Kinda Wish I Was in Austin...
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@Hubtech said:
@ajstringham said:
@Dominica said:
@scottalanmiller And I need to imagine every scenario and possible outcome, and plan my reaction to each possibility. I think one of the reasons we make a good team is that we temper the other's tendencies to be at extreme ends of the spectrum.
You and I are exactly alike then. I have contingency plans for my contingency plans. I try to see every possible outcome, then the next possible outcome for each of those outcomes. While it can be good, I will often get fed up trying to figure it all out and just do something and go with what I get from that. It's a weird dance I do with myself...
this, like many other things going on with you will inhibit your ability to grow. risk/reward. If you were interested in the job you'd do whatever it takes to get it. You must not be too interested. Scott says its a 6 figure job. I know a couple years ago, I would have slept in my car or used couchsurfer for a few weeks to secure a legit job like that could be.
Like I said, I am certain it's not a six-figure job. However, it could still be an excellent position for me. I'm going to at least try to move forward with it.
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@Hubtech said:
this, like many other things going on with you will inhibit your ability to grow. risk/reward. If you were interested in the job you'd do whatever it takes to get it. You must not be too interested. Scott says its a 6 figure job. I know a couple years ago, I would have slept in my car or used couchsurfer for a few weeks to secure a legit job like that could be.
I'm going by the description. But they are looking for someone with a really broad and deep technical level. The description makes it sound like a technical architect who can also apply that to businesses and then do all of that while doing presentations on camera. It is three major skill sets all rolled together. Each would pay well on its own. A technical person at the level that they describe should be six figures even without the other two skills.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Hubtech said:
this, like many other things going on with you will inhibit your ability to grow. risk/reward. If you were interested in the job you'd do whatever it takes to get it. You must not be too interested. Scott says its a 6 figure job. I know a couple years ago, I would have slept in my car or used couchsurfer for a few weeks to secure a legit job like that could be.
I'm going by the description. But they are looking for someone with a really broad and deep technical level. The description makes it sound like a technical architect who can also apply that to businesses and then do all of that while doing presentations on camera. It is three major skill sets all rolled together. Each would pay well on its own. A technical person at the level that they describe should be six figures even without the other two skills.
I'm going to get more info on the role. I'll get back to you with clarification.
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@ajstringham said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Hubtech said:
this, like many other things going on with you will inhibit your ability to grow. risk/reward. If you were interested in the job you'd do whatever it takes to get it. You must not be too interested. Scott says its a 6 figure job. I know a couple years ago, I would have slept in my car or used couchsurfer for a few weeks to secure a legit job like that could be.
I'm going by the description. But they are looking for someone with a really broad and deep technical level. The description makes it sound like a technical architect who can also apply that to businesses and then do all of that while doing presentations on camera. It is three major skill sets all rolled together. Each would pay well on its own. A technical person at the level that they describe should be six figures even without the other two skills.
I'm going to get more info on the role. I'll get back to you with clarification.
and go sleep on a couch! get it
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Why do you need to plan everything out so much before even getting a job offer? just go for it, see what happens.
You could probably rent a room (from craigslist or something) cheaply in austin temporarily.
Don't be so rigid.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Hubtech said:
this, like many other things going on with you will inhibit your ability to grow. risk/reward. If you were interested in the job you'd do whatever it takes to get it. You must not be too interested. Scott says its a 6 figure job. I know a couple years ago, I would have slept in my car or used couchsurfer for a few weeks to secure a legit job like that could be.
I'm going by the description. But they are looking for someone with a really broad and deep technical level. The description makes it sound like a technical architect who can also apply that to businesses and then do all of that while doing presentations on camera. It is three major skill sets all rolled together. Each would pay well on its own. A technical person at the level that they describe should be six figures even without the other two skills.
Yeah but SW is still in the "start-up" (much like facebook many years ago) so I'm not sure they would pay all that well. I wish I could land something full time even over the 40-45k mark then I'd be cool but, money isn't the most important thing to me in a job (learned the hard way).
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@Dominica said:
Seriously, AJ, do the interview or stop complaining about how unhappy you are with your current situation. Change what you don't like or shut up.
@Dominica That was spoken like an extravert!
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Yeah but SW is still in the "start-up" (much like facebook many years ago) so I'm not sure they would pay all that well.
No, they are not. They are fully operational. They left startup mode a few years ago. They still run on private equity, but that is different.
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@ajstringham said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@Hubtech said:
this, like many other things going on with you will inhibit your ability to grow. risk/reward. If you were interested in the job you'd do whatever it takes to get it. You must not be too interested. Scott says its a 6 figure job. I know a couple years ago, I would have slept in my car or used couchsurfer for a few weeks to secure a legit job like that could be.
I'm going by the description. But they are looking for someone with a really broad and deep technical level. The description makes it sound like a technical architect who can also apply that to businesses and then do all of that while doing presentations on camera. It is three major skill sets all rolled together. Each would pay well on its own. A technical person at the level that they describe should be six figures even without the other two skills.
I'm going to get more info on the role. I'll get back to you with clarification.
It's not a commitment when you apply or even go to the interview.. Heck even taking a job generally can be left it you don't like it.
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@thecreativeone91 all jobs are left eventually (sometimes by death.) Staying, leaving, switching, interviewing, probing... it is all varying degrees of the risk/reward calculation.
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I would love to have AJ in our IT department. Of course keeping him calm in most situations may be a full time job
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A lot of eyes on this thread, definitely the hot topic of the day. I think that it is a good discussion. A lot of good points coming out for anyone considering and thinking about job opportunities. What makes a good value decision when looking at a job? What factors are influencing you to take or not take important risks? How do ambitious people approach these decisions?
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@Reid-Cooper said:
A lot of eyes on this thread, definitely the hot topic of the day. I think that it is a good discussion. A lot of good points coming out for anyone considering and thinking about job opportunities. What makes a good value decision when looking at a job? What factors are influencing you to take or not take important risks? How do ambitious people approach these decisions?
This is somewhat relevant: https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/597383-career-assessment-when-to-hold-when-to-fold I haven't gotten to watch the whole thing yet due to it always breaking me though.
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@IRJ said:
I would love to have AJ in our IT department. Of course keeping him calm in most situations may be a full time job
He's available, give him an interview!
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
I would love to have AJ in our IT department. Of course keeping him calm in most situations may be a full time job
He's available, give him an interview!
The thing is that I have been trying to get us to open a Help Desk tech position for about a year.
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@IRJ said:
I would love to have AJ in our IT department. Of course keeping him calm in most situations may be a full time job
I will never move to FL. I have an aversion to hurricanes...
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
I would love to have AJ in our IT department. Of course keeping him calm in most situations may be a full time job
He's available, give him an interview!
I won't move to FL. Ever.
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@ajstringham said:
I will never move to FL. I have an aversion to hurricanes...
Not all of Florida is affected by hurricanes you know. Just like how not all of Texas is.
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I have to agree, though, I can't think of any state lower on my "to move to" list. I've not been to Miami and would like to visit and maybe I would even like it, but I find it unlikely. Maybe I would like the Keys, who knows. But I've been to every major northern city and every major metro on the west coast and I would likely take forty nine states before Florida based on the culture, weather, crime, etc. It is relatively cheap and has no state tax, though. But that doesn't offset the rest for me. The weather is seriously brutal.
