IT Career [Week 22 2021] What would you like to know Wednesday? General Question Thread |
- [Week 22 2021] What would you like to know Wednesday? General Question Thread
- Why it’s important to never settle in your career!
- I researched the origin of Unlimited PTO (at Netflix) and wrote up a case study :)
- How many here have work from home jobs, and do you enjoy them?
- Please suggest how I could set myself up to progress in my career
- Need to interview a Network Admin for one of my classes
- IT support interview tomorrow. My first job interview. Need advice.
- Broke and in need to get a job asap, but on what cert invest my scarce money?
- Why is it so hard to get an entry level job out of state?
- Right Career for me? I'm still struggling in class and thinking this may not be for me
- is it normal to call a recruiter back if they said they would call me but haven't yet?
- I need guidance in my job search. Am I shooting with unrealistic expectations?
- Are there any IT fields that I can get into that allows WFH at night?
- Does Astreya seem like a legitimate IT company to work for ?
- Interview request from "realworld one" - Is it a scam? Gmail labeled the email as spam.
- What can I do during the next 5 months to make me more attractive to recruiters?
- Are there any good I.T positions that are relatively low in human interaction?
- Folks who started IT in their 30s and 40s from little or nothing, what are your stories?
- Pluralsight to Acquire A Cloud Guru to Accelerate Solving the Single Biggest Challenge in IT Today: The Growing Cloud Skills Gap | A Cloud Guru
- Still in School, getting CCNA and Security Plus: Questions
- currently l1, should I stay with current large company or take outside job offers in smaller company?
- Guys you ain't going to believe this. I have amazing news.
- Where is the best place to look for I.T entry level jobs?
- Endpoint/SCCM Engineer feeling burnt out, is this normal?
- I want to study for my masters degree in the United States of America,please help
| [Week 22 2021] What would you like to know Wednesday? General Question Thread Posted: 02 Jun 2021 01:12 AM PDT Not every question needs a backstory or long explanation but it is still a question that you would like answered. This is weekly thread is setup to allow a chance for people to ask general questions that they may not feel is worthy of a full post to the sub. Examples:
Please keep things civil and constructive! MOD NOTE: This will be a weekly post on every Wednesday. [link] [comments]  |
| Why it’s important to never settle in your career! Posted: 01 Jun 2021 06:19 PM PDT A year ago I was 27 making 60K a year as a Sysadmin. Today I'm making 105K doing the….exact…same…thing but somewhere else. If I had just hunkered down I would of stayed in my comfort zone job for many more years to come. Here's my advise to everyone who feels "safe" and "warm and fuzzy" at their current job. Get out of your comfort zone and look! Organizations don't just pay for your skills, they also pay for your confidence, your attitude, and your personality. Didn't take long to learn that good places, pay very well for incredibly well rounded folks. Update: I was working in Westborough, and extended my commute to just outside of Boston. Location definitely also played a big part in that salary bump as well. [link] [comments]  |
| I researched the origin of Unlimited PTO (at Netflix) and wrote up a case study :) Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:04 AM PDT Unlimited PTO. Some love it, others think it's a scam. But it's worth exploring why this policy was implemented in the first place. And for that, we go back to the early days at Netflix. It's 2003. Netflix is galloping along in pursuit of Blockbuster. There's a buzz around the office. The chase is on and an employee asks: "'We are all working online some weekends, responding to emails at odd hours, taking off an afternoon for personal time. We don't track hours worked per day or week. Why are we tracking days of vacation per year?" Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, doesn't really have a great answer. After all, he's always judged performance without looking at hours. Get the job done in 1 hour or 10 hours? Doesn't matter as long as you're doing good work. Hastings also realizes that some of the best ideas at work come after someone's just taken vacation. They've got the mental bandwidth to think about their work in a fresh, creative manner. Something that's not possible if you're clocking in and out without any rest. So Hastings decides to pull the trigger. He introduces Netflix's No Vacation Policy which puts the onus on their employees to decide when and how much vacation they need to take. In his book, No Rules Rules, Hastings describes getting nightmares when he first introduced this policy. In one of these nightmares, he'd drive to the office, park his car, and walk into a completely empty building. Those nightmares, minus a few blips which we'll get to in a bit, never really materialized. The policy was a success and soon other companies in the Valley started copying Netflix. Everybody wanted the best talent and implementing a no rules vacation policy seemed like a great differentiator. Except that the same policy which worked so well for Netflix...wasn't working for anyone else. Other companies found that after implementing an unlimited PTO type policy, employees paradoxically started to take less vacation. They would worry that their co-workers would think they were slacking off or that they would get left behind come promotion time. Hastings was surprised. After a bit of digging, he realized the reason behind why these policies had failed. The leaders at these companies were not modelling big vacation taking. Indeed, if the execs were only taking 10 days off, then the unlimited plan would deter other employees from taking anywhere near that amount or more than that. As Hastings put it: "In the absence of a policy, the amount of vacation people take largely reflects what they see their boss and colleagues taking." Modelling others around you This concept of modelling others around us applies not only to vacation taking, but to all sorts of behaviors. As we continue to move towards a new distributed, remote-first workforce, there's going to be a lot of ambiguity in the decisions that we need to make. The companies that are able to best adapt to this changing environment will be the ones in which leaders model the right set of behaviors. A big one will be written communication. As the ability to just randomly walk up to someone at the office and ask them a question subsides, we'll need to document our practices much better and be able to communicate much more efficiently. The more we see others, especially our leaders, invest in written communication and take the time to get better at it, the more we will do it. And never mind us seeing them do this. Reed Hastings wants them to shout loud and clear just how much vacation they're taking or just how much they're investing in themselves, so as to encourage everyone else to do it. An example of good modelling in practice is Evernote. The company, which also doesn't limit employee vacation days, actually gives a $1,000 stipend to anyone who takes an entire week off in order to encourage vacation taking (source). Other Things Okay, so there was one more thing that Reed Hastings found out. It wasn't enough for leaders to just model the right behavior. They also had to set context and guidelines. Reed realized this when it was the end of quarter and his accounting team was supposed to be closing up their financial books. But a member of the team, in an attempt to avoid the annual crunch period, took off the first two weeks of January. No bueno. So Reed decided to put in place clear parameters and guidelines on what was acceptable within the context of taking time off. For example, it was imperative to mention things like how many people taking time off at the same time is acceptable and how managers must be notified well in advance of any such long vacations. This would help prevent blows like the one above in the accounting department. Conclusion In the end, it seems like Unlimited PTO can work, but it also needs to be supported with strong management. Individuals need to model big vacation taking and put into place the right guidelines. But I think the lessons here go beyond just vacation. The behaviors we see and notice from those around us eventually have a strong impact on the type of people that we become. This is especially true at the managerial level, where the impact is 1 to N and can result in considerable cultural debt. So just like this question of unlimited vacation, the answer usually lies in its implementation. Context is king. But that does't always make for good headlines, now, does it. -------- Hope that was useful. If you liked this post, you might like my newsletter. It's my best content delivered to your inbox once every two weeks. And if Twitter is more your thing, feel free to follow connect with me here. 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| How many here have work from home jobs, and do you enjoy them? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 06:47 AM PDT So I'm a sysadmin that works in air-gapped environments at my building. Zero internet, nada. I enjoy my job, but when I see friends of mine in other fields like software engineering, programming, etc. working from home all the time, it makes me wonder what IT jobs exist that primarily work from home. From what I can tell, most WFH IT jobs are basically helpdesk, or cloud-based administration if you're lucky enough to land one of those that actually pays well. Do you work from home? Are almost all of them 24/7 on-call positions? Would you trade your WFH job for an office space job? Most importantly for me, what technologies should I be learning in order to prepare for a WFH job if I decide to start looking? [link] [comments]  |
| Please suggest how I could set myself up to progress in my career Posted: 02 Jun 2021 09:15 AM PDT I have been in IT for a bit over 15 years, started from tech support, to network admin, to windows and linux server admin, to IT manager, to the current position of TechOps Manager. I have an expired CCNA, current AWS Solutions Architect Associate, current Microsoft Azure AZ-900 fundamental, and only an Associate of Arts in Computer Science. Been a hands on IT manager for about 9 years now but the biggest company I've worked for has about 250 employees and I had 2 direct reports. While salary is not the main driving factor, it does play a role considering that I'd like to retire one day, sooner the better. I'm honestly looking for $185k - $215k in Los Angeles or surrounding areas. Is that even reasonable? Redditors, what do I aim for in the next year or two? Should I get my Masters degree, ITIL 4 certs, PMP, CISSP, or get deeper in AWS? I'm not very particular where to go from here but would like to know your opinion on the path of least resistance or the natural progression. [link] [comments]  |
| Need to interview a Network Admin for one of my classes Posted: 02 Jun 2021 09:51 AM PDT For a class I'm taking they want me to interview someone in the career I potentially want to do so I am here asking if anyone could help me out. I need a network admin to give their name, job title, and organization they work for as well as answer 10 pretty simple questions. I understand rule #1 here doesn't allow personal info but I needed it through my schools EDU email anyway. I also understand it's sketchy to give out information to a stranger but I'm hoping someone can help me out here. Please PM if you can help. [link] [comments]  |
| IT support interview tomorrow. My first job interview. Need advice. Posted: 02 Jun 2021 03:47 AM PDT I am a fresher. There was an opening for IT support job in bank. They were looking for recent graduates. I have been shortlisted and have an interview tomorrow. I have never given any job interview before this. I feel nervous. Can someone please tell me points that i need to know, general interview questions etc. Any tips related to interview will be helpful. [link] [comments]  |
| Broke and in need to get a job asap, but on what cert invest my scarce money? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 09:31 AM PDT Hey there, the next week i'm going to take the AZ-900 exam, I'm on my CCNA for more than one year, the AZ 900 is a side project for a work offer that i got on LinkedIn, before the offer I was all focused on the CCNA. So, as the title says I'm pretty broke and my unenployment check will end in July, to get to work faster better go straight to the next Azure cert, the AZ 104 or focus back and take my CCNA? *I've had two interview with the company that proposed me the cloud job but I still don't know if I'm in or not. The AZ 104 can give me some chance? Thank you all [link] [comments]  |
| Why is it so hard to get an entry level job out of state? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 06:38 AM PDT I'm trying to apply to tech jobs in NYC. I always wanted to live here in the city What should I do? I've been applying to some for the last 2 weeks (some days I didn't apply anywhere) but I get rejected or ignored. If a job doesn't want a cover letter at all, what should I do? I'm mostly applying to entry level ones since I just graduated from college in December. I did mention that I'm relocating in my resume. What should I do? I don't know anyone here sadly except for a distant classmate whom I haven't spoken to in years. [link] [comments]  |
| Right Career for me? I'm still struggling in class and thinking this may not be for me Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:48 AM PDT I'm currently pursuing a 2-year degree in network administration and should be certified by this fall. My question is what does this career path entail? I still feel so clueless about a lot going on, I've passed my classes with A's and B's but still feel like I haven't learned much of anything. I wouldn't say I'm passionate about IT but it seems like a really good field to get into and I just want to provide for my family. Is it normal to feel totally confused and coming into this field? Or should I maybe seek something else out? [link] [comments]  |
| is it normal to call a recruiter back if they said they would call me but haven't yet? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:46 AM PDT I am very new to finding a job and I got a call from a recruiter yesterday to explain more about the job that I applied for. He said he would give me the day to look it over and figure out if it's the type of job I was looking for and he said he would call me in the morning to schedule an interview and to get my reference contact info. it's now 3 hours passed when he said he would call. is it normal to call him instead of waiting for him to call me even though he said he would call me? or should I wait? [link] [comments]  |
| I need guidance in my job search. Am I shooting with unrealistic expectations? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 07:46 AM PDT So background: I am currently a desktop support technician. I hold A+, Net+, and Sec+. I also have a secret security clearance. I'm currently working on my B.S in cyber security from WGU. I've been working in my current position for about 6 months. I want to ultimately get into pen testing or even a soc analyst. I have a friend who is a pen tester and one that is working as a SOC tier 2 analyst. They both said typically around 6 months experience I should start to look for network jobs. So I've been doing that and find that a lot of these job postings are wanting 3-5 years experience. I still apply to jobs regardless of preferred or required experience hoping to get the chance to at least prove myself, but not much luck. Should I be even attempting to look for a network position or is it too soon? For clarity ive been applying for stuff such as network tech, network admin, and sys admin. Maybe I'm shooting a bit too high? If so could anyone recommend what would be more realistic? [link] [comments]  |
| Are there any IT fields that I can get into that allows WFH at night? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 07:39 AM PDT Hi all, are there any IT fields/jobs that I can get into that would allow me to WFH at night? Any field that I can learn within the next two years without having to go back to school? [link] [comments]  |
| Does Astreya seem like a legitimate IT company to work for ? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 06:41 AM PDT A recruiter from it reached out to me and encouraged me to apply. I have no work experience in IT so should I consider it a good place to begin experience? Is it a scam company? [link] [comments]  |
| Interview request from "realworld one" - Is it a scam? Gmail labeled the email as spam. Posted: 02 Jun 2021 10:14 AM PDT Gmail labeled the email as spam. It says " This message seems dangerous Many people marked similar messages as phishing scams, so this might contain unsafe content. Avoid clicking links, downloading attachments, or replying with personal information." Is it a false alarm or should I just ignore this email? [link] [comments]  |
| What can I do during the next 5 months to make me more attractive to recruiters? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 10:04 AM PDT Long story short, I'll be working/traveling around different county fairs for the next 5 months where I'll be having a lot of down time. I have no professional IT experience but before I was offered this job I was in the middle of getting my A+ to get my foot in the door as help desk support. What stuff can I do during my 5 months that will make me attractive to recruiters? I know certs are a good idea but is there anything else I can do that could possibly allow me to skip a help desk role? Also which IT roles are more heavily WFH? [link] [comments]  |
| Are there any good I.T positions that are relatively low in human interaction? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 06:13 AM PDT I'm not sure if this is a stupid question or not but I was just wondering if there would be any good I.T jobs that would fit an introvert like me, who isn't a huge fan of extensive human interaction. My only real exposure to the I.T world is the people who fix my computer when it's broken at work., and it seems like they would have to deal with people a lot. [link] [comments]  |
| Folks who started IT in their 30s and 40s from little or nothing, what are your stories? Posted: 01 Jun 2021 02:43 PM PDT So I've been feeling pretty despondent lately about how my career is going. Not that it's going *badly*, but I had to start over again in my 30s and it's been frustrating how much slower I am at learning things than I'd like to be, my progress in networking (people variety) and in general getting my career and life to where I'd like to be while still maintaining something resembling mental health (never a strong suit of mine). My partner suggested I reach out and see what other people's career paths have looked like. I've heard a lot from people like the A Cloud Guru guy who started his career over, but was a respected immigration lawyer prior to that. No offense, but I'm not looking for stories from people who made it, maybe lost it, maybe not, and then made it again. I'm looking for the folks who've started from at or near the bottom later in life, with no contacts and maybe little to no money or education. People like me who struggled with health issues (physical or mental) in their teens and 20s before starting their career and can't grind 16 hours a day, maybe people who had to support a family young and weren't able to study at night and live on two hours of napping, people who went to prison, people who've left their homeland, people with no degrees, people who tried something else that just didn't work out, hell even people who just fucked around playing WoW for 20 years before having an 'oh crap' moment. What have *your* careers looked like? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jun 2021 09:08 AM PDT Good news or bad news? Silicon Slopes, Utah – June 2, 2021 — Pluralsight, Inc., the technology workforce development company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire A Cloud Guru (ACG), a leading cloud skills development platform. The acquisition is expected to close later this year, subject to customary closing conditions and follows Vista Equity Partners' recent acquisition of Pluralsight. "Technology is the number one differentiator for all businesses and the technology skills of your team is what determines success or failure. Nowhere is that more apparent than with cloud technologies," said Aaron Skonnard, Co-founder and CEO of Pluralsight. "To meet the needs of our customers and best support their cloud transformations, we are determined to deliver the most comprehensive solution for driving cloud maturity at scale. With the acquisition of A Cloud Guru, we can now provide an all-in-one solution to accelerate the cloud skill development journey for large enterprise customers and individual learners." Cloud computing continues to experience massive growth for large enterprises around the world, increasing the need for cloud skill development to keep pace. In fact, research shows that the vast majority of IT decision makers believe that the shortage of cloud skills is their number one challenge. By combining the power of A Cloud Guru's leading certification courses, hands-on labs and sandboxes, exams and quizzes with the existing library of Pluralsight Skills cloud courses and hands-on learning experiences, the joint organization will now be better positioned to meet the market demand for cloud skill development. "ACG and Pluralsight were founded to solve the same problem—closing the technology skills gap by democratizing access to technical education. Within our shared missions, we've taken different but complementary approaches. Both approaches have proven to resonate strongly with customers who want depth and breadth in tech education," Sam Kroonenburg, Co-founder and CEO, A Cloud Guru. "I am excited by the next phase of our mission in which, together, we will build the next-generation platform for hands-on learning across all of technology." William Blair & Company, LLC acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Pluralsight and Vista in the transaction, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP serving as legal counsel. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor to A Cloud Guru and Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel. About Pluralsight Pluralsight is the leading technology workforce development company that helps companies and teams build better products by developing critical skills, improving processes and gaining insights through data, and providing strategic skills consulting. Trusted by forward-thinking companies of every size in every industry, Pluralsight helps individuals and businesses transform with technology. Pluralsight Skills helps enterprises build technology skills at scale with expert-authored courses on today's most important technologies, including cloud, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data science, and security, among others. Skills also includes tools to align skill development with business objectives, virtual instructor-led training, hands-on labs, skill assessments and one-of-a-kind analytics. Flow complements Skills by providing engineering teams with actionable data and visibility into workflow patterns to accelerate the delivery of products and services. For more information about Pluralsight visit pluralsight.com. About A Cloud Guru A Cloud Guru is driven by a simple mission — to teach the world to cloud. We believe people learn best by doing. That's why our in-house cloud experts go to ridiculous lengths to design fresh, engaging, and hands-on learning tools that empower both individuals and organizations to stay ahead of the technology curve. As the world's most comprehensive, hands-on, and effective SaaS platform for cloud learning, ACG has enabled 2.5 million learners and over 4,500 organizations to achieve a brighter future. For more information about ACG visit acloudguru.com. [link] [comments]  |
| Still in School, getting CCNA and Security Plus: Questions Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:30 AM PDT So, I'm in summer semester and I'm taking the second in a 3 part course for my CCNA. Security+ classes come after this and I also am taking a CEH class in the fall as well. I already have my A+ but I haven't found a position that goes over $16 in my area, what I make in one of my current jobs in customer service. For entry level work are these going to be enough to break at least $20hr+? And if so, what should I be looking for? Network Engineer sounds pretty good for entry level, but will it require me to do help desk first? Any answers are welcomed. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:18 AM PDT My current dilemma: I'm new to the field, joined as a remote L1 late last year to a large company and have far surpassed expectations and am skyrocketing past other L1s. My supervisor has known for a while that I've been wanting more, and now, after exploring what's out there, they know I'm looking/have external offers. However, there are policies in place and I can't move to another role past support yet until I have a 1 year tenure, and for L2, I've met the 6 month min, but no L2 positions are currently available and I have not been given any specific timeline on openings. I did, however, get a small promotion recently, am being given more time off calls to develop and grow, and am being given more complex work to continue learning. I do generally like the company culture even though it's become more corporate as they have grown. In terms of personal growth, the current L1/L2 positions are fairly technical support roles, supporting people like sys admins. L1 I am not learning much anymore, but I don't have much free time since I'm on the phones most of the day. L2 would handle less calls, there's still some stuff to learn and building off what I've already learned (disaster recovery), but I want to heads towards a system administrator role in the next few years and I will get limited exposure to the other topics for a system administrator. That brings me to my current job offer piquing my interest the most. It's about a $10k increase in salary (not too important, I took a salary cut to jump into IT, I'd much rather give up some salary for remote work), not remote, and the title was changed up to NOC Engineer in the job offer. That's a glorified title, almost everyone there is some kind of "Engineer", and in fact, I interviewed for a Support Engineer title, but during the interview learned that it's within the NOC division. It's a small company so I assume I'd don more hats and would still be taking calls but most likely less frequently than my current L1 role. My sentiment of the role is that I will learn more things towards system administration, but it will play out similarly to my L1 role, in which I will learn a lot initially but plateau quickly, even more so now with my experience and who my clients would be. Then, I'd be in a similar position again, but now in a smaller company so potentially less growth opportunities internally. I'm still in the running for other companies and have rejected an offer already. If something's a huge leap up, it would be an easy decision, but the current offer isn't entirely enticing enough to take that definitive step. Any advice here? Am I being impatient? I do feel like if I stayed with my current company and showed the different job titles, that would also look really good for my future to show my growth and ambition, though my resume quantified points and NOC Engineer title would convey that as well. [link] [comments]  |
| Guys you ain't going to believe this. I have amazing news. Posted: 01 Jun 2021 11:09 AM PDT I wanted to tell y'all here cuz I've been asking a lot of questions and sharing information. To recap: IT Director retired leaving 2 IT Tech's in the level 1 position. There is a company coming in to take over the IT department not exactly true anymore. Its a guy who fixes systems; puts them in the cloud, does the migration work all the while showing the already in place team how to work it. So, my county is working with this guy and they haven't panned out all the details, but if it goes through I'll be getting a promotion from lowly IT Tech I to System Admin. Not sure if I get a bump in pay yet. I'm going to be able to work from home on day to day issues and when something physical breaks then I'll have to go in obviously. But I get to hire a couple new techs come October to help with the physical work while I work with the system. I'm so excited. I was applying for jobs else where in hopes of getting a network admin or system admin job, but I was like I really wanted to stay where I was. There's no traffic, I'm only about 15 minutes from my house. I like the people I work with. So I guess it all works out in the end. [link] [comments]  |
| Where is the best place to look for I.T entry level jobs? Posted: 01 Jun 2021 08:31 PM PDT I am currently working on getting my A+ certification, I also have a bachelors degree under my belt but no experience in I.T. I am just wondering where would be a good place to start looking for a entry level job! Thank you I greatly appreciate the advice!!! [link] [comments]  |
| Endpoint/SCCM Engineer feeling burnt out, is this normal? Posted: 02 Jun 2021 06:23 AM PDT Need to know if this is the norm in mid-size businesses (500+ users). I work as an Endpoint/SCCM Engineer in an organization. I am the sole engineer and I feel overwhelmed. Application packaging/scripting/software updates/application updates/client side vendor tickets (sometimes multiple vendors troubleshooting an issue)/OS upgrades/driver updates for fixing issues, plus I'm part of the desk helping users. Normally I get the level 3 tickets that my co-workers cannot figure out and therefore sometimes those tickets take me hours to figure out even if they are just affecting one or two people. I like talking to and helping the users when I don't have a million things to do but I'm curious if there are other people out there like me running a one man show within an IT department. Do organizations this size have more than one Endpoint/SCCM engineer as backup? I feel like in larger businesses that my job is an entire department inside of the main IT department. [link] [comments]  |
| I want to study for my masters degree in the United States of America,please help Posted: 02 Jun 2021 06:16 AM PDT I want to do my master's in Maryland USA, what course should I study that'll be best to help my career as an IT support specialist or Sys admin [link] [comments]  |
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