On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:04 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 2 May 2012, Atom Powers wrote: > >> I would be concerned if any of my directs were satisfied being a SysAdmin >> for their entire career. > > what career do you think they should be moving into? > > Saying 'management' doesn't work, there should never be a need for as many > managers as there are line workers so there just won't be slots for them to > move into.
They should follow their dreams. Some people might dream of being the best SA ever (but usually don't get the opportunity due to the Peter Principle), many will find they would rather be a programmer, or be a network admin, or tend a garden, or whatever. I guess some people won't try to follow their dreams or to grow and learn but, just like any other industry, those people must still adapt as their industry changes ... or die in mediocrity. I think every industry has a "half-life", the IT industry just happens to be shorter than most. >From one point of view, most people will be average and tend toward mediocrity. The short half-life of the industry will catch up to them and many must learn to adapt. But from my point of view only the people who make an effort to stand out, to be exceptional, really matter. -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers-- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
