Does Money give you Power over Me...?

Great Line...... and a Question that Everyone should ask throughout their Life.
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Eavesdroppers...

Fin de Vacaciones

Buenas Tardes!

Me llamo VolfKhat y estoy aqui porque quiero hablar acerca de mi clase de espanol.

Es fantastico!

Nuestra Maestra, Senora Hancock, es fenomenol!

Ella es muy paciente y responde a todas nuestras preguntas.

No me gusta trabajar nada... pero me gusta mucho aprender cosas nuevas.

Yo He estado de vacaciones desde el verano pasado y

Yo He disfrutado mucho la clase!

Quiero seguir tomando su clase ... pero unfortunadamente, tengo un nuevo trabajo y debo trabajar (porque no tengo mas dinero)

Boooo!!

Gracias a todos por hacer posible este programa.

Espero volver otra vez :]

Milestone

fyi:
this post is a bit late... but nothing that i can't backdate :]


So i started my new job this week... and it's actually quite a milestone.

You see,
4 years ago i decided that i needed to make a change.
i came to the realization that after 10 years of supporting computers & servers... my economic forecast did not look so promising.
I believe the biggest factor is due to the growing push to migrate everything to the cloud.
 (i'm talking about AWS & Azure).
The writing was on the wall... Sysadmin roles have been contracting.
And to continue down that path... probably not a wise career choice.

So, i decided to begin the process of reinventing myself; become a Network Engineer.
Truthfully, i didn't even know what that completely meant.... but i knew i needed to try something new.
Ultimately, the main goal was to gain new skills that would allow me the ability to find another job (if i suddenly found myself unemployed).

Whelp, fortunately i was able to make it happen.
I spent 2015 studying and obtaining several industry recognized certifications; Network+, Security+, ITIL, and CCNA. (My last certification was from 2008... so i was quite pleased with myself)

Then, I lucked into a Junior Network position at a Managed Service Provider.
I joined a team of great coworkers, and i was able to gain alot of knowledge/experience over the following 2 years.

I left in summer 2018, took the summer off, traveled a bit, and enjoyed life.

Now, i am starting my new job :]

So that's the end of my post, right?
well... Not Quite.

You see,
when i decided to pursue networking... the goal was so that i could always find another job (if needed).
But what i did Not realize.... is that Networking actually paid more $$$ than being a Sysadmin.

Seriously.
In my last SysAdmin role, in 2010... i made $66,000 annually.
That was most i ever made in that role.

In 2015, in a role as IT technicain... i made $60,000 annually.
Not 'bad' money... for a technician. But longterm... i was never going to get 'ahead'.

In 2016, i found that Junior network role.... i made $55,000 annually.
Another step 'down' in terms of $$$... but the knowledge to be gained was far more valuable.

And Now,
in 2019,  in a Network Administrator role... i am going to be making $80,000 annually.
Which is Quite impressive when you consider:
in less that 3 years of doing Networking... i am now making more than 10+ years as a Sysadmin.

Pretty Crazy.

And when i factor the $$$ im not paying on a housenote (i am mortgage free)... i can actually bank around $2,000 a month.  not too shabby.
Suddenly, i'm posied to start making significant, longterm strides toward the "R" word.
(but dont want to jinx anything yet)


Ideally, i expect to stick around here for 24 months....
i guess we shall see.