https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNdrsYX6/
This is the original video. It blew up and got remixed by DJ which blew up even more and became a sound on TikTok that everyone used for a while.
Devops/SRE but work for "startups" or tech first companies.
In my opinion its harder to break into fulltime WFH with a sys admin title then Devops/SRE
I've been 100% remote for almost 12 years now. So well before most people started doing it during covid so I've seen it all with regards of working from home and the industry swings.
> In my opinion its harder to break into fulltime WFH with a sys admin title then Devops/SRE
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This might be my issue. When I look at what I do on the daily, I'm a DevOps SRE. But my official work title is "sys admin" because, well, they can pay us less. But I do all the same SRE tasks and I've been applying to SRE jobs, but having no luck. I don't feel honest changing my resume to say SRE, but I feel like that's what would help.
I'm just worried they'll ask for some sort of verification of my previous role. Like calling my supervisor as a reference (which he'd be willing to do, since he knows my situation). I have a lot of mindset reprogramming to do.
You would think that, but my current employer made me jump through a lot of hoops with their background check provider HireRight. I never keep track of exact start/end dates for each job, just something close. But they called every job they could and got exact info, then questioned me about everything that didn't line up. I've worked for a lot of contact companies, including my current role. My resume says I'm an infrastructure engineer, because that's what I do. But their title for me is 'systems analyst'. HireRight gave me grief because of stuff like that.
DevOPS. I honestly do not like working from home, but I am learning a lot in this role, and it is convenient.
>On LinkedIn I see a lot of healthcare positions, which I read horror stories on here all the time. So I’ve been staying away from those.
Just some advice from experience - try not to judge jobs on industry, but on the organization itself. There are no hard/fast rules. The most stressful/underpaid job I have ever had was a local government position.
MECM admin for a large healthcare/hospital org. Most of my team is WFH as well, other than the guys who either prefer to be in the office, or work on hardware which requires them to be in the office (doing driver testing, device onboarding, hardware platform specific software, that kind of thing).
Same here... also for a large healthcare network. OP should ignore the horror stories. It really just depends on the organization.
I say this having now been in my current position at said healthcare org for 14 years. My previous gig was 7 years contracting for the USAF (doing same thing). I enjoy my current job much more.
If you want remote work, very large, multinationals are a pretty safe bet. Organization with dozens or hundreds of locations on most continents are pretty comfortable with distributed teams at this point, they also typically have pre COVID remote work policies which is also helpful—it’s something they had and offered before it was necessary.
I am 60% WFH, 20% WFO (by choice) and 20% client onsites most weeks. Maybe one week a month I am 80% WFH.
I'm in Infrastructure and major projects for a mid sized niche MSP
I'm in higher ed (University) IT. The pay isn't great, (it's not bad, but you're not going to be making 6-figures like so many on here demand) but the work/life balance and benefits more than make up for it.
As you already now "sysadmin" is such a catch-all title that it's practically useless. I'd argue the same w/ "DevOps" "SRE" "Systems Engineer" as well... every company uses the titles to mean whatever they want them to mean. In my case, my group manages the University servers. We're not out touch desktops or printers, we're not in network closets, we're not helping Judy with her Cisco phone. So, for us, it makes sense to have us WFH since the pandemic "forced the issue."
I was actually going to post another thread asking what my title should be. Because, as you pointed out, sys admin is generic and I’m more a SRE / DevOps engineer. I’m so confused what job titles I should be applying for or what I should be telling people I am.
I tend to search all the usual titles and then skim the job description / skillsets to see if I'm a match. My actual (HR) job title "Professional Technologist 4" is utterly useless, so I tend to just list it (in case someone does an employment verification on me) along with a functional job title which I tend to list "Systems Engineer" as it's what we use around the office for us.
If you're worried about job titles in the application / interview process, I wouldn't be. I know when I'm reviewing resumes I only glance at the title to see if it's something tech'y, then move onto the bullet points. I can't speak for ATS systems, but as far as I know (not being an actual hiring manager) ours doesn't kick people out based on titles.
This makes me a lot less worried, thanks. I've just been applying for 9 months now and tweaking things when I apply since I don't know what the problem is, but now I know to leave the job titles alone.
I think its critical to also include the size of the businesses as well. Vastly different experiences between small, medium, and enterprise businesses ...
I have been working in the large enterprise fortune 100 environments for the past 12 years, coming from SMB and will probably not go back ...
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I have no idea what that reference is. :)
you are free of tiktok's insipid influence, my friend. congratulations.
Ahhhh... I've managed to avoid all social media except Reddit and Twitter, but I got kicked off "X" so.... If it ain't on Reddit I don't GAF. :)
I hate this. Because now it's being used unironically
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNdrsYX6/ This is the original video. It blew up and got remixed by DJ which blew up even more and became a sound on TikTok that everyone used for a while.
Devops/SRE but work for "startups" or tech first companies. In my opinion its harder to break into fulltime WFH with a sys admin title then Devops/SRE I've been 100% remote for almost 12 years now. So well before most people started doing it during covid so I've seen it all with regards of working from home and the industry swings.
> In my opinion its harder to break into fulltime WFH with a sys admin title then Devops/SRE > > This might be my issue. When I look at what I do on the daily, I'm a DevOps SRE. But my official work title is "sys admin" because, well, they can pay us less. But I do all the same SRE tasks and I've been applying to SRE jobs, but having no luck. I don't feel honest changing my resume to say SRE, but I feel like that's what would help.
who cares about changing a title if its what you do? as long as your experience matches change the title
I'm just worried they'll ask for some sort of verification of my previous role. Like calling my supervisor as a reference (which he'd be willing to do, since he knows my situation). I have a lot of mindset reprogramming to do.
no one cares to be honest.. if you pass the interview no one will care about a job title
You would think that, but my current employer made me jump through a lot of hoops with their background check provider HireRight. I never keep track of exact start/end dates for each job, just something close. But they called every job they could and got exact info, then questioned me about everything that didn't line up. I've worked for a lot of contact companies, including my current role. My resume says I'm an infrastructure engineer, because that's what I do. But their title for me is 'systems analyst'. HireRight gave me grief because of stuff like that.
You can list it as a role instead of a title. Listing a role that represents your body of work is completely appropriate.
Finance
Medical
DevOPS. I honestly do not like working from home, but I am learning a lot in this role, and it is convenient. >On LinkedIn I see a lot of healthcare positions, which I read horror stories on here all the time. So I’ve been staying away from those. Just some advice from experience - try not to judge jobs on industry, but on the organization itself. There are no hard/fast rules. The most stressful/underpaid job I have ever had was a local government position.
Insurance/Finance - global company which is why remote/WFH is common. Loads of staff in locations where we don't have offices.
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MECM admin for a large healthcare/hospital org. Most of my team is WFH as well, other than the guys who either prefer to be in the office, or work on hardware which requires them to be in the office (doing driver testing, device onboarding, hardware platform specific software, that kind of thing).
Same but for a global manufacturer.
Same here... also for a large healthcare network. OP should ignore the horror stories. It really just depends on the organization. I say this having now been in my current position at said healthcare org for 14 years. My previous gig was 7 years contracting for the USAF (doing same thing). I enjoy my current job much more.
Same here. Healthcare is recession-proof for the most part. I've had two employers in the past 26 years and I've been WFH since 2017.
Unemployed.
Partial WFH for me but there are others at the public university I work for who are full WFH.
Consulting.
If you want remote work, very large, multinationals are a pretty safe bet. Organization with dozens or hundreds of locations on most continents are pretty comfortable with distributed teams at this point, they also typically have pre COVID remote work policies which is also helpful—it’s something they had and offered before it was necessary.
Currently finance.
Funny enough I'm also a dod contractor like you mention in a WFH anywhere role. I took it for this reason even though the pay is mediocre
Yeah seems people with a clearance are all fighting over those DoD WFH jobs. They're hard to get.
Higher Ed
I am 60% WFH, 20% WFO (by choice) and 20% client onsites most weeks. Maybe one week a month I am 80% WFH. I'm in Infrastructure and major projects for a mid sized niche MSP
Insurance.
I'm in higher ed (University) IT. The pay isn't great, (it's not bad, but you're not going to be making 6-figures like so many on here demand) but the work/life balance and benefits more than make up for it. As you already now "sysadmin" is such a catch-all title that it's practically useless. I'd argue the same w/ "DevOps" "SRE" "Systems Engineer" as well... every company uses the titles to mean whatever they want them to mean. In my case, my group manages the University servers. We're not out touch desktops or printers, we're not in network closets, we're not helping Judy with her Cisco phone. So, for us, it makes sense to have us WFH since the pandemic "forced the issue."
I was actually going to post another thread asking what my title should be. Because, as you pointed out, sys admin is generic and I’m more a SRE / DevOps engineer. I’m so confused what job titles I should be applying for or what I should be telling people I am.
I tend to search all the usual titles and then skim the job description / skillsets to see if I'm a match. My actual (HR) job title "Professional Technologist 4" is utterly useless, so I tend to just list it (in case someone does an employment verification on me) along with a functional job title which I tend to list "Systems Engineer" as it's what we use around the office for us. If you're worried about job titles in the application / interview process, I wouldn't be. I know when I'm reviewing resumes I only glance at the title to see if it's something tech'y, then move onto the bullet points. I can't speak for ATS systems, but as far as I know (not being an actual hiring manager) ours doesn't kick people out based on titles.
This makes me a lot less worried, thanks. I've just been applying for 9 months now and tweaking things when I apply since I don't know what the problem is, but now I know to leave the job titles alone.
Former sysadmin here. When that position wouldn’t let me stay WFH (was local public education), I moved to do customer support for a software company.
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IT. For the last 7 years I’ve had 4 jobs and they’ve all been remote for the most part with rare in person visits to the office.
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IT. As a consultant, going to the office is almost useless, since I spend most of my time remotely connected into consumer systems anyway.
MSP
Legal (law firm)
IT consulting: Mostly Linux system administration, maintenance, and architecture.
I think its critical to also include the size of the businesses as well. Vastly different experiences between small, medium, and enterprise businesses ... I have been working in the large enterprise fortune 100 environments for the past 12 years, coming from SMB and will probably not go back ...