Re: Know anyone who needs a jr. admin?
My $.02: HostGator wasn't a bad experience.
There are some people who you can learn from just by generally conversing while on break-Michael Collins, I'm looking at you, here-and if you want to, you can get access to a bash prompt pretty quickly on the shared servers and start getting inventive. You can even start scripting stuff to help yourself do your job from day one.
As far as the atmosphere goes, the ATX office was pretty easy to work in. Phones, tickets, or chats, it's helping people with the internet, and mostly working in a shared linux environment. Didn't take too long to get into a better position.
Turnover? It's tech support. It's thankless drudgery on the face of it (to be kind), and you have to work to make it fun for yourself. Luckily, they seem to know that, and do some things to facilitate it.
Again, at least it's a (mostly) Linux shop. Do your time until you get your RHCSA/RHCE and move up or move on, or both.
On Apr 24, 2012 8:13 PM, "Michael Burek" <
mike-R8qcChQB3i5iLUuM0BA3LQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:
I have always been weary of HostGator for all the same reasons, Tristan.
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Tristan Mendoza <tristanm.tx-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I visited HostGator about a year ago and got a little nervous at the
> corporate 'air' about the place in regards to things like job security.
> Plus the fact that they are always hiring tells me they have a high
> turnover.
> Oh, and LOL the giant display of Tux on top of a pile of money in the lobby
> was a little bit of a turnoff :)
> I might end up settling for going back though- I am not too crazy about
> getting thrown on the phones with quotas
>
> Someone mentioned LPIC 1 and 2, so I am seriously considering switching
> gears and going toward those to see if it significantly make up for recent
> on-the-job work.
> -T
>
>
> On 4/24/12 7:28 PM, Michael Collins wrote:
>
> hostgator
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Tristan Mendoza <tristanm.tx-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> As some of you know, I have been spending this last year looking over RHEL
>> administration material, and most recently Bash and Perl scripting materials
>> using LinuxCBT training videos and taking alot of notes. I also played
>> around with installing some stuff on CentOS VMs
>>
>> The reason for this initiative spawned from having a job which is a
>> non-technical role and having downtime to study and stay up to speed the
>> best I can on my own. I have been in this position for about 6 years and I
>> know it won't look too hot on an IT resume. I am quite eager to get into a
>> junior position where I can get some practice and build my skills. I have a
>> strong interest in TCP/IP and lean toward that rather than software
>> development (although I dabble in a number of languages C/C++, Java, etc).
>> Learning Cisco stuff is another goal of mine, but I am focusing now on
>> Linux administration.
>>
>> I have been out of an IT job for some time, but managed computer labs at
>> UT in the 90's for about 5 years (mainly Mac and Windows workstations and
>> servers back then). I went to program for a couple of years before industry
>> layoffs ensued. Throughout the 200* decade, I have maintained a good book
>> collection and try to stay on top of things on my own.
>>
>> Ultimately, I would like to ask if you or your colleagues might know of
>> something such as a jr. admin position that would be a good fit. I am
>> dedicated to tech and do my homework when I have systems to work with. I
>> can pass along a resume if you know about something. Please let me know- I
>> am pretty open to ideas, and want to get back into the thick of things as
>> soon as possible.
>>
>> Thanks a bunch!
>> Tristan Mendoza
>>
>>
>>
>>
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<p>My $.02: HostGator wasn't a bad experience. </p>
<p>There are some people who you can learn from just by generally conversing while on break-Michael Collins, I'm looking at you, here-and if you want to, you can get access to a bash prompt pretty quickly on the shared servers and start getting inventive. You can even start scripting stuff to help yourself do your job from day one.</p>
<p>As far as the atmosphere goes, the ATX office was pretty easy to work in. Phones, tickets, or chats, it's helping people with the internet, and mostly working in a shared linux environment. Didn't take too long to get into a better position.</p>
<p>Turnover? It's tech support. It's thankless drudgery on the face of it (to be kind), and you have to work to make it fun for yourself. Luckily, they seem to know that, and do some things to facilitate it.</p>
<p>Again, at least it's a (mostly) Linux shop. Do your time until you get your RHCSA/RHCE and move up or move on, or both.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 24, 2012 8:13 PM, "Michael Burek" <<a href="mailto:mike@...">mike@...</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote">
I have always been weary of HostGator for all the same reasons, Tristan.<br><br><br>
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Tristan Mendoza <<a href="mailto:tristanm.tx@...">tristanm.tx@...</a>> wrote:<br>
> I visited HostGator about a year ago and got a little nervous at the<br>
> corporate 'air' about the place in regards to things like job security.<br>
> Plus the fact that they are always hiring tells me they have a high<br>
> turnover.<br>
> Oh, and LOL the giant display of Tux on top of a pile of money in the lobby<br>
> was a little bit of a turnoff :)<br>
> I might end up settling for going back though- I am not too crazy about<br>
> getting thrown on the phones with quotas<br>
><br>
> Someone mentioned LPIC 1 and 2, so I am seriously considering switching<br>
> gears and going toward those to see if it significantly make up for recent<br>
> on-the-job work.<br>
> -T<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 4/24/12 7:28 PM, Michael Collins wrote:<br>
><br>
> hostgator<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Tristan Mendoza <<a href="mailto:tristanm.tx@...">tristanm.tx@...</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hi all,<br>
>><br>
>> As some of you know, I have been spending this last year looking over RHEL<br>
>> administration material, and most recently Bash and Perl scripting materials<br>
>> using LinuxCBT training videos and taking alot of notes. I also played<br>
>> around with installing some stuff on CentOS VMs<br>
>><br>
>> The reason for this initiative spawned from having a job which is a<br>
>> non-technical role and having downtime to study and stay up to speed the<br>
>> best I can on my own. I have been in this position for about 6 years and I<br>
>> know it won't look too hot on an IT resume. I am quite eager to get into a<br>
>> junior position where I can get some practice and build my skills. I have a<br>
>> strong interest in TCP/IP and lean toward that rather than software<br>
>> development (although I dabble in a number of languages C/C++, Java, etc).<br>
>> Learning Cisco stuff is another goal of mine, but I am focusing now on<br>
>> Linux administration.<br>
>><br>
>> I have been out of an IT job for some time, but managed computer labs at<br>
>> UT in the 90's for about 5 years (mainly Mac and Windows workstations and<br>
>> servers back then). I went to program for a couple of years before industry<br>
>> layoffs ensued. Throughout the 200* decade, I have maintained a good book<br>
>> collection and try to stay on top of things on my own.<br>
>><br>
>> Ultimately, I would like to ask if you or your colleagues might know of<br>
>> something such as a jr. admin position that would be a good fit. I am<br>
>> dedicated to tech and do my homework when I have systems to work with. I<br>
>> can pass along a resume if you know about something. Please let me know- I<br>
>> am pretty open to ideas, and want to get back into the thick of things as<br>
>> soon as possible.<br>
>><br>
>> Thanks a bunch!<br>
>> Tristan Mendoza<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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>> <a href="http://austinlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/alg-technical" target="_blank">http://austinlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/alg-technical</a><br>
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