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Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
what id really like to do is work for a small business (50 or so computers and 2 servers or so) and design it all myself and run it all myself, but I never see chances like that. I don't really know where to look for those jobs.
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we have about 70-75 client PCs and about 8-10 servers. its just me and my boss and it sucks ass.

now granted, everythign was set up before i got here, and set up horribly, so that may be part of it.

i also can't make things easier on myself because my boss is a dick and makes me physically go to each PC to do patches and stuff.
 
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
what id really like to do is work for a small business (50 or so computers and 2 servers or so) and design it all myself and run it all myself, but I never see chances like that. I don't really know where to look for those jobs.
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we have about 70-75 client PCs and about 8-10 servers. its just me and my boss and it sucks ass.

now granted, everythign was set up before i got here, and set up horribly, so that may be part of it.

i also can't make things easier on myself because my boss is a dick and makes me physically go to each PC to do patches and stuff.
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Why don't you build a SUS server so you have to physically patch each machine. Or will your boss not let you.
 
I am getting my BS in Networking and System Administration in May and I'm still unemployed. I've been looking since January, but still nothing. So I would suggest MIS or CS and you are currently working in the field.
 
For some employers, the degree requirement is just a square that has to be filled, regardless of what the degree is in. Many governement positions, at least at the state and local level, are like this. However, some employers do want the degree to be applicable to the job you are applying for. As other posters have mentioned, as you gain more experience this typically becomes less of a factor. If you can continue to work in IT while pursuing your degree, that certainly can't hurt either.

As a side note, some of the best programmers I have worked with had degrees in such technical fields as Psychology and Astronomy. 🙂
 
Experience is what got my foot in the door. Degree or not. However, as stated this is not always the case.

Build up a resume and some experience. Sometimes you can be held back salary wise because of a degree. Invest in yourself while your young to profit later I guess.
 
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