For a little bit of good news....for me anyway

[Exterous]

Got the news today that I'll be joining the IT Leadership team as its newest (and youngest) Director. And we're a big org so we don't just hand out those titles like some places - you need to have a good amount of staff, budget, and experience dealing with complex situations and technology.

More than a little uncertainty with tariffs, the pause in federal funding, and a tiny little question of 'what now for my career because I'm pretty sure I don't want to be a CIO' but those are all questions for tomorrow. Today was a good day

 

[IronWing]

Congratulations! And let's give a warm welcome to our new CIO who will have new requirements and no budget!

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[Chaotic42]

Good day? You didn't even have to use your AK?

Congrats

I'm at the top of my pay grade and don't want a promotion, and before I say something controversial in meetings, I mention that. It's very freeing and it's okay to get the job you want and be happy with it. If you like being a Director, there's nothing wrong with staying there.

 

[Indus]

Congrats

 

[BoomerD]

Congrats...I guess. I quit two otherwise good jobs when they tried to force me to become a foreman. The extra money was NOT worth the extra headaches.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Congrats!

 

[nisryus]

Congrats!

 

[biostud]

Are you an AI?

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Congrats!

Some folks excel at people mgmt, budgeting, leadership, training and all the other BS that comes with a leadership role.

Good luck.

 

[Exterous]

Thanks for all the congrats everyone!

Congratulations! And let's give a warm welcome to our new CIO who will have new requirements and no budget!

For anyone needing a print driver, please contact Exterous!

Yeah I left printers behind long ago never to return. I did enough printer support to still hold a grudge over a decade later

I'm at the top of my pay grade and don't want a promotion, and before I say something controversial in meetings, I mention that. It's very freeing and it's okay to get the job you want and be happy with it. If you like being a Director, there's nothing wrong with staying there.

Totally get that but I'll need to adjust personally. Its been a relatively quick rise for this organization and there was always a little bit of a goal/drive towards this in the background. To not want to go further is a change for me that I'll have to adjust to as it feels weird

Congrats...I guess. I quit two otherwise good jobs when they tried to force me to become a foreman. The extra money was NOT worth the extra headaches.

There are certainly days when I rethink my decision to go into a supervisory role - usually when someone completely fails at being an adult at work and also doesn't recognize that failure.

Congrats!

Some folks excel at people mgmt, budgeting, leadership, training and all the other BS that comes with a leadership role.

Good luck.

I have gotten to do a lot of setting the direction for my teams and the work that we do. I enjoy the chances to survey the landscape and decide "We should do in that direction" and I should be able to do even more of that now

 

[Geekbabe]

Got the news today that I'll be joining the IT Leadership team as its newest (and youngest) Director. And we're a big org so we don't just hand out those titles like some places - you need to have a good amount of staff, budget, and experience dealing with complex situations and technology.

More than a little uncertainty with tariffs, the pause in federal funding, and a tiny little question of 'what now for my career because I'm pretty sure I don't want to be a CIO' but those are all questions for tomorrow. Today was a good day

Congratulations!

 

[pcgeek11]

Congratulations! I hope you do well in your new position and all future endeavors!

 

[thestrangebrew1]

Congrats and good luck on your new position! Curious, how many staff are you responsible currently vs. what you'll be in your new position?

 

[Brainonska511]

Congratulations and best of luck!

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Congrats! You've got about 12 months before you start losing your ability to do actual IT work, and within 24 months you'll be submitting tickets just like all the other gits you used to support.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Thanks for all the congrats everyone!

I have gotten to do a lot of setting the direction for my teams and the work that we do. I enjoy the chances to survey the landscape and decide "We should do in that direction" and I should be able to do even more of that now

Navigating the Politics of "setting direction" is a tough one - you think X, Mgmt thinks Y - you do Y. You then have to sell your team on Y while not looking like a pussy ass bitch.

Ask me how I know...

 

[Charmonium]

When I was coding, a lot of us dreaded getting promoted to a management position. F### you, I ain't no SUIT!. It's just so hard to say no to the pay bump though - unless you start consulting. You get paid well but that could turn on a dime.

 

[allisolm]

Well. Congratulations on the promotion. It always feels good when someone else sees your merit. Enjoy!

 

[BurnItDwn]

A good director can accomplish a lot for their department. Congrats @Exterous on a well deserved promotion!

 

[Stopsignhank]

When I was coding, a lot of us dreaded getting promoted to a management position. F### you, I ain't no SUIT!. It's just so hard to say no to the pay bump though - unless you start consulting. You get paid well but that could turn on a dime.

My wife worked with a guy who would answer the question, what do you do? He would say “Nothing, I don’t do anything, I am a manager.”

Congrats Ext. Hopefully there are stock bonuses commensurate with your new position.

 

[BoomerD]

My wife worked with a guy who would answer the question, what do you do? He would say “Nothing, I don’t do anything, I am a manager.”

Congrats Ext. Hopefully there are stock bonuses commensurate with your new position.

I always said, "I'm a crane operator. I don't work.. I sit on my ass and watch other people work."

 

[WelshBloke]

I always said, "I'm a crane operator. I don't work.. I sit on my ass and watch other people work."

That was my cousins job. He used to say "I sleep at the top of a big tower and occasionally people radio me to see if I'm still alive".

 

[Red Squirrel]

I always wondered how those tower crane operators go to the bathroom, is there a bathroom up there?

 

[Fenixgoon]

i am hoping to move to a new job (same company) that is more whole-system troubleshooting more than "this specific part broke" troubleshooting.

congrats!!

 

[Exterous]

Thanks everyone!

Congrats! You've got about 12 months before you start losing your ability to do actual IT work, and within 24 months you'll be submitting tickets just like all the other gits you used to support.

Heh - I've been managing multiple teams for years so I've already lost most of my in depth skills. I had 13 direct reports at one point (Total staff has continued growing but I did eventually get some supervisors) so there wasn't a lot of time to dig into a JSON file or expand my understanding of Terraform. I'll still programmatically pull data but no way in hell I'm pushing any changes

Navigating the Politics of "setting direction" is a tough one - you think X, Mgmt thinks Y - you do Y. You then have to sell your team on Y while not looking like a pussy ass bitch.

Ask me how I know...

For the last 3 years I've basically been given the freedom to do what I think we need to do. Our leadership was stretched thin and some of this was recognition that "Well we've basically been rubber stamping his ideas that had to come to us for approval - what if we just gave him the authority to go ahead do those things and a little more?" Not that its never happened but its the rare exception as opposed to the norm. Now that said everyone we work with is at a University so the whole targeting of the Department of Education and Federal research grants could result in anywhere from small to cataclysmic levels of change for them and, as a result, where I work.

My wife worked with a guy who would answer the question, what do you do? He would say “Nothing, I don’t do anything, I am a manager.”

Congrats Ext. Hopefully there are stock bonuses commensurate with your new position.

We're not publicly traded so no stock but that means its easier to offer great benefits for employees. I get a ton of PTO, great health care and a 10% match to my 5% retirement contribution