I was just given an offer from this MSP for a Project Manager position. Not as much money as I want but more than what I'm making plus extra stuff to sweeten the deal. Benefits are a touch better but a bit more expensive.
I'm going to take the holidays to think about it but it seems like a pretty easy decision even though I feel bad jumping before the merger is complete.
Notice was given and they tried to get me to stay at least until the merger date and even tossed money at me. Rather than take the risk of loosing this job opportunity I decided to say no. They were understanding and admitted that they are just being greedy and had to try and keep me. So there it is. I start on Jan 18th as a PM for an MSP. Let the fun begin!
Here's my pic of the Austin skyline... sorry it's only a link but you now have one of the original untouched copies. 
2nd interview for the PM position is in the works of being scheduled. 
My current boss and I have a great relationship so I did inform him that I've got some nibbles happening and will probably need to get some time off to see what happens. He totally understands and is also frustrated with how little communication there has been with the new people. I also fully trust him that he isn't going to spill the beans to them.
I'm currently trying to concentrate on work but having issues.... My boss died in his sleep Saturday night at 50 years old. I can only guess but it had to have been a massive heart attack. I've only been here for a month so I haven't really had a chance to really know him but he enjoyed whiskey so we talked about that at length. He seemed like a great guy and a fair boss from what everyone at the company ever told me about him. It's strange to try and just go through the day "business as usual" knowing that there is this elephant in the room but nobody really wants to talk about it quite yet.
My current boss just told me to hold off on getting drunk and dancing on the tables... at least until my 90 day review is done. LOL!
VM performance monitoring, reading the results, and fixing the problems.
So... I was invited to the new jobs annual party tonight but I don't start working there until next Monday. I think it's pretty awesome to be invited before I even start... It's like they really like me!
@RamblingBiped said:
@gjacobse said:
@scottalanmiller said:
I got my SW PMs down to a fewer than 20, which means that they fit on a single page now. And all of the ones that are left are ones that I need to maintain for reference reasons (they have information in them that I don't want to lose.) Nothing more requiring follow up and now I can, I hope, keep on top of new ones as they come.
#feelingaccomplished
I had the impression that using email as a place to store important or reference information was a bad idea..
I say that,.. but I find that I still do so. There are over 4,460 emails in my Gmail account....
15,938 in my personal gmail account...
A paltry 3,328 in my work email.
I'm at 29,314 in my primary Gmail account... 137 in my work (but I just started here 2 weeks ago).
Like I said... I dont mind paying my part. Yes there is TONS of government waste and I get where certain programs are very important to maintain but if a person isnt willing to put forth some effort then I dont want to help them. I have a brother who milks the system and we fight about it all the time but he gets away with it and I just pay more in taxes. Sometimes I wonder why I try so hard because its easier and more profitable to just suck off the teat like so many others.
Sorry for that.
/rant
I have about 30% taken in taxes from my paycheck. It sucks that you work hard to earn more and the govt just takes more. I'm not against paying my fare share and helping those in need but it shouldn't be a never ending take if the person is able bodied but just too drunk, stoned, or lazy to get off their bum and put forth a little freaking effort. I wasn't happy with my income or job outlook so I got motivated and went to school to learn a new skill.
I'm currently trying to concentrate on work but having issues.... My boss died in his sleep Saturday night at 50 years old. I can only guess but it had to have been a massive heart attack. I've only been here for a month so I haven't really had a chance to really know him but he enjoyed whiskey so we talked about that at length. He seemed like a great guy and a fair boss from what everyone at the company ever told me about him. It's strange to try and just go through the day "business as usual" knowing that there is this elephant in the room but nobody really wants to talk about it quite yet.
And it's currently only VMware but they are working on Hyper-V and KVM.
Anyone heard of Rubrik? I was at a VMUG meeting yesterday and they were one of the major sponsors. Look like a nice backup solution but not fully developed to match something like Unitrends but they seem only a few updates away from getting real close.
First big meeting at my new job where it's all about me and my projects.... I think I'm going to puke.... I hate getting up in front of people.
@Minion-Queen said:
@lhatsynot said:
The hotel looks to be sold out on Thursday night.
You may have to call because they have the rooms reserved out to Us so online might be blocking them off.
Ok... I was just following the link from the website to see what the rates are. Not sure if I can squeeze this trip in.
@kamidon said:
@lhatsynot Ohhhhhh I see, I've never heard of it until my boss mentioned it. Now Nagios sure, who hasn't heard of Nagios?
Tons of people haven't heard of Nagios but you'd be surprised how many of these monitoring solutions use Nagios as their underlying system. Also I bet your boss hasn't heard of Nagios unless he really did work his way up from a hands on sysadmin.
