On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 12:35:21AM -0500, Matt Lawrence wrote: > > I keep hearing about these mythical places that are dedicated to > excellence, I just never seem to find any of them.
I've worked in places mostly as you've described in the removed part of your post. My current job is extremely different. We really do strive to refine our technical infrastructure and improve operations and design every day. It's far from perfect, but we understand the current state of things and we work to make a series of small improvements that, over time, lead to major improvements. Though certain aspects of my particular employer are quite uncommon, that desire to improve exists in more places than people realize. The easy and stereotypical examples of Google, Apple, and the like come to mind, but there are many others. Keep looking, and be very probing and savvy in the interview process to really discover if the culture is what you are looking for. Make sure you can talk freely to the people you would work with before taking the plunge on the next position. When we purchase things, we give the provider of goods or services our vote of confidence by spending money. When we work for an organization, we give the employer our vote of confidence by working there. As much as we can, we should be voting for places that should be encouraged. Those places that aren't interesting, challenging, or fullfilling to work in shouldn't be getting our votes. That all being said, the job market is a rude and scary place right now, so sometimes we can't vote how we like when we like. -- Jesse Trucks, GCUX jtru...@lopsa.org Director, LOPSA http://lopsa.org _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
