*do a little dance*

nuglobe

I got a job. I will be an "operations intern" at one of the data centers for my company. My pay starts out at $16 but when I complete the MCSE I will get a $4 raise.

I'm thinking that I was lucky. Six months ago I didn't know the difference from a router and a switch, but I studied and was able to answer all the questions that they asked during the three interviews.

blargoe

Count yourself fortunate, and hit the ground running my friend! Congrats!

famosbrown

Good job!! Your hard work and studying got you that job. YOu got the interview, you nailed the questions, and now you have the job.

Famos

zenzen

wow 20 dollars an hour in the near future, that's great to hear! I hope I am as lucky as you to get such a good paying job to start out with room to grow as well.

nuglobe

Yeah, one of the best parts is that I get to do what I want for the most part. They said that if I am interested in any aspect of the system or network... just ask the person in charge of that area and he will help me learn it.

zenzen

sounds like you have some good people in charge. Only a few weeks until I'm ready to float my resume around, and if I'm as lucky as you that means a month until I get a core 2 duo system buaha

ThePenT

what did they ask you? :

Slowhand

That's really great, man. Sounds like you've gotten into a good thing, and the fact that they're willing to let you grow in the direction you want also sounds pretty good. It's similar to where I work, actually, where they want me to "learn everything, but find my niche". I hope you enjoy the experience, and I can't say that I'm not jealous of the payscale. Feels good to really see the fruits of your labors, doesn't it, having gone from "nothing" to a sys admin in a relatively short amount of time?

royal

Sounds like a great opportunity. Especially the part where they say if you want to learn a specific part about the network, just ask the person in charge. A grat learning opportunity with room for advancement, as well as a good pay for starters. Work hard at this job. It is the ticket to your future. I'm sure you already know this though. Again, good job!

Plantwiz

Congratulations

nuglobe

So today was my first day. It was pretty interesting. I am centered in the "NOC". The company is doing some major reworking of the datacenter so I will be spending a lot of timing adding the new servers and network infrastructure.

netteaser

Congrats....

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