Switching jobs

[LuckyTaxi]

So i'll be starting a new job at a larger corporation where there's a bunch of ppl in different departments of the IT group. Right now I'm coming from a much smaller operation where I was the go to person for everything. You name it I did it. This was bad and good at the same time. Good because I ran the show, I handled all network and server side things. Bad because I hate helpdesk and it can get pretty hectic at times but I love every minute of it. I was able to learn new things and implemented them as I see fit.

So I'm leaving because the company isn't doing so well. We cut approximately 30% of our staff and who knows what will happen. Not to mention our salaries got slashed to save money in the budget. It was a no brainer for me as I'm trying to save money for marriage and a house. One thing is for sure, my gf will like this job much better. No on-call and less stress since I won't have to worry about every little thing on the network.

Anyways, so I keep telling myself that this is for my own good. All I will need to worry about is the servers being up. However, I'll miss being able to interact with the networking part and every move I make will need to be approved by higher ups. Maybe it isn't so bad, I mean it'll be a 9-5 job (most of the time) and after work I can just go home and relax and not have to worry about routers breaking and the SAN not working properly. Then again, I'm taking a step back in my career as I'll be doing less and not being able to research and implement new things that come up. That job is for others in the respective department.

Has another done a similar thing? Do you find yourself bored now that you're doing less?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You won't be doing less. Instead of being busy doing a productive job, your days will be filled with doing worthless paperwork. As long as you don't mind being a drone for a paycheck, more power to you.

 

[spidey07]

In IT you HAVE to specialize so you're heading the right direction. Nobody can be good at all the different areas, it's impossible. And nothing is preventing you from learning other things or changing jobs at the same company or being promoted - that's all up to you and how you manage your career.

 

[SunSamurai]

You wont see alot of sympathy for job woes (having a job) for a while. Be happy.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

Originally posted by: spidey07
In IT you HAVE to specialize so you're heading the right direction. And nothing is preventing you from learning other things or changing jobs at the same company or being promoted - that's all up to you and how you manage your career.

Agreed and I've done a great job doing so where I am. Where I'm going, there are folks who handle the SAN, folks for the network and then a team just for production servers. Gone are the days when I can setup a reverse proxy and work on it for a day or two before I plug it into the network. There's a team for all that now and they're not local.

Yea, I think I'll be a drone and just collect my check.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: LuckyTaxi

Originally posted by: spidey07
In IT you HAVE to specialize so you're heading the right direction. And nothing is preventing you from learning other things or changing jobs at the same company or being promoted - that's all up to you and how you manage your career.

Agreed and I've done a great job doing so where I am. Where I'm going, there are folks who handle the SAN, folks for the network and then a team just for production servers. Gone are the days when I can setup a reverse proxy and work on it for a day or two before I plug it into the network. There's a team for all that now and they're not local.

Yea, I think I'll be a drone and just collect my check.

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[oiprocs]

I don't want to be a drone for a paycheck.

If only I didn't have student loans...

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: LuckyTaxi

Originally posted by: spidey07
In IT you HAVE to specialize so you're heading the right direction. And nothing is preventing you from learning other things or changing jobs at the same company or being promoted - that's all up to you and how you manage your career.

Agreed and I've done a great job doing so where I am. Where I'm going, there are folks who handle the SAN, folks for the network and then a team just for production servers. Gone are the days when I can setup a reverse proxy and work on it for a day or two before I plug it into the network. There's a team for all that now and they're not local.

Yea, I think I'll be a drone and just collect my check.

I agree to an extent. I've been in IT for a few years and have noticed that everyone on my team has their select few specialties, but each also has a bit of a generalist side as well.

Being a generalist is especially important in this economy, you need to be able to move around if your particular position gets slashed.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

I have friends who refuse to leave their jobs because they are so used to being the go to guy. Some folks hate corporate life while offers prefer to sit in a cubicle all day and doing the same things over and over again. I for one get bored easily so for me, if I have nothing to do, I'm going to pick up some coding skills.