Missing the help desk world!!!

CiscoASA2202

Anyone ever climbed so high in a field that one day you have a lot of downtime since you've finished other projects already and all you can think of is damn helpdesk life used to be good. Working on tickets all the time, answering help desk phones etc... Anyone ever miss those days or you just keep moving on up and even if you're making more you just can''t stand the downtime that comes with finishing your projects and nobody expects you to work on tickets or other cases/projects since that isn't the way it works.

shochan

NEVER! helpdesk was horrid...angry ID10T users and resetting pw's was not something I enjoyed

NavyMooseCCNA

The farther I get from end users the happier I will be...

cyberguypr

What is this madness that I'm reading? Obvisouly CiscoASA2202's account has been pwned.

CiscoASA2202

I'm kind of stuck i guess. I have a few projects nearing completion, and I'm waiting to pick up some work from another project but can't start right now because sales/finance has to finish their tasks before I can begin work. I'm kind of sitting right now waiting for a few other projects to start up meanwhile I miss the days of coming into work and just working on any ticket I find and answering phones most of the day

These days, If i start looking at ticket ques and picking up work from other depts on stuff I can fix easily I'll probably be looked at weird since it take other days to fix something and i can look at a ticket and already know how to troubleshoot/figure out whats wrong based on ticket notes while other depts take days to fix something

I'm not allowed to work on tickets, I'm in a different role now

Spiegel

I just left that world behind. Currently a field tech and still have to deal with end users but it's WAY better than answers calls all day under a time limit with my 6 supervisors micromanaging me and meeting ridiculous metrics and having my greetings scrutinized by QA. Now I work my tickets in the queue one at a time, take my time with my users and research my problems at my pace. Stress levels have gone way down and I find myself much happier.

yoba222

The pastures are not greener at help desk.

Downtime between projects = excuse to start a new cert.

networker050184

Not helpdesk specifically, but I do miss putting out fires and figuring out outages sometimes now that I do project work. I still jump on the outage bridges with the NOC from time to time to get my fill though.

JoJoCal19

Wasn't Help Desk per se, but second level Desktop Support.

TechGromit

shochan wrote: »

NEVER! helpdesk was horrid...angry ID10T users and resetting pw's was not something I enjoyed

I concur, I don't miss the days of idiot user help desk tickets. I'd occasionally run into a challenging issue, but 90% of it was the same stupid crap every day. I did however enjoy the freedom of walking all over the building, not chained to my desk all day.

Kinet1c

NavyMooseCCNA wrote: »

The farther I get from end users the happier I will be...

^ This. Really dislike dealing with end users, it would take some desperate circumstances for me to go back there.

Squished

The timestamp on the OP is 4-11. I would think this is more of a 4-1 thing......April Fools?

At this point in my career I can't get far enough away from the end user. Help desk jobs are a stepping stone and those that work for me I want nothing more than to help them develop their careers so they can MOVE ON.

Mooseboost

There are times that I miss the simplicity that help desk offered. You come in, log into the queue and go to work. You are nothing to no one (unless someone needs blame assigned) and just a number. You do tickets and go home to drink away the flashbacks of users..

Oh wait.. I think I am confusing simplicity with liver failure.

Squished

Mooseboost wrote: »

There are times that I miss the simplicity that help desk offered. You come in, log into the queue and go to work. You are nothing to no one (unless someone needs blame assigned) and just a number. You do tickets and go home to drink away the flashbacks of users..

Oh wait.. I think I am confusing simplicity with liver failure.

Help Desk guy always gets the blame. Either he/she didn't notify tier 2/3 fast enough or they did something that tier 2/3 should have done. It's a lose/lose position.

markulous

Do whatever makes you happy.

That being said, no I don't feel that way. I'm glad to be away from the help desk.

Dakinggamer87

markulous wrote: »

Do whatever makes you happy.

That being said, no I don't feel that way. I'm glad to be away from the help desk.

I second that!

technogoat

it's ****

high turn over rate, low pay

you are basically the ***** of everyone and a ticket monkey

rather work on projects

SweenMachine

It really depends on what you want from your career. Some of my guys are more than content with just coming in for their shift and leaving. I was that way for a long time.

Now that I am executive level I can honestly say there are days, not every day mind you, but there are definitely days when I miss my old life of chatting up end users and going home without the stress of managing a business. For those who aspire to be management, many of us miss the simplicity of the help desk.

For those who are looking to move strictly technically and don't have desire to manage people or a business, I can see never looking back at those help desk days ha

UnixGuy

Maybe it's the customer interaction that you miss? or the simplicity / predictability of the role? lack of stress?

Maybe it's time for a new job?

Basic85

Nope I don't miss it one bit. Most call centers operate the same, high turnover, micromangaing, degrading managers, etc.

NetworkingStudent

I'm working help desk right now at a call center.

I come into work and for the first few hours I get no calls at all so I study my Windows 10 MCSA book.

After being at work for a few hours the calls start to come in. Since I'm, assigned to one Que I never see any new issues. 80-90% of the time it's the same issue over and over again.

The end users (customers as I like to call them) are super nice and laid back.

Sure the pay is nice , but it's pretty boring. There is no challenge.

TechGromit

The only advantage of working help desk I can see is you get to meet everyone and know who everyone is. I've worked at my current job location for 3 1/2 years and only know maybe 50 people out of 600 working there. Often I ask my co-workers when they talk to people, who was that. I really don't interface with that many people on a daily bases.

TheFORCE

I think in terms of satisfaction and recognition the Helpdesk gets a +1, you have more exposure with the users. The further away you move no one recognizes your work anymore and you are just another wheel in the IT machine. Helpdesk though are seen as the driver to the users.

E Double U

yoba222 wrote: »

Downtime between projects = excuse to start a new cert.

This and studying a language consumes my downtime.

technogoat

I want to leave helpdesk

having to work at a miserable environment where there is no where to go, no raises and only contact from management is when they **** on you

also scary, that people here are working over 5 years at level 1 which absolutely blows my mind. One guy just shits on people all day so I think will become a manager.

it's 80% customer service where you are the bottom *****. Management reinforces that since they tell you to be ultra careful with your language. You end up begging the user not to send a poor review.

there's so much red tape I can't troubleshoot anything and just escalate it

can't wait to get out of helpdesk

rather go back to school for something non-IT related than work helpdesk

now to construct a bungee cord so I can make my escape out of the window today

shochan

technogoat wrote: »

I want to leave helpdesk

having to work at a miserable environment where there is no where to go, no raises and only contact from management is when they **** on you

also scary, that people here are working over 5 years at level 1 which absolutely blows my mind. One guy just shits on people all day so I think will become a manager.

it's 80% customer service where you are the bottom *****. Management reinforces that since they tell you to be ultra careful with your language. You end up begging the user not to send a poor review.

there's so much red tape I can't troubleshoot anything and just escalate it

can't wait to get out of helpdesk

rather go back to school for something non-IT related than work helpdesk

now to construct a bungee cord so I can make my escape out of the window today

This is when you self study your @$$ off and get a better cert to get you OUT of the helpdesk.