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0 pointsdeafpolygon3y ago0 comments

What's funny is I know some amount of <insert language here> owing to me being a JOAT (jack of all trades), so when they run into some issues and I'm able to debug it they wonder why I'm a sysadmin and get paid less than they do.

Why ARE sysadmins like me paid less than developers? And I can't get hired as a dev because they see my CV and go, oh you're a sysadmin. I mean, try being a solo sysadmin of over 100+ production Linux servers with minimal downtime... you need a little bit of scripting/coding to handle all that!

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siva73y ago

If you're wording your CV the way it screams sysadmin right in your face the only offers you get will be sysadmin. Try emphasizing your coding experience more

deafpolygonOP3y ago

Correct, but it's also a common [false] view that sysadmins can't code. Even if I emphasize my limited) experience in code and leave out details about my sysadmin work, I get asked what did I do, etc. "Oh you're a sysadmin" and that's where the conversation ends.

But let's gloss over the fact that I can set-up the testing and production environment on my own along with the DB, schema, do the routing, proxy and everything in between. Then, back it all up.

orwin3y ago

Try to market yourself as a devops. The pay is better than sysadmin, and if you're selective enough, the job can be great for you and your whole skillet.

It took me 3 tries to get myself right where I wanted to be but when work doesn't really feel like work despite being at $BigCorp, life is enjoyable.

brightlancer3y ago

I've found that most companies treat sysadmins as a cost center while developers were treated as a profit center.

Even when companies specifically state otherwise, it's how they usually behave.

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