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    Employment in the Enterprise compared to SMB

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    • IRJI
      IRJ
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      After working Enterprise, I don't think I could ever go back to SMB. See @scottalanmiller first reply and that pretty much sums it up.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @IRJ
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        @irj said in Employment in the Enterprise compared to SMB:

        After working Enterprise, I don't think I could ever go back to SMB. See @scottalanmiller first reply and that pretty much sums it up.

        I've gone back and forth, but my SMB leaps are more and more into more eclectic stuff rather than normal SMB. SMB, overall, is a very tough game with low pay, high expectations, and little connection between value and compensation or even appreciation.

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        • R3dPand4R
          R3dPand4 @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller Agreed, especially since you're to a greater degree surrounded by people who have absolutely no idea what it is that you do. Even management structures in SMB IT are rarely staffed by technical individuals or technically competent I should probably say. At least in my experience, the fewer people around me who think what I do is comparable to black magic the better.

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          • EddieJenningsE
            EddieJennings
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            How are Enterprise IT positions advertised? Or does it tend to be 100% networking.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @EddieJennings
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              @eddiejennings said in Employment in the Enterprise compared to SMB:

              How are Enterprise IT positions advertised? Or does it tend to be 100% networking.

              Headhunters handle it a lot, as do real consulting firms. A lot is direct today, there are only 100 F100s, for example, you can apply directly. Knowing someone helps no matter where you are.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                I like Roche as a company, for example, though. And I subscribe to their internal job posting system so that they send me alerts for their Spanish and Swiss postings for IT management, in case I decide to be interested.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @R3dPand4
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                  @r3dpand4 said in Employment in the Enterprise compared to SMB:

                  @scottalanmiller Agreed, especially since you're to a greater degree surrounded by people who have absolutely no idea what it is that you do. Even management structures in SMB IT are rarely staffed by technical individuals or technically competent I should probably say. At least in my experience, the fewer people around me who think what I do is comparable to black magic the better.

                  Which, I've found, is how they look at everything, so IT isn't special.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @R3dPand4
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                    @r3dpand4 said in Employment in the Enterprise compared to SMB:

                    @scottalanmiller Agreed, especially since you're to a greater degree surrounded by people who have absolutely no idea what it is that you do. Even management structures in SMB IT are rarely staffed by technical individuals or technically competent I should probably say. At least in my experience, the fewer people around me who think what I do is comparable to black magic the better.

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                    • EddieJenningsE
                      EddieJennings @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller Watched this earlier today.

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                      • KellyK
                        Kelly @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Employment in the Enterprise compared to SMB:

                        @r3dpand4 said in Employment in the Enterprise compared to SMB:

                        @scottalanmiller Agreed, especially since you're to a greater degree surrounded by people who have absolutely no idea what it is that you do. Even management structures in SMB IT are rarely staffed by technical individuals or technically competent I should probably say. At least in my experience, the fewer people around me who think what I do is comparable to black magic the better.

                        Youtube Video

                        You need a better mic.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Kelly
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                          @kelly I really do. And a quieter space to record in. and a tripod.

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                          • caramelC
                            caramel
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                            Also consider that nearly all enterprises use WiFi. So that's something to worry about.

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