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From: Politician Spock (rhammersmith_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:59:21 -0500

Went from a "System Support Analyst" with 8 MS servers, 3 of which were
Citrix servers, to "Citrix Administrator" for a project that is expected to
grow from 300 Citrix users to 6000 in the next 3 years.

When I started at the previous company, I was given the Citrix servers which
were the most troublesome system in the company, and I knew nothing about
Citrix when I started but had the MS experience they wanted (this was a
Novell environment). By the time I had left, the Citrix servers were the
most stable system in the company and I also obtained my CCEA certification.
When I earned it I was told there were only 3000 CCEAs in the world. You are
far more likely to make six figures if you are an expert in a niche, like
Citrix. Everyone knows MS products. It won't separate you from the rest. 

-- 
Politician Spock
Thug #24601
"kat" <eternalbliss@NOSPAM.techie.com> wrote in message
news:4033db90$1@obsidian.gov.bc.ca...
> jeez. sure jumped last year! What's your current title, and what was
> your title in 2003 (48,000 to 110? Yikes)
>
> Politician Spock wrote:
> > "kat" <eternalbliss@NOSPAM.techie.com> wrote in message
> > news:4033bf3f$1@obsidian.gov.bc.ca...
> >
> >>For the record, there are NO jobs here paying that
> >>kinda money.
> >
> >
> > Actually, most likely there are. They are just not available because
someone
> > currently holds the job. So you have to be looking all the time and be
ready
> > to go when opportunity knocks. I've been working in IT since 95, so it
took
> > me 8 years before it came along. Here is my history:
> >
> > (finished school in 1995)
> > 1995: 14K (8 months)
> > 1996: 22K
> > (Switched jobs)
> > 1998: 28K
> > 1999: 32K
> > (Switched jobs)
> > 2000: 44K
> > 2001: 45K
> > 2002: 46K
> > 2003: 48K
> > (Switched jobs)
> > 2004: 110K
> >
> > Don't ever stop looking.
> >
>
> -- 
> Kat MCNGP Wanna be
>
> /* Saying your OS is the best in the world 'cause more people use it is
> like saying McDonalds makes the best food in the world. */
>

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