6 Figures 6 Certs Random Thoughts Thread
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Recruiter hit me up today about a position thats in office with a nice salary bump.
But putting on clothes and driving in everyday
I still don't understand what I'm supposed to be doing at my new job. On days when I'm in the office, I setup new hire computers.
On days when I'm WFH... no clue. The HQ is in Europe and there's a bunch of other IT folks in that office. They even have special teams to handle different areas. There are open tickets in the queue, but most of them seem specific to users in Europe and can't be handled remotely.
On days when I'm WFH... no clue. The HQ is in Europe and there's a bunch of other IT folks in that office. They even have special teams to handle different areas. There are open tickets in the queue, but most of them seem specific to users in Europe and can't be handled remotely.
If I was in office the ramp up pains I’m feeling 8 months in I’d have felt 3-4 months in.
My manager did not lie. The work is heady.
My manager did not lie. The work is heady.
Part of me wonders if I should stay at this job and use all the down time to study.
Why not? Get paid so that you can go somewhere else and get paid.
That's what I did.
Spent over 5 years making 40K
while certing up crazy, then switched to make 80K for a couple of years 
. Now making well over 100K for the last 2 years 
. If you are lucky enough to get paid doing IT related stuff, cert up while getting some years under your belt and then upgrade
.
I could go work somewhere else now and get paid more, but I’d still be doing mid-level support. And there’s no guarantee I’d have down time to clean my apartment (doing this right now) and study.
This shyt is garbage.
Yeah, a couple of recruiters have hit me up. It just feels weird because I haven't even been here a month. I keep wondering if I'm problem.
If you put forth the effort, are able to learn and being professional the onus is on them, maybe they’re not doing good enough job on boarding? Maybe there was a bait n switch in what the job was described as vs reality...whatever the case, recruiters understand that sometime folks don’t love their new job and are active in their career and doing something about it. I started a new job a couple of months ago, got off to a rocky start and had a few convos with recruiters and they all understood. Things are going better but I’m going to reevaluate in a few months and compare expectations vs reality and move accordingly if there’s a need to
Guy I used to work with has been making moves. Management position making over 50% what he was previously. He has to be close to 200k now. That'll motivate you 
I’d rather have 140k stress free as opposed to sitting in meetings all day and bot doing technical workGuy I used to work with has been making moves. Management position making over 50% what he was previously. He has to be close to 200k now. That'll motivate you
From what he says he'll be working more closely with engineers than at his previous role. If it is then it's right up his alley.