What job now?...Lost

Right Delvis,

If I was you, I'd be looking for something else in the IT field right away. A higher end desktop support job should get you circa £25k (depending on where you live, maybe more). A server support role should quite easily break the £30k mark.

Having five years of experience on your CV looks very good, and the fact that you have stayed with one company for such a long time proves that you are not a fly-by-night person.

I was in a similar position to you a few years back. I had three years IT experience (desktop+helpdesk), and the company was not willing to pay me what I felt I was worth. Cue me looking for other jobs. I ended up getting a senior desktop role with another company. The money they offered me was £6K more than what I was currently on.

I then moved again after a while (realising the money wasn't likely to go up dramatically) and got some more money. All in all I managed to increase my salary by £8k in two years and three months.

I'm not sure what the company you work for is like, but if I was you I'd be looking for a job in a reputable blue chip organisation who are willing to invest in both training and decent wages. No decent company would keep someone for five years without allowing them to progress, or at least giving them pointers on how they could do so.
 
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yeah, my company kinda sucks...hah.

Thanks for the info though :)

I get a bit weiry about "support" roles...I don't know why...I just don't like the idea of being trapped behind a phone. If you get what I mean?

but, I certainly do need to look around more...I really don't know why I've stated here 5 years now...I mean I do like the job, but parts of it are just dire, and it's an endless cycle of love/hate so to speak.

that and I seem to think my wage WILL go up again, but I know it won't :rolleyes:
 
I was told everyone has to be on the frontline in the army or something as they all are "soldiers", even like the royal signals.
 
O.k....

I mean literally, in the fight of thing's :p

Don't fancy having bullet wizz past my ear, although that would be fun.
 
interesting thread this,

im also in the desktop support role 2nd line at the moment

supporting 600 users on site, hardware and software support. But pay is so so.

the next logical step up from my position is consultancy,

you ever thought about consultancy work?
 
lmfy2k said:
interesting thread this,

im also in the desktop support role 2nd line at the moment

supporting 600 users on site, hardware and software support. But pay is so so.

the next logical step up from my position is consultancy,

you ever thought about consultancy work?
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Well, if you can descrive it to me, it would help ;)

So I can safely say it's a resounding no to say if I have considered it or not.

See, what I do isn't support though...So I could go into that...But every job I read involving support, just sounds boring and the like.
 
You sound pretty negative about anything IT.

Why not learn a trade like Plumbing or Electrician, either would still pay your 15K whilst you learn that job I would suspect and then after a lot more.

Yes almost all jobs are bored and unenjoyable, but that's partly why we get paid to do them..
 
I'm not negative about IT, I love IT related thing's...Just don't like the idea of being sat at a desk all day answering phone calls. (Yes I'm aware not all IT jobs are that)

I could, if anything I would look at Electrician, as it's Techy related I guess...

But saying all jobs are boring is a bit silly, certain jobs will have some boring parts to it I am sure of course, but not like this place sometimes...Chrikey.
 
Is it normal to look at applications and just go "No chance in that then"...?

I see a job I 'don't mind the look of'...Then read all the descriptions / qualifications required etc, and I just get scared by it to put it bluntly, if that makes.
 
digipeep said:
You really need to get your head into some books, do an evening course leading to a Degree. Sorry but a C&G quailification in IT isn't going to stand out on a CV.
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I'm reading books , but as for college and full time work is a no no , wanted to do the CCNA Cisco Course but its £1500 at my local college i dont have the money for that course :/
 
Ignore the qualifications if you have experience. It is always worth applying and just see what happens, worse they can say is no. Unless you try you will never know.
 
You want to do IT, but not be sitting at a desk all the time?

As I said before, the forces sounds exactly what you're after. Get paid whilst training and then have a billion and one opportunities to get off your arse instead of sitting as a desk.

:edit: What GCSEs do you have?
 
Zefan said:
You want to do IT, but not be sitting at a desk all the time?

As I said before, the forces sounds exactly what you're after. Get paid whilst training and then have a billion and one opportunities to get off your arse instead of sitting as a desk.

:edit: What GCSEs do you have?
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Hi Zefan,

GCSE wise, its very normal and low to be honest...My highest grade was a C, and that was in Art! Think I got a DC in Science or something as well...

I shant even tell you my ICT grade...even though it was a half GCSE.

Had a little look on the RAF site actually, and the Army one I believe...But even some of they're toles require x amount of C's to do.

What is it you are going off to do may I ask?

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Yeah, I do like IT, at my job, I don;t sit at a desk answering phone calls, we get servers / RAID / IFT boxes built, we upgrade firmware and everything then configure them up to how they have to be...Then ship them out...So there isn't time to sit down normally. Unless it's dead obviously, like now.

Otherwise when a cabinet order comes in I'll be doing that, then I'll have to goto the customer site (Which is normally a Police HTCU building, or a University) and install it there :)
 
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I'll ask a question...

Who here, actually 'Knew' what they wanted to do (at this current point in time) job wise? Or have you just gone up the ladder and found a job that suites you?
 
well...Seems I have to look for another job now..and not be picky, as our department and related departments have been made redundant! :p

Woopey.
 
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