Made the jump from Mid to Senior tier today

lsud00dlsud00d Member Posts: 1,571
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I received the great news today that I've been promoted from a Mid to Senior Systems Administrator/Engineer. It came with a nice 30% raise and it will make life much easier now from the financial perspective.

I started posting here when I made the Junior to Mid jump, so it's been about 2.5 years to go from Mid to Senior. I've earned all of the certs under my name in the same time period and these forums have been instrumental in great discussions, learning, and all around good fun. Thanks to the TE community, and cheers to the future growth, achievements, and continuing to post on some of my favorite forums icon_cheers.gif
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  • gorebrushgorebrush Member Posts: 2,743 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Great to see some good news. Good job and well done!:)
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  • NightShade03NightShade03 Member Posts: 1,383 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Awesome job! Congrats icon_thumright.gif
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  • N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Dood nice work. Just for that I am drinking a white Russian!
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  • kriscamaro68kriscamaro68 Member Posts: 1,186 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Congrats on the promotion. Always love seeing people advance in their career.
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  • olaHaloolaHalo Member Posts: 748 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Would you say it was harder to go from junior to mid or mid to senior?
    Congrats!
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  • snadamsnadam Member Posts: 2,234 ■■■■□□□□□□
    congrats! It is always a good feeling when you go to the next level!

    Have a beer or two, or seven! Hell, I'll have some too! :)
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  • googolgoogol Member Posts: 107
    Congrats!
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  • cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    Congrats!!!
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  • shyguyITshyguyIT Member Posts: 380
    Very nice congrats! icon_thumright.gif
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  • lsud00dlsud00d Member Posts: 1,571
    Thanks y'all!! @N2IT and @snadam, our carnival/Mardi Gras season just started so I invite everyone to laissez le bon temps roulez with me, cheers icon_cheers.gif
    olaHalo wrote: »
    Would you say it was harder to go from junior to mid or mid to senior?

    Very interesting question as I reflect on it. TL;DR junior to mid.

    Not more difficult in a technical focus, rather infusing professional confidence that I can indeed do anything (which I knew before). Once I could demonstrate it to myself, then I knew all future challenges would be completed without issue.
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  • olaHaloolaHalo Member Posts: 748 ■■■■□□□□□□
    ^
    Thanks for the insight.
    I have heard similar responses from others before.
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  • wikigetwikiget Member Posts: 75 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Congratulations on you promotion.
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  • sasnimrodsasnimrod Member Posts: 99 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congratulations! Best of luck for your new position.
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  • W StewartW Stewart Member Posts: 794 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Congrats, how long did it take you to go from junior to mid level administration?
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  • lsud00dlsud00d Member Posts: 1,571
    Thank you again to everyone!

    @W Stewart, I was in a "junior" role for 4 years. I try not to reflect on it in a negative way because I learned a lot and it got me where I am today. I stayed in a comfortable spot and it was a lot of fun. I definitely sat in the same spot for too long but it all works out in the end.
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  • BGravesBGraves Member Posts: 339
    Congrats!
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  • ande0255ande0255 Banned Posts: 1,178
    Awesome news d00d! :D
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  • TLeTourneauTLeTourneau Member Posts: 616 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congratulations!
    Thanks, Tom

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  • coffeeluvrcoffeeluvr Member Posts: 734 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Congratulations!!
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  • coreyb80coreyb80 Member Posts: 647 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Congrats are definitely in order.
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  • FloOzFloOz Member Posts: 1,614 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Congrats!!!
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  • bdubbdub Member Posts: 154
    Congrats! Nice work!

    I am likely to get promoted to Sr this year as well, but somehow doubt I will see a 30% pay increase. I sure hope I do though heh icon_lol.gif
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  • fifrascofifrasco Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□
    30% raise, that's nice...congrats btw
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  • Kinet1cKinet1c Member Posts: 604 ■■■■□□□□□□
    That's great news, hard work does pay off!
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  • bherbiebherbie Member Posts: 17 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Congrats!
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  • egrizzlyegrizzly Member Posts: 533 ■■■■■□□□□□
    congrats. not easy in this IT world full a politiks
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  • maharalielmaharaliel Member Posts: 119
    Congrats.
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