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Owyyn
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 Posted: 09/08/04 - 15:37 Post subject: i'm now a systems administrator
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Just found out the sys admin for my company is quitting in two weeks. Since I seem to be the only other person here that even knows what a NIC is, I have been nominated to take over any duties related to the network. What am I getting into? 
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Confused
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 15:38 Post subject:
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Hopefully a raise.
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Tolanin
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 15:38 Post subject:
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sounds good except for that big pay cut you have to take
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Owyyn
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 15:40 Post subject:
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| Confused wrote: | | Hopefully a raise. |
Maybe. There's some people working here who havent gotten a raise in years. But I've been here 16 months and have gain an extra $3 since I started. They even gave me a dollar raise w/o telling me once. 
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Tolanin
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 15:42 Post subject:
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| Owyyn wrote: | | Confused wrote: | | Hopefully a raise. |
Maybe. There's some people working here who havent gotten a raise in years. But I've been here 16 months and have gain an extra $3 since I started. They even gave me a dollar raise w/o telling me once. |
How dependant is your company on what you do, if you get the job and they have no one who could replace you and its a critical thing then rape them for all the cash you can get by threatening to quit.,
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Owyyn
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 15:48 Post subject:
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| Tolanin wrote: | | Owyyn wrote: | | Confused wrote: | | Hopefully a raise. |
Maybe. There's some people working here who havent gotten a raise in years. But I've been here 16 months and have gain an extra $3 since I started. They even gave me a dollar raise w/o telling me once. |
How dependant is your company on what you do, if you get the job and they have no one who could replace you and its a critical thing then rape them for all the cash you can get by threatening to quit., |
Once he's gone I'll be the only person with computer repair skills here. I'm also their main programmer for a CNC point-to-point, which they depend on greatly. I've known I hold a trump card for a few months now, this just gives me another one. 
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Confused
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 15:55 Post subject:
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| Owyyn wrote: | | Tolanin wrote: | | Owyyn wrote: | | Confused wrote: | | Hopefully a raise. |
Maybe. There's some people working here who havent gotten a raise in years. But I've been here 16 months and have gain an extra $3 since I started. They even gave me a dollar raise w/o telling me once. |
How dependant is your company on what you do, if you get the job and they have no one who could replace you and its a critical thing then rape them for all the cash you can get by threatening to quit., |
Once he's gone I'll be the only person with computer repair skills here. I'm also their main programmer for a CNC point-to-point, which they depend on greatly. I've known I hold a trump card for a few months now, this just gives me another one. |
Go to you boss. Tell him that you really enjoy working there but the extra responsibility deserves commensurate pay. Then give him a b*****b.
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Tav
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:07 Post subject: Re: i'm now a systems administrator
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| Owyyn wrote: | | Just found out the sys admin for my company is quitting in two weeks. Since I seem to be the only other person here that even knows what a NIC is, I have been nominated to take over any duties related to the network. What am I getting into? |
Wow. Your company has low standards.
Reminds me of a person that now reports to me that used to have the title of "MIS Director". Funny thing was, his MIS department consisted of solely himself.
At any rate, seems you may be 1 step above Best Buy/CompUSA techs. 
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Vengar_OO
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:09 Post subject: -==-
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"Did you get that email about the email being down?"
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kemble
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:20 Post subject:
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What size company is it? Do they never hire new people? You might be taking over his responsibilities temporarily until they hire someone. Finding a sysadmin is not exactly difficult these days.
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scoresia
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:28 Post subject:
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Everyone is replaceable...... I wish someone would replace the b***h I work with.
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Owyyn
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:46 Post subject:
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| kemble wrote: | | What size company is it? Do they never hire new people? You might be taking over his responsibilities temporarily until they hire someone. Finding a sysadmin is not exactly difficult these days. |
I think it's about a $7 million company. Has maybe 50 people. Before this guy started working here though all sys admin stuff was done by the president's brother, and only when he had the free time to do it.
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Nictathan
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:49 Post subject:
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| Owyyn wrote: | | kemble wrote: | | What size company is it? Do they never hire new people? You might be taking over his responsibilities temporarily until they hire someone. Finding a sysadmin is not exactly difficult these days. |
I think it's about a $7 million company. Has maybe 50 people. Before this guy started working here though all sys admin stuff was done by the president's brother, and only when he had the free time to do it. |
Tell him you need an assistant, you have the perfect guy in mind, but need moving expenses paid and hire me
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Renork
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:51 Post subject:
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Or me, I am a networking student and have 3, thats right 3 whole clases under my belt! Im perfect for it.
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Nictathan
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:51 Post subject:
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| Renork wrote: | | Or me, I am a networking student and have 3, thats right 3 whole clases under my belt! Im perfect for it. |
I helped setup an ISP... servers, wiring for T1, etc... I win! Thx real life experience
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Renork
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:52 Post subject:
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I was kidding. I know nothing yet, theres no way I could do even the most basic of job atm without being like umm whats this thing and where does it go?
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Nictathan
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:54 Post subject:
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| Renork wrote: | | I was kidding. I know nothing yet, theres no way I could do even the most basic of job atm without being like umm whats this thing and where does it go? |
I'm sure... it's been 10 yrs since I did the whole ISP setup thing so it's really not that good anymore for experience...
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Tav
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 16:57 Post subject:
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Sounds like a $10/hour job.
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gotissues68
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Posted: 09/08/04 - 23:07 Post subject:
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Applying windows updates and showing people how to nagivate the menu's within Microsoft Word hardly qualifies as network admin in my humble opinion but someone has to do it. Thats not a dig against you by the way  just a general pet peeve. So what are you going to be doing specifically? Hardware maintenance you've mentioned anything relating to servers at all? Any Cisco/Nortel/Alcatel/ other router related stuff? I don't have a URL handy but I think you can go look up census statistics and see what the going rate for your type of work in your area pays, then if you're below that with the added responsibilities go to your boss with hard numbers, they like it when you show them numbers  I think Confused mentioned a b******b, that might not hurt either..
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