I NEED HELP ASAP!!! Moving and my job title may be a demotion!
BruthaJ
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First off I am a young 26 year old who has about 5-7 years of tech experience and just last year I got a field tech job with nasa making very decent money. I recently got married and my wife and I plan to move so that she can have better opportunity in her nursing field (the area I currently live in is mainly a tech area).
we are moving because of better school opportunity and so we both can be in a market where we can grow into our careers.
my problem comes in with the area we are moving to.....it's a good tech area and I have actually found the same amount of pay I'm getting now but the positions are help desk positions tier 2 which is a demotion for me. I have never worked help desk before and I've only worked the tier 3 position for one year and a couple of months. if you were to see my resume I assume many of you would question how I skipped tier 1 & 2 and got a tier 3 position but I can honestly say it was just a blessing from God.
i read all these horror stories of staying years and years on the help desk and I fear it's going to happen to me once I accept this new job which again is a demotion but with the same pay.
what do I need to do to go up in the IT field?...is it bad that I'm going to a tier 2 job after being on a tier 3 job for a year and some months even if the pay is the same?
(sorry for the bad grammar)
we are moving because of better school opportunity and so we both can be in a market where we can grow into our careers.
my problem comes in with the area we are moving to.....it's a good tech area and I have actually found the same amount of pay I'm getting now but the positions are help desk positions tier 2 which is a demotion for me. I have never worked help desk before and I've only worked the tier 3 position for one year and a couple of months. if you were to see my resume I assume many of you would question how I skipped tier 1 & 2 and got a tier 3 position but I can honestly say it was just a blessing from God.
i read all these horror stories of staying years and years on the help desk and I fear it's going to happen to me once I accept this new job which again is a demotion but with the same pay.
what do I need to do to go up in the IT field?...is it bad that I'm going to a tier 2 job after being on a tier 3 job for a year and some months even if the pay is the same?
(sorry for the bad grammar)
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Danielm7
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I think the tier is only relative to that company and it's more your actual duties. If you've done actual t3 work, then maybe look for a sysadmin position or something higher than helpdesk?
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N2IT
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I've seen people on the desk for 10+ years. That is a horror story.
You gotta do what you gotta do. If you are moving and you are looking for a job it's very possible that you will be stuck with a lower level job for a little while. Keep applying and you should be able to get out especially if you are in the tech area.
Best of luck