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Because he is gods gift to IT and why wouldn't the right company come along and hire him to do the right thing, come on Simon, can't you see we are in the presence of an IT GOD.

Now all I need to ask is, is there an ignore function on the site because honestly I have seen and read enough now.

 

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Im sure its a joke, seriously.

 

If you can manipulate people and get them to produce the results you want like you do in your forum posts for example you should look at management. I do believe your talents are being wasted.

 

Quite simply Aushus your an idiot, you don't deserve a decent job and honestly, carry on as you are and no one will hire you either.

New employees see jobs you have done for a month, and request references, they will all come back bad or say they don't want to give, what do you suppose that says to a new employer??

If this was my forum I seriously would have banned you by now because as far as I'm concerned 90% of your posts have been senseless drivel and amount to no better than Spam!

You don't want advice, you say you do but you don't! Just get on with it, you always know best so good luck to ya! I sincerely hope you never make it anywhere near any company that I have to work for or with though as I do not want the displeasure of having to communicate with you any further!!!

 

I will try to add something to help, why not talk to your manager explaining your concerns.. tell him/her that you were hoping to do something new and you would be willing to give up free time to get experience in other areas. That's what I would do in your situation, could be the wrong approach I'm not sure, I've never really worked for a large company paying me 40k but it seems logical.

 

Let's get this thread back on topic shall we and refrain from any personal insults thank you.

 

kobem couldn't find his ass with both hands, I doubt he could find new zealand...

 

Well you said you want challenges.....isn't this one, or do you like to pick your challenges, which sorts of takes the edge off??

Im only 1st line support but i have been getting 2nd and 3rd line stuff to do, which is exciting for me. On the downside of that our department get dragged here there and everywhere in regards to doing stuff that is non IT, however we get on with it.

If you do walk out how will you explain to your current employer also how will you explain to a future employer why this situation arose??? If i were you, id keep taking the money and quietly keep looking. That way you are in continuous employment.

Can i take a moment to pat myself on the back for not getting personal on this matter ha ha

Ed

 

Take more than a moment mate, I don't think I would have been able to hold back. Well done.

 

From @Juelz status a few days ago:

 

Oh I don't know, it can be quite skillful if I am honest

 

Any updates?

I can kind of relate to this guy, despite perhaps not coming across the best...
A few years back I job hopped quite a bit, mainly to bump up my salary but also to find a job I was interested in...
I had worked at one place for less than a year, and held 3 different positions in that time, so when I was fed up I thought I would go elsewhere. I got a job in another company, which I heard from many people that they were a "great company to work for", I guess they didn't know better! I knew within a matter of days that this place was not for me...
I was told my job would be solving complex, multi-user issues. So when on day 2 I was asked to go to a site 3 hours drive away to do a survey I started to wonder, and then when I sat listening to my new manager in the car slagging off other members of the team, it made me think again...
As time went on I grew increasingly frustrated, I was second line and they had the view that as 2nd line I had no idea about anything so had barely any permissions to do anything. I ended up having to show the 3rd line guys how to sort a lot of the issues they struggled with, which is frustrating when you know they are getting paid more than you.
After a month or so they said it was clear that they had taken me on at the wrong level (i was interviewed by non-tech people), but they couldn't do anything about it til someone on 3rd line left.
This felt encouraging, but I just couldn't take it for long. There was so much micro-management. And doing stuff which I just felt was pointless me doing - moving computers to different desks, covering the service desk whilst they were in meetings, pointless site visits etc. and a lot of other crap, it got to the point where I hated going in every day...
So I got the job which I am in now, and everyone was less than encouraging, saying they were crap to work for etc, but I was willing to take that chance! I lasted 4 months there and it was the worst IT job I've had, thankfully where I am now I do what I want 99% of the time, so a complete contrast.
So while I know what you are saying, that this guy should just shut up and get on with it (specially for that wedge), I can totally see where he is coming from.
If you do decide to leave, don't forget you will be scrutinised as to why you are leaving so soon. But when I was asked that, and explained it was due to ending up doing not what I was told I would be doing, most of the time that was accepted....
Anyway good luck to you!

 

Hey everyone,

Just an update here,

Being in the role for 3 weeks now.

I like the company, like the management, like the co workers and the clients.

I was told that I was doing well, like im not scared to pick up support cases from the first hour in my first day and taken in a whole work load and closed a lot of support cases even more than the people who has being working here for years . There are non technical things I can improve on like how I talk on the phone, how I update my case notes, as well as monitoring alerts for the NOC. I will work on these to get better cause I am all about improvement and they are simple to adjust.

I do not like the kind of work I am doing, I did these kind of work when I was starting out in IT which is why when I do these support cases now I am excelling. I was hired as a 0365 specialist to do 0365 implementation work but so they have given me NO 0365 project work. The manager said they want to test me to see what I am capable of etc. Honestly I do not want to be in a role where I almost mastered it in my first couple of weeks, its not a challenge and I wont learn anything meaning I wont grow.

I feel like going backwards working in the company service desk, this is not what I had in mind plus I do not know why they pay me 40k when I was making half of that earlier on in my career for doing the same work. I am going to try and impress my boss and the other people in the company and see if they can get me some interesting work. I will talk to my manager about this if not after working for another 3 months I will leave cause guys I am not being challenged, this happened before as well in my career and I stupidly stayed in one company for close to 2 years I do not wanna make the same mistake again, please understand where I am coming from.


I learned that money does not make someone happy in IT its doing interesting work and meaningful work is what makes me happy, plus good management and good people. Money is a plus too but I am in IT for the passion the same passion I had when I was a little kid

 

I really am trying to be understanding here, honestly I am but it just grates me so much.
They are paying you 40k a year to do Service Desk...I am all about learning but for the mean time why not get on with the job, stop bleating, and get your head down? Perhaps when they see that you are good at what you do, perhaps they will give you more responsibily?

I am in the same boat. Doing 2nd Line and all I have been doing recently is building machines, and installing desks. However, rather than moan about it, I have been proactive and asked my manager and the 3rd Line Manager if there is anything that they need me to look at.

Finally, surely this must have been discussed in the Interview? If it was, Why On Earth Did You Take It?

Sorry, I hope I'm not being harsh but I find this thread really frustrating!!

 

I didn't even think it possible to get a service desk job paying 40k a year.. I'd be laughing right now if I were him, litterally on the floor laughing throwing money in the air.

 

Exactly, Our SD staff are on 18 to 22k......

 

That 40k figure is in New Zealand dollars.

 

My partent is from NZ and we have been talking about going back.
40k NZ still isnt bad still.