Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

#1

Post by WestCoastJustin » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 9:39 PM UTC

Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting
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Re: Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

#2

Post by chpp » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 9:57 PM UTC

As fun as that was to read, I would never apply.

The type of person who is attracted to this position will be a very unique person, to say the least.

Re: Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

#3

Post by jboons » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:02 PM UTC

Seems like this might be pretty effective. There are plenty of emotional robots out there that won't mind the stress levels and just want to constantly be useful.

Re: Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

#4

Post by networkguy » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:05 PM UTC

I find the job posting to be completely unremarkable; they are essentially hiring a Consultant from a VAR (Value Added Reseller).

It's pretty much what I do today, except I do it for many customers and my current VAR doesn't have me on a on-call rotation, though it wouldn't be remarkable if I was on a rotation or depending on the VAR, permanently on call.

This is a dog whistle ad for consultants who maybe want to stop consulting independently or consultants who want to stop working for a VAR.

Re: Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:15 PM UTC

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Re: Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

#6

Post by xenosapien » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:15 PM UTC

I wonder how much a position like that pays.

Re: Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

#7

Post by relaytheurgency » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:29 PM UTC

xenosapien wrote: post #6

I wonder how much a position like that pays.

Barely enough to cover the medication required to keep your blood pressure at a healthy level. Luckily when you fall over face down in a balmy server room the people you need to save you are close by.

Re: Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

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Post by Linell » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:32 PM UTC

When clicking the back button in Safari, Monster popped up an alert attempting to make me stay and subscribe. That's just not very nice.

Re: Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

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Post by petercooper » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:41 PM UTC

It struck me that there are many parallels in this posting with the realities of being a clinician at such a hospital.

Re: Blunt Network Administrator Job Posting

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Post by VLM » Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 10:43 PM UTC

jboons wrote: post #3

Seems like this might be pretty effective. There are plenty of emotional robots out there that won't mind the stress levels and just want to constantly be useful.

I've worked positions like that, and a critical point not discussed in the ad is you've clearly got "X hours per day" and "X+10 hours of work to do" in that job role, so who prioritizes?

If they trust you to prioritize your own task list, or at least cooperatively list it, its kinda fun and relaxing. "That task is boring" = "Uh, well, there's just no time sorry".

On the other hand, If someone who only works "X/2 hours per day when he's not golfing" is micromanaging your every move and monday morning quarterbacking everything you did during the twice a week on average emergency at 2am while you were drunk (oddly enough, same employer, although a dramatically inferior manager), despite not having a technical background or any technical skills at all, and then complains you get into work five minutes late after being up all night while supposedly on salary, then that's not so good. I quit a job like that twice in my past.