L. A. Sys Admin needed... 2003-12-05 - By Ultraloveninja
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I agree. I see it happen too.
I see a lot of depressed people because they work too much and don't
have a life
Poor people...
On Friday, December 5, 2003, at 05:28 PM, Israel "Izzy" Long wrote:
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> Just out of honest curiosity, what, and if possible, why would a Sys
> Admin
> need to know how to:
>
> - program Mel?
> - program using html/cgi or perl?
>
> Is this just a "wide-net" announcement to see how many disciplines
> will
> apply?
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> Or has Lacasabonita and many other houses out there decided that
> merging
> more than 3 jobs into one is good for the industry?
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> I must say that I am in no way bashing anyone or any house, as I
> would FAR
> rather see my buddy whom is far LESS qualified than me get a
> particular job
> because he also knows how to use a floor buffer AND understands the
> intricacies of shader development, than have the shop farm-out
> cheaper, less
> quality employment overseas.
>
> BUT, when I see a job posting looking for a Web Developer, Network Sys
> Admin, 1st-3rd tier tech support, AND a hardware tech all rolled into
> one, I
> begin to laugh, AND worry at the same time!?
>
> I am starting to see a trend again in job postings that seem to tell
> everyone that they really aren't sure what they really want or need,
> OR have
> no idea what they need to fix a particular problem.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I DO understand "wearing many hats" but when
> employers
> come to expect that many areas of expertise from a potential employee,
> they
> set themselves up for failure!?
>
> C'mon, as we all know, when you spread yourself out too thin the
> quality
> diminishes DRAMATICALLY, and EXPONENTIALLY.
>
> An example for those who don't understand this concept:
> Say you are a web developer with ZERO creative experience at all.
> Now, your boss wants to save some cash by having you ALSO do ALL of
> the
> firms creative print collateral, corporate/enterprise networking
> infrastructure, AND handle the shops' lawn maintenance.
>
> Sounds impossible? or you think that is blowing things out of
> proportion?
> Nope. (that's the EXACT person my boss is looking for at the moment.
> no
> joke:)
> The funny thing is, he is totally serious, and then comes crying to me
> everyday wondering why nobody is applying!?
>
> That's not too far off AT ALL from the jobs available today,
> and I wanted to get your feelings on the state of this issue,
> as I need something to tell my students who don't know where to begin.
>
> Thanks for any tips/stories!
>
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> From: maya-bounce@(protected) [mailto:maya-bounce@(protected)]On
> Behalf Of J. J. Franzen
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 8:01 PM
> To: maya@(protected)
> Subject: L. A. Sys Admin needed...
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> "South Park," the animated television series, has an open, full-time
> Systems Administration position. Candidate must be local to the LA
> area
> and ready to start ASAP. They need to be able and willing to work
> somewhat irregular and lengthy hours during multi-month long production
> crunches. They must also be willing to respond to emergency calls at
> any time.
> Interested applicants should e-mail their resume to
> jj@(protected)
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> We're looking for someone with experience in...
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> Supporting the following Operating Systems:
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> IRIX
> Linux
> Windows 2000
> MacOS(9 and X)
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> Using the following applications:
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> Graphics: Maya
> CorelDraw
> Photoshop
> AVID Media Composer
> Server:
> Legato Networker
> DNS/named
> sendmail
> Apache
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> Database:
> PostgreSQL
> Microsoft Access
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> Administering the following network protocols:
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> NFS
> Appletalk
> Samba
> Packet sniffing/dump analysis
> 802.11b
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> Programming with the following languages and application types:
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> Perl
> SQL
> MEL
> Unix Shell Scripting
> HTML/CGI
> Client/Server Architectures
> Remote Systems Monitoring
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> Familiarity with maintaining and troubleshooting the following
> hardware:
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> Intel and AMD-based workstations
> Apple iMacs, G4 and G5 workstations, and Powerbooks
> SGI Origin Servers
> Ciprico RAIDs
> Symantec Gateway Security Firewalls
> StorageTek Tape Libraries
> APC Symmetra and SmartUPS systems
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