Jeez... If I like the job (profession) and it's interesting and pays well, why should I be looking to get out of it? I oftimes think of SA (or Network Admin or whatever admin) as being akin to a plumber or electrician. There are definitely different levels in those skilled trades, and you have your slackers that do half-a**ed work, and your master craftsman that do a beautiful job, even at very complex tasks. Should these master craftsmen be looking to get out of being "just a plumber" or "just an electrician"?? I see what my boss has to put up with (he's a promoted SA) and you couldn't pay me enough to do his job, as I'm sure I would be very unhappy in my new profession.
My $0.02... Will -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:05 AM To: Atom Powers Cc: LOPSA Discuss List Subject: Re: [lopsa-discuss] Do Sysadmins have a half-life? 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. David Lang _______________________________________________ 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/ _______________________________________________ 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/
