Stop rubbing it in. :) * *
*ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote: > I find myself busier than a one-arm paper hanger in a wind storm. > Don't know why it took me so long to convince MBS that I should go solo! > LOL > > Now that my fellow CTPs know I can spell AD, I am finding myself doing a > lot of AD assessments, assisting with AD migrations and putting in 2008 R2 > AD infrastructures. I would say I am now 50% AD and 50% Citrix. I no > longer do Exchange and refer all that to MBS. > > I can't believe how much Citrix work I turn down because I just don't > have the time. Right now I am tentatively booked thru the end of July and > already starting to worry because no one is calling about August or > September yet! :) > > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > http://www.CarlWebster.com <http://www.carlwebster.com/> > > From: James Rankin <[email protected]> > Reply-To: NT Issues <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:53:32 +0000 > To: NT Issues <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: OT - ugh! > > I ran as a contractor through a managed services company for about six > years before taking the plunge myself. Whereas now I find myself counting > the amount of extra tax I spent the last six years paying in disgust. > > It may have been the aforementioned man-in-Alaska mentioning how he could > work for 48 hours a day once he'd struck out on his own that possibly > contributed to convincing me to do the same. > > On 6 February 2012 15:47, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I put off starting my own business for YEARS because I was afraid of what >> I already knew. :-) Whereas, in retrospect, I wish I'd done it much earlier. >> >> I can think of someone else on this mailing list (who is in Alaska this >> week) who waited even longer than I did. :-) >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael B. Smith >> Consultant and Exchange MVP >> http://TheEssentialExchange.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: OT - ugh! >> >> I remember reading something awhile back stating that the reason that >> some "non-college educated" people were able to start successful businesses >> was the fact that they were not "educated" enough to realize the risks >> involved. An interesting thought, isn't it? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 8:33 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: OT - ugh! >> >> No, you don't need a degree to start a billion dollar company, but you do >> need brains and a lot of hard work. Of course if it's something you love, >> it's not work at all it's a passion, and folks that are passionate about >> what they do are what you're looking for. We're better than our less >> passionate IT workers simply because we ENJOY the work, learning new ways >> to do things, learning how the mechanics of something works, and seeking >> out others who have the same passion. I feel I'm better at Windows >> administration than my fellow SE's simply because my passion for it is far >> higher. >> >> "Sneaking Out to Write Code: You already know how Microsoft was founded. >> Bill Gates and Paul Allen dropped out of college to form the company in >> 1975. It's that simple: Drop out of college, start a company, and become a >> billionaire, right? Wrong. >> >> Further study reveals that Gates and Allen had thousands of hours of >> programming practice prior to founding Microsoft. First, the two >> co-founders met at Lakeside, an elite private school in the Seattle area. >> The school raised three thousand dollars to purchase a computer terminal >> for the school's computer club in 1968. >> >> A computer terminal at a university was rare in 1968. Gates had access to >> a terminal in eighth grade. Gates and Allen quickly became addicted to >> programming. >> >> The Gates family lived near the University of Washington. As a teenager, >> Gates fed his programming addiction by sneaking out of his parents' home >> after bedtime to use the University's computer. Gates & Allen acquired >> their10,000 hours through this and other clever teenage schemes. When the >> time came to launch Microsoft in 1975, the two were ready." >> >> http://www.wisdomgroup.com/report/10000_hours_of_practice/ >> >> And another recommended read: >> http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/a_fast_track_to_10000_hours_of.html >> >> Dave. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 6:19 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: OT - ugh! >> >> Apparently you wouldn't HAVE to get a degree to work at Microsoft or >> Facebook. Well...at least not to be CEO of either... >> >> Ben M. Schorr >> Roland Schorr & Tower >> www.rolandschorr.com | www.officeforlawyers.com | Twitter: @bschorr >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:30 >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: OT - ugh! >> >> "This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click." >> Wow. I can see the college degree being a tiebreaker, but I can only >> guess the person making that statement doesn't fully understand the tech >> industry? Or, maybe not having gone to college myself I don't understand >> that thinking. >> >> It could have also been their way of backing out, instead of saying "we >> changed our minds on our needs" or "we hired from inside". I've heard of >> that kind of thing before - where what the person not getting hired wasn't >> told what was really happening. >> >> Dave >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 5:16 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: OT - ugh! >> >> Last year I was in the final interview for a Citrix Architect position >> for a very large company in Nashville. IIRC, it was like interview #6 or 7 >> in the process. I had been talking with the executive for over 45 minutes >> when "all of a sudden" he says "Oh, I'm sorry I didn't realize you had no >> college degree. This position requires a degree. Sorry. Click." >> >> I then took MBS' advice and went solo. I say screw FTE! :) >> >> >> Carl Webster >> Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: MMF [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:43 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: Re: OT - ugh! >> > >> > Assuming they're being honest, it tells me that they are not very >> > strong in background checking. How could they have missed the fact >> > that you've been with one company for more than 10 years. I've NEVER >> > ever heard of a company offering a job and then withdrawing the offer, >> > period, much less before total background check. I believe that I can >> > fully understand the idea of wanting IT staff that has a varied >> > background which would include more than one job over a decade. I >> > think you are fortunate that you didn't take the job because it sounds >> > to me that the organization isn't of the highest quality, if you catch >> > my drift. Sometimes things happen for the best in spite of your best >> > efforts. They didn't vet you, but how well did you vet them! It's also >> obvious that they don't recognize talent when they see it! >> > >> > Murray >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: James Hill >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 6:09 PM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: OT - ugh! >> > >> > I feel for you. >> > >> > But try and look at this way. If they can't see the value you can >> > offer now then it would only be a continual uphill fight if you were >> > employed by them. >> > >> > You are better off with an employer that shares your values. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Jacob Kisner [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2012 9:52 AM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: Re: OT - ugh! >> > >> > "Because we feel you are not diversified enough to address our issues." >> > >> > Same issues I have addressed over the years poor issue management, no >> > project management, no documentation, crashing servers, IT staff >> > treating the network like a high school lab.. etc. Not only can I stop >> > the bleeding and stabilize the patient (gave then how I would do it), >> > I can implement a more proactive approach to IT management and stop >> > the fires (also gave >> > details.) >> > >> > I guess they rather have the fires... >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Don Kuhlman <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > > That makes no sense - why do they care where you were for 15 >> > > years...Sorry to hear that Jacob. >> > > >> > > I just started a new position - temp for 9 months, nice place - nice >> > > people so far. >> > > >> > > I'm getting into MAC/Linux support so it's a stretch for me (windows >> > > background), but it's a job and a chance to learn. >> > > >> > > Good luck! >> > > >> > > Don K >> > > >> > > ________________________________ >> > > From: Jacob Kisner <[email protected]> >> > > To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> >> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 5:19 PM >> > > Subject: OT - ugh! >> > > >> > > Nothing sucks more than being interviewed for a position at a >> > > different company last Tuesday, then being called Thursday to say we >> > > are going to offer you a position and finally being told today that >> > > we changed our mind... 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