by Scott Fr » Mon, 09 Aug 1999 04:00:00
by Norman Levi » Tue, 10 Aug 1999 04:00:00
by Alberto Varesi » Sat, 28 Aug 1999 04:00:00
> I have an opportunity to accept a position as an AIX administrator. This is
> a new position that is created within my company and to me seems like a
> great career move. However, I would be the only one knowing what was going
> on. It would be my responsibility to learn AIX Unix through various books,
> seminars, classes, etc. The company even wants this employee to take the
> certification exams and is willing to pay for them. The bad thing is since
> I am the only one that would know the information, I would be on call 24-7
> 365 days a year until the need arose for someone else to be hired and share
> the responsibilities. I guess this is a good career opportunity because if
> any more people were hired for this area, I would be the lead person which
> is a very important goal in my career. Currently, I am on a team that does
> desktop support and am happy with my position, however, there doesn't seem
> to be any room for advancement in this area. Does anyone have some helpful
> advice?
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by Chris Shoesmit » Tue, 31 Aug 1999 04:00:00
As for the coverage bit, so long as they pay an allowance and call-out
fees, the money will be worth it. Many of our guys double their incomes
thanks to coverage calls.
Regards,
Chris Shoesmith
Unix Systems Programmer
Qantas IT, Australia.
--Quote:> I have an opportunity to accept a position as an AIX administrator.
This is
> a new position that is created within my company and to me seems like
a
> great career move. However, I would be the only one knowing what was
going
> on. It would be my responsibility to learn AIX Unix through various
books,
> seminars, classes, etc. The company even wants this employee to take
the
> certification exams and is willing to pay for them. The bad thing is
since
> I am the only one that would know the information, I would be on call
24-7
> 365 days a year until the need arose for someone else to be hired and
share
> the responsibilities. I guess this is a good career opportunity
because if
> any more people were hired for this area, I would be the lead person
which
> is a very important goal in my career. Currently, I am on a team that
does
> desktop support and am happy with my position, however, there doesn't
seem
> to be any room for advancement in this area. Does anyone have some
helpful
> advice?
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by Brandon Hine » Tue, 28 Sep 1999 04:00:00
I'm the sole person on four AIX boxes. I haven't been called once in
two
years (when I took the position). Just make sure the applications on
the
server aren't too flaky.
-Brandon
> I have an opportunity to accept a position as an AIX administrator. This is
> a new position that is created within my company and to me seems like a
> great career move. However, I would be the only one knowing what was going
> on. It would be my responsibility to learn AIX Unix through various books,
> seminars, classes, etc. The company even wants this employee to take the
> certification exams and is willing to pay for them. The bad thing is since
> I am the only one that would know the information, I would be on call 24-7
> 365 days a year until the need arose for someone else to be hired and share
> the responsibilities. I guess this is a good career opportunity because if
> any more people were hired for this area, I would be the lead person which
> is a very important goal in my career. Currently, I am on a team that does
> desktop support and am happy with my position, however, there doesn't seem
> to be any room for advancement in this area. Does anyone have some helpful
> advice?
1. Is a career in AIX Unix a good career move?
Scott,
A few things to consider:
1. What kind of salary are they offering? If it is the same as you present
salary (and I hope
that it isn't) then:
2. Where do you want to be in say 10 years?
3. Define on-call. If you don't have to wear a pager or carry a cell phone
then you're not on call.
4. What is your promotion path?
5. What kind of application will run on the AIX system. Who is responsible
for the software &
database?
6. Are you changing supervisors? Do you "like" the new supervisor? Sometimes
it is better
not to make a move if you know that the new supervisor will be difficult
to work with.
7. How old are you and how long have you been in your present position? Some
younger
people have a hard time working in an autonomous environment.
8. The training that they want you to take is great. This is an excellent
opportunity to develop
new, and very marketable skills. But, you need to consider that you will
have to travel quite
a bit to take the necessary classes. Can you do that?
9. I'd ask to sit with the decision makers and look over all the paperwork
related to the purchase/
lease agreement. Find out where this system fits in to the total IS
scheme and how dedicated
they are to keeping up with the technology.
If all of this seems to point in a positive direction, then I would say that
this is a good move for you.
Welcome to the world of AIX/UNIX Administration.
Cheers,
Bob Harlan
Senior Technical Support Analyst
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
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