes I feel completely lost and overwhelmed in trying keep up with the ever changing landscape of IT. Now I feel like I'm spiraling out of control by trying to learn skillsets while maintaining current skills I've picked up from different jobs I've taken. And as each year goes by my skills that have with either of these technologies are considered out of date (Vmware 5.5 ) AWS cert expires next year. While I love learning and there is so much to learn in the universe of IT, I feel like I'm always playing catch up when I take a job that I'm a good fit for. Anybody else in this situation? What advice would you recommend? [link] [comments]  |
| Passed my first Microsoft Cert....the MTA 98-366 Posted: 03 Oct 2019 09:49 AM PDT I know, I know, I've heard/read the comments before that this cert is pretty basic and doesn't always help when looking at going deeper into an IT career. BUT this cert does mean a lot to me because I essentially dropped any dreams of IT halfway through my studies in college to focus on my electrical engineering degree. At the time I felt that EE would take me places, and not going to lie, it did but not the places I feel I actually wanted for myself in the long term. Quick background: Earned my EE at SFSU, hired full time at an engineering firm specializing in manufacturing and designing HF radar which monitors ocean wave and river wave behavior. This January will mark 4 years at the company for me. Last year, we had a software dev and main IT guy leave for another opportunity. I worked in IT during a few of my college years which was Geek Squad. Again, for me at the time I thought that was the coolest thing to have the white shirt, black tie and wait for it....a BADGE?! I was unstoppable. I interviewed for the position just to try and since no one else was interested, including my supervisors who didn't want to even hire someone outside for IT, they decided to have me take it and act as a hybrid employee. Since then I've split my work week about 40/60 between my electronics design and networking. I've always been the type to figure out things on my own and frankly, a lot of IT and dev work is just that. I found my passion again for IT and networking. Fast forward to today....I decided recently I need some way of cracking a pure IT position. Being in the Bay Area, let's just say I have competition. So I figured earning a few certs while still working at my current job would be a good strategy. Along the way, I can implement new things that I learn such as security methods and even cloud implementations when I get there. Fortunately, I'm the only person really interested in improving and tinkering with our office building's IT infrastructure. All the way from computers we use daily to the design of our network on the backend(switches, routers, firewalls, etc). I've been one of those people who've lurked around Reddit reading up on people's experiences with earning IT certs and thought I can now feel more confident to not only give my two cents but also officially introduce myself. I wish I could remember all the people I've read posts from and watched videos from to learn and gain inspiration, but I am truly thankful. For anyone else planning to take this exam (MTA 98-366: Networking Fundamentals), i HIGHLY reccommend Alton's Udemy course (https://www.udemy.com/course/mta-98-366-network-fundamentals-class-practice-exam-bundle/learn/). That and the seemingly endless supply of practice exams that I simply Googled. Thank you for spending your morning/afternoon/evening reading my post. I'm sure this won't be my last. Until the next cert! [link] [comments]  |
| Best route in your opinion - Associates, BS or straight certs at this point? Posted: 03 Oct 2019 09:30 AM PDT Hey Folks, I know that this type of post comes up frequently (so hopefully not too many eye-rolls out there!), but it seems that the guidance differs greatly from case-to-case. Hoping to get some industry insight on what would be the best approach for me getting into IT as I want to ensure the early steps I'm taking will prove effective. Brief Background: I do have an unrelated Bachelor's degree and, since graduating, have acquired several years of experience with complex PC tools/customer service/troubleshooting in the technology industry, though not actual hands-on IT. If it makes sense, I started out entry-level with a company (also unrelated to my degree) and worked my way up, building niche knowledge around software licensing and it seems that I've topped out as far as desirable vertical mobility goes here. Over the past year or so I've been realizing that it seems IT is something that I could actually enjoy doing day-to-day and see some advancement down the road, and I want to dive in. Where I'm at now: I recently started up Google's IT Support Pro cert and have really been enjoying it so far. I'd heard mixed reviews on it, but figured I'd give it a shot as it seems it will be a pretty small but helpful stepping stone into entry-level IT. At the very least, seeing how comprehensive it is, I should come out the other side with something to put on my resume and an idea of which IT career path(s) to pursue. The Plan: I'm thinking I'll start applying places once I wrap the Google cert (looking at about 4-5 months left on it), and once I get to that point I can start prepping for the CompTIA A+. However, I'm not sure if it would be better to focus on getting an Associates (online, likely) or even going all-in on a full Bachelor's, and if so, should I prioritize that after the Google cert or see how things go with applying? Would CompTIA A+ be redundant after Google's cert or more complementary? Also, since there are so many options with certs and different IT career paths, I'm guessing there's plenty I'm overlooking here. Open to any and all advice. [link] [comments]  |
| Doing a career shift into IT and wondering about jobs I can do while studying Posted: 03 Oct 2019 07:40 AM PDT So, I'm making a huge career change for the end of this year. Going from human services to now IT support. I'm enrolled in an online college to get my CompTIA A+ cert and I plan on getting other certs once I see what the job market is like here in California. I was wondering if there was any entry level job I could do while I'm studying. Something that will give me the training I need to learn in this field. I do very well in soft skills and now I'm eager to learn technical skills. [link] [comments]  |
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| Applying to BA positions all over the country. No responses. Feedback? Posted: 03 Oct 2019 06:29 AM PDT Hi all, I'm currently nearing graduation (~2 months) from a Business/ Business Analytics program (it's basically the new name for their Management of IS program with a more analytical focus). I have a 3.8 GPA, machine learning work experience at a major company for a year and would consider myself to have the necessary sql/excel knowledge for entry level positions. I also have experience working with Python and more extensive experience with R and Tableau. Additionally, I am bilingual and have varied experience in healthcare and volunteer work (not related but I believe it shows a well-rounded applicant). I get very few responses and the few I do, have been rejections. I'm applying all over the country. Chicago, New York, Austin, all over California, Denver, even random smaller places, too. Really just everywhere although I do have my heart set on some areas more than others (Colorado and Texas primarily). I'm currently in south Florida but 1) hope to leave here 2) there isn't much of an industry here, really I believe my resume is pretty solid (although I am open to feedback). I don't know what I'm doing wrong. For the last couple months I've made an effort to apply to minimum two jobs a day. On most days I'll net 5-10 applications. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. I always include a cover letter that I've perfected based on feedback and lots of Reddit career help research and a stellar reference letter from a major employer (working on getting more reference letters). Another thing seems to be that most positions are looking for really experienced analysts. Is there another title I should be looking at? I've even applied to multiple associate and junior positions to no avail. I am in the process of trying to begin working on some projects since I'm wondering if maybe that's the issue? I don't have a portfolio or anything—I guess I just get confused as to what that would look like and worry it would do more harm than good (would it look too elementary or something to that degree). I would appreciate any help as I'm becoming pretty anxious. I know these things take some time and there are tons of qualified folk out there but I would really love to secure something in the coming months before I graduate. I'm wondering if that's an issue too- do people hire fresh grads anymore? And especially those living in other cities? I would seriously appreciate any advice you can offer. Signed, Jobless student [link] [comments]  |
| People who are AWS certified, how's life treatin ya? Posted: 02 Oct 2019 08:59 PM PDT |
| UPDATE: Awaiting Offer, Advice? Posted: 02 Oct 2019 05:19 PM PDT Original Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/ITCareerQuestions/comments/d94x5r/awaiting_an_offer_advice/ About a week or two ago I posted asking questions about if and how I should navigate negotiating compensation when their Max budget is lower than what I want, but still acceptable. I took everyones views into consideration and I am very glad I made the post and got the feedback I did. It took longer than expected for everyone, but today they reached out with an offer in writing as well as the details for their benefits. In the end I decided to not ask for anything because the benefits were much nicer than what I have, and who can complain about 15 12-hour PTO days plus a automatic week of PTO during holiday shutdowns. So between the pay increase, the extra week of PTO, and the other misc benefits I will now be doing exactly what I want and am passionate about, enjoying the floating feeling of working in the cloud with very little GUI [link] [comments]  |
| Is this enough for a student to stand out for a campus interview? Posted: 03 Oct 2019 01:20 AM PDT I (17y) will be joining a college next year to study B.Tech in CSE where many reputable companies (Microsoft, Google, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, etc) will be coming for placement. I would like to start preparing now itself for my interviews (which is most probably in 2024). Is this many things enough for me to be stand out in addition to 4 years of Computer Science? Python, C++, C, AWS certification (Solution Architect Associate), Machine Learning (From Coursera), CCNET. [link] [comments]  |
| How do you deal with condescending users? Posted: 02 Oct 2019 02:21 PM PDT Or users who know more about a specific aspect of tech than you do? Every once in a while I get demeaning comments from users and I'm not sure how to deal with it. I'm a tier 1 tech who replaced the former manager of our IT department so I assume these users are used to his superior knowledge and expertise. Our current manager works out of a different office and I'm the only tech at the office I'm in now. Currently when I don't know something, I admit it to the user, I educate myself and then address the issue. If I'm unable to resolve an issue the moment its presented to me I get hit with those comments. It's extremely discouraging, and I feel worse as a minority. I don't feel like I deserve this role despite interviewing with 4 people to get this position. How do you all deal with these instances? [link] [comments]  |
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