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I often encounter stunned, disbelieving, incredulous, and/or reverent
looks from Dos techies when I tell them what my job entails.
As the Network Manager/Computer Specialist at a national trade
association, I am responsible for basically everything having to do with
technology for this 50-person organization.
I program about one major and four minor databases a month. One I have
made will be nationally distributed as a run-time program. (I use
FileMaker Pro, of course. I'd be lucky to get one of those databases done
in FoxPro in the time it takes me to whip out five in FileMaker.)
I manage all internet services, including the actual connection, web
technical issues, e-mail list serving, the e-mail server, etc. I also
manage all internal networking and intranet capabilities, including
remote access. I manage a total of five different servers.
I make the technology budget, select and purchase all equipment and
software, and work with vendors when necessary. I write computer training
materials. I develop and implement various programs, like an energy
conservation strategy.
AND (and this is the kicker) I maintain and troubleshoot more than fifty
computers. This means fixing hardware problems, troubleshooting any
system/software failures, installing all software, replacing or upgrading
systems, maintaining their network presence, training new employees,
backing up all files, etc., etc.
Wintel network managers' eyes get wider and wider when I tell them my job
responsibilities. They just flat-out don't believe me when I tell them I
usually only work seven hours a day. And yes, my employees are
ecstatically happy with the job I do. And no, I _never_ call in
consultants to help me with my job.
My company saves a lot of money just by the fact that one person can do
all of this alone. They save a great deal more by having virtually no
down-time for any of their computers. If someone needs a scanner, I order
it and next day install it in five minutes. Try that on a PC.
This is not to toot my horn. There is no way I could do all of that stuff
if I had to deal with Windows (any version). I tell the disbelieving PC
folks that it's not that I'm any smarter than them... it's just that my
computers are smarter.
But then again... I guess that does make me smarter, doesn't it? |
