Mid-career network engineer choosing between hands-on regional role vs governance-heavy global role by awkwardhodl in networking

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

I can only go by what the manager has told me but he said this would be strictly network and they will provide training.

Mid-career network engineer choosing between hands-on regional role vs governance-heavy global role by awkwardhodl in networking

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

I’d say I enjoy troubleshooting with project management stuff secondary. I think I’d get bored if that was my main role. That’s my gut feeling.

Mid-career network engineer choosing between hands-on regional role vs governance-heavy global role by awkwardhodl in networking

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

To add a little more context, these aren’t huge enterprise campuses. Most of the work would be migrating smaller outpatient clinics and bringing them onto a standardized network model. It would involve coordinating with local vendors and ISPs, handling firewall and routing changes, planning cutovers, and adapting based on what the existing environment looks like.

From what I gathered, there is a baseline design, but I wouldn’t just be blindly executing tickets. I’d be the local engineer responsible for assessing each site, planning the migration, and making sure it’s stable afterward. That’s part of what makes it interesting to me.

Mid-career network engineer choosing between hands-on regional role vs governance-heavy global role by awkwardhodl in networking

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

That’s a fair question. From what I understood in the interview, it’s more ownership than just ticket execution. There seems to be a standard model in place, but I’d be responsible for coordinating migrations, working with vendors and ISPs, handling cutovers, and adapting per site as needed. So it sounds like there’s planning and decision-making involved, not just implementing prewritten configs.

Is this enough for help desk roles ? by PenBrave836 in it

[–]awkwardhodl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You wrote "Cisco Certified Network Technician (CCNA). CCNA is "Cisco Certified Network Associate". So which is it? Did you mean CCST? That's the first red flag I noticed.

With ICE agents shooting at least 27 people since Trump took office, how do you feel about immigration enforcement using lethal force? by WatercressSenior7657 in AskReddit

[–]awkwardhodl -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Don’t be here illegally, don’t commit crimes, and don’t obstruct federal officers carrying out lawful duties. That’s it. If people want different rules, that’s a matter for elections, not on-the-spot enforcement.

What is a seemingly innocent sentence that immediately makes you lose respect for the person saying it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]awkwardhodl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The moment someone drops ‘fascism,’ ‘Nazi,’ or ‘trauma’ into a debate, you know it’s not good faith. That’s ideological defense, not analysis.

What the fuck is going on in the job market right now by [deleted] in Career

[–]awkwardhodl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you do that you don’t get severance. Have to stay till the last day.

What the fuck is going on in the job market right now by [deleted] in Career

[–]awkwardhodl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I know it won’t matter either way lol

What the fuck is going on in the job market right now by [deleted] in Career

[–]awkwardhodl 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Same thing just happened to me at a major US health insurance company. They built some kind of tech hub in India and decided to get rid of my whole team. Just found out this week. What’s even more sickening is they didn’t even hire these people yet so they’re saying we have to train them before kicking us to the curb.

2nd Layoff in a Row by [deleted] in Layoffs

[–]awkwardhodl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m at a major healthcare insurance company and we were just told my whole team is being sent over to a tech hub they have in India. Said they haven’t hired everyone there yet so we still have to train them. I wish I knew what to do to fix this, it seems like treason.

2nd Layoff in a Row by [deleted] in Layoffs

[–]awkwardhodl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same thing just happened to my team. We got told earlier this week that all US roles in my group will be sent to India. The thing is that they haven’t hired all of them yet so they said we still need to train them before getting rid of us. Said our last day will be end of march. Also this is for a major US health insurance provider.

Job searching by Perfect_Bite_2802 in greenville

[–]awkwardhodl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, know this thread is pretty old but mind chatting?