[ale] OT: How many Linux guys are looking for work in ATL?

[Leam Hall]

On 07/26/2012 09:36 PM, Damon Chesser wrote:
> On 07/26/2012 08:11 PM, Leam Hall wrote:
>> On 07/26/2012 08:01 PM, Damon Chesser wrote:
>>> On 07/26/2012 06:36 PM, Robert L. Harris wrote:
>>>> It's definitely there if you take the time to look.
>>> Indeed it is.  I have turned down even being considered for 5 +
>>> $100K/year jobs since I determined from the description, it would be
>>> more work then I think it was worth.
>> Job descriptions are like the lists little girls make of their future
>> husbands; if they stuck to the list more of us would be jobless and
>> single...
>
> True, but it is also a good thing my girl is based squarely in reality.
>
> But for jobs, I was referring to the adds that want an expert in systems
> integration, RHCE or equiv, +10 years experience, Enterprise level
> administration, knows Apache, tomcat, nginx, experienced PHP + 5years,
> python expert level, mysql or oracle DBA experience 5 years, HPC
> cluster, rotating on call, top tier support, and will support internal
> office staff.
>
> No thanks, to many hats to do anything well. You will not have the time
> to dev, design the websites, admin, engineer, integrate, support,
> external support, and fix the DB.  Could be I set my expectations to low.
>
> Now will follow all the responses of "sounds like my job!" :)
>>

Now that you mention it...

The great thing about Linux and Open Source software is that you can do 
pretty much whatever floats your boat. Be great in one or two things, 
dabble in a bunch of others so you can understand the principles and 
communicate to the network team or the app dev team.

Most places do operational support and do not want a one-skill wonder. 
They accept that you don't know everything, but if you're driven enough 
to learn monitoring, automation, volume management, etc, then you can 
probably learn what they use.

So deepen your strengths, broaden your base, and the jobs will be there.

Leam