Tag Archives: career

Starting a New Job

Posted on February 12, 2015 by way0utwest

I’ve had practice here, and was reminded of this when I ran across this thread on starting a new job. In my career, I’ve had far too many employers. I’d like to think it’s not my fault, but after having double digit … Continue reading →

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Burnout

Posted on February 9, 2015 by way0utwest

I’m sure that many people end going through burnout at some point in their career. While most of us might enjoy technology, and we get a kick out of working with data, at some point you’re not going to like … Continue reading →

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Too Large a Workload?

Posted on January 30, 2015 by way0utwest

I often hear the technical staff in many organizations complaining about the amount of work they are tasked with managing. Plenty of technology professionals view their jobs are stressful, and I’ve had no shortage of people say they would never … Continue reading →

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You Better Learn to Work at Scale

Posted on January 29, 2015 by way0utwest

Early in my career, I worked on a large Novell Netware installation. We bought a server that was about 1/4 the size of a modern rack, which contained a number of blade slots each holding some type of hardware: CPUs, disk adapters, … Continue reading →

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