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Managed services. After purchase/lease of vBlock/VxRail/VxRack, additional contract signed for either AMP management, tenant deploy, or manage and deploy.
What do you do?
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Managed services. After purchase/lease of vBlock/VxRail/VxRack, additional contract signed for either AMP management, tenant deploy, or manage and deploy.
Big_w_powah
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A million fucking times this. I was hired on as a level 1 tech, they asked me to take on the responsibilities of a level 2 full time a month after I got there (which includes a ton more travel, etc), and they'd be down to make it official at the end of the year. Well, now I've been working as a level 2 tech for 5 months, and I'm still fucking 4 months from seeing any kinda pay/title bump, and have a feeling it wont be near what the fuck I would have gotten had I forced it when they asked.
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Noodleface
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Big_w_powah
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I am casually looking. The market in Dallas is amazing, but I dont really have it in me to look to hard right now--I'm 6 months out of a 6 month unemployment..
Noodleface
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I've only been here 9 months and I didn't want to look already either, but I'm glad I did.
It sounds like you're underpaid and pretty unhappy there - it can't hurt to look. Also the best time to job seek is when you're employed - there's no stress of needing to find a job, you never have to say yes to any offers, and also it looks better to potential employers if you're not unemployed.
It sounds like you're underpaid and pretty unhappy there - it can't hurt to look. Also the best time to job seek is when you're employed - there's no stress of needing to find a job, you never have to say yes to any offers, and also it looks better to potential employers if you're not unemployed.
^ For sure. And, you generally have to be way, way up in the chain to be able to make any sort of real decision. My place is full of mid-tier managers making 140k whose only real job function is to echo the sentiments of the directors.
Big_w_powah
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Won't the fact that I'm looking after 6 months be a negative to me?
Also, I drove by the Dallas Raytheon building today cause I screwed up my route to work. ..God that place looks like a DoD contractor building from the outside
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The one on Lemmon with the bigass fence and its set back like 50ft from the road? Looks like a prison.
Mist
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Okay, this is basically the situation they want me to get in. I'm a year on the job, I've already being doing the work of a level 2 tech for level 1 pay for the past 6 months, and now they're going to want me to take on a bunch of administrative responsibilities on top of that, for still no increase from my starting pay, which is tied for lowest on the entire team. I won't get a pay increase until December, and they can't make any promises as to what it will be. It could be as little as 2%.
ZyyzYzzy
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Well given your situation I think your best course of action is to kill your mother, not ask for a raise
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Big_w_powah
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My reason would be "I'm sick of taking it up the ass on pay making entry level money at nearly a decade of experience."...I doubt an employer would look kindly on that one.
Big_w_powah
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So lie.
Looking for something new.
Last company wasn't a good fit.
Your company and/or position looked interesting.
Basically, don't denigrate your previous/current employer beyond reason while also using that as opportunity to express interest in the one you're interviewing for.
Noodleface
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Just tell them it isn't a good fit for you and you're looking for a company that will allow you to grow. That's what I said
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Big W, I had the exact same problem last TWO employers I've been with. Promoted me really fast, and never paid me anymore. I'd find a new job, then before putting in my two weeks notice ask for a big raise. If they say no, slap down the notice.
Now with EMC I have a similar problem , I'll be hired on for a basic migration or support of a specific system then get asked to do the job of a million dollar professional services engagement. Sales always gives in since its money in their pockets.
Now with EMC I have a similar problem , I'll be hired on for a basic migration or support of a specific system then get asked to do the job of a million dollar professional services engagement. Sales always gives in since its money in their pockets.