link915 writes "For the last 7 years I have moved around from job to job moving up the rungs of the IT ladder. I've worked in tech support, network operations, sys admin, and programmer. Two years ago I took a job with a company that had a small IT department. We are now changing and hiring on more people; doubling our department. With the new hires comes an IT Manager.
Now, I could stay and wait things out; hopefully taking over the IT Managers position someday or I could look for a new job as a Manager elsewhere. I'm am just unsure of what route to take. What are others experiences with moving up the ranks in IT? Is it best to move onto another company to further your career or stay with one company and try to move up there? Heck, do I even want to be a manager?" Link to Original Source
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First, you're considering leaving the company for no good reason, other than you want to be an IT manager sooner than you may become one by waiting there. That tells me you are not in love with the company you currently work for. And it tells me you do not love what you're doing enough to wait it out for something that may be even better. So that is 2 strikes against who you work for and what you do there.
Second, you're so focused on "rising to the top", it seems like your ideal job is just working you
I spent 35 years as a MIS/IS/IT Director, CIO and CTO.
Turnover rate is pretty high 2-3 years. You could wait if you really like the company.
Else,
Find a company you really really like.
Managing technical staff and services is different than technolgy (hardware and software.)
Be service oriented, get close to your customers.
Learn the language of business - accounting, budgets, outcomes.
Take care of your staff, and they'll take care of the job.
Give yourself a hug occasionally.
Just my take on this
Was in a similar situation a few years, where i decided to move from a highly technical role to management. I was forced to. Google has made the role of a 'technical advisor' redundant.
After a year and a half in the management role, here is what i feel about it.
- In any company,i guess, the best positions are either way up ( senior management) or way down ( tech). Middle management is the worst position to be. Its like being caught 'between the devil and the deep blue sea'
In mi
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About a year ago, I came on board as a permanent employee, and a few months later it was announced the
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