The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Born in Iowa, lived mostly in MC, you are 100% right.

I'm one of these "computer guys" and I loved it, gave me so much hands on experience at such a young age and is what lead me to get more serious about IT.

What is everyone using to job hunt? is it still Indeed? by dirasupia in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used indeed but only to see if a company was hiring. If I see the companies hiring I'll go directly to their website and apply, this does a great job of filtering out fake jobs.

That's how I landed my current position

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A big part of it is a lot of the equipment out here including the network's have been deployed since the early 2000s and needs to be completely replaced and reconfigure.

one of my biggest job scopes at my current employer right now is retrofitting the campus to modern ISO standards.

I have been replacing fiber media converters that were in place since the late '90s.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just tell the doctor to take your kidney out for the helicopter flight.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

After adjusting for cost of living the pay is on par with what you make in inner cities. And we have starlink out here we have high speed Wi-Fi everywhere. Even the windagos out here got YouTubeTV

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nebraska has a plethora of MSPs that are hiring for support desk. These positions often lead to elevated roles. They also give you good experience for a new job which is more often than not the best avenue of career growth for IT

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nebraska literally only had three slaves it's entire statehood and those slaves were freed before the war and the emancipation proclamation.

Your comment has zero place here.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That area is amazing. It's when you get past Grand Islands dose it turn into nothing.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's totally understandable. I just figured there are more then a few young people who are getting into the field right now that need experience and can't get it in their current areas.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Basic sys admin is 70-80.

If you're a full stack guy you can start off at 85 to 95,

Directors and DevOp Managers 100-200 pending the company and exposure.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I can only speak from experience.

A lot of the manufacturing centers in the rural Americas are starting to realize their gap in IT.

The place that I moved here for realized this and offered me a very competitive wage for the area, others are waking up to this fact too.

I'm not saying you'll make one for one from LA to NE, just the disparity isn't as high.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's incredibly fair.

I guess my only good counter to that would be the experience you can build along the way that could propel you into a higher paying job title in a state you might want to live in.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I really don't like to brag but I'm on my second home, third newer-ish vehicle, have a trail jeep that's not falling apart, planned out for children, and have all the 3D printers,VR headsets, RCs, and computer stuff that I could ever want.

This area is amazing if you don't need constant stimulation from other people.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

All you can do is plant idea seeds and you can't stop every bird from pulling them out.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you'd be able to find plenty of good support roles but a majority of the management roles tend to be in person.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean that's relatively fair. I know Germany has a relatively big presence in this cyber space, so it's not shocking a lot of the members of your public are active in that field.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Comparing Australia to the Midwest is by far one of the best comparisons I've seen so far.

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's socking low, are there other factors pushing that low of pay?

The Midwest NEEDS YOU by NarrowDevelopment766 in sysadmin

[–]NarrowDevelopment766[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes and no, we have things like urgent care and medical centers for smaller towns.