I am Immigrating
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I'm going over doing exactly that! Find it hilarious that you add "fireman" - if ever there was a jack of all trades job, sys admin is it. Add to that electrician, generator mechanic, Hvac specialist, PR rep, Web designer, company car mechanic, AV technician. Hahah, I could go on. If youre serious about moving, Ireland is a good place for us. I'd recommend getting some certifications, if you don't already have- Mcse, ccna, comptia and itil are best for sys admin in large corporateLet me know if you ever are in need of a sysadmin/network admin/fireman , Ireland sounds like a great destination
Good luck with the move! We are moving to the Netherlands in about 3 months time.
you also do a lot of virtual handholding. People panic, check that it has a plug, and decide to go to I.T. and make their problems yours.
I sometimes feel the job involves a lot of patting on the head while whispering "there there...would you like a hot beverage". And I just love emails where they tell you they have a problem, go over 4 or five paragraphs about how bad this problem is and how the sky is going to fall down, and the only mention of *what* the problem is, is something vague like "I cant work". I'm not a guidance counsellor. I'm not a human coach and I probably do not care what the ramifications of the problem is. Just give me the problem, in detail, and the timescale. I've read your four paragraphs, and now I have to email you back and ask "what is the problem?" and this is going to wind you up. I'm sure of that.
It stems from phoning support lines and being given the runaround..people feel they need to firstly express how bad the problem is so you take notice of how important they/their problem is. I find it problematic to work with..all problems are important, and I could probably figure out how terrible it is if the file server is down and that it affects more than what you are aware of....so how about you tell me what is on the screen. Please. Thats all I want to know. If you have an error message in front of you, for $deity's sake, pass the info on to me. We've got email, a tool to communicate, and so far I have had no usable communication from you....pls tell me what made you write to me. I get it that you are upset, sad, and worried. Even if you dont tell me so. Lets skip that bit and move onto the bit where you say "I was trying to copy a file and this message came up, screenshot attached".
sorry...venting.
But it feels better now.
so its been about 11-12 months since my post, and things have changed slightly.
the cost for the company to move me to Ireland was a bit much, and they have opted to move me to Solvakia. (Bratislava)
after doing some research, i fell in love with the country.
it has a solid Summer and a Solid winter. i have already learnt so Solvak greetings and so on.
most of the requirements for the temp residence has already been completed, and im just waiting for my police clearance so that i can submit my application.
all in all i will be looking at a white Christmas this year.
super excited
the cost for the company to move me to Ireland was a bit much, and they have opted to move me to Solvakia. (Bratislava)
after doing some research, i fell in love with the country.
it has a solid Summer and a Solid winter. i have already learnt so Solvak greetings and so on.
most of the requirements for the temp residence has already been completed, and im just waiting for my police clearance so that i can submit my application.
all in all i will be looking at a white Christmas this year.
super excited
Pity on me, but glad for you Peter - was looking forward to welcome you in Eire.
Wishing you all the best @PeterHarris !
Hope it goes smoothly
Please dont forget us - and when you get there please post us a picture of you blowing a cloud in bratislavia
And then one of you vaping socks
Hope it goes smoothly
Please dont forget us - and when you get there please post us a picture of you blowing a cloud in bratislavia
And then one of you vaping socks
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