I’m not sure if I’m looking for advice, because I already know what I have to do. I guess my point in posting this is to get people’s opinions and view points on my idea. I have a mental disorder that gets in the way of studying, however I know I can over come this. I’ve currently worked two years in IT. Deployments, imaging, Windows 10 support, answering phones, creating tickets, etc. I didn’t finish my associates degree and started working after I got my A+.
My plan is to get the MCP and CCNA afterwards. I’m missing something. I don’t have a clear idea of what my next job would require of me. I would like to work with firewalls, active directory and exchange. System admin.
Perhaps getting a server certificate would be better, but CCNA is a trendy word that looks good on a resume and viewed positively by most people in IT. I have to work on my people skills. I’m savy around computers and pick up on new tasks at a reasonable pace. It’s just that when I’m around people, working on their computer, I get nervous and anxious. I don’t know if I should talk to them or just focus on fixing the issue. So I usually do talk a little. Sterotypical awkward IT guy. This causes a lot of issues for me. Any words on this would be very, very welcome and taken to heart.
I sometimes lose my train of thought when I talk about technology to coworkers. When there is a problem and its diagnosed I can say what it is in great, precise language but it seems like I say too much. I sometimes forget the order of things that need to be done. I give lots of detail. I keep switching in my mind what I should be doing. My last job was kind of boring so I decided IT may not be for me and now am thinking of getting a labor job. I’ve wanted to be in IT ever since I was little. It’s a great career. I just wish I had more friends to talk about it, in every sense of the word “it or IT”. I am 27 from Poland. At my last job I would do tasks and it just didn’t feel rewarding. I find more reward from interacting with people and helping them solve a problem they are having. Which I guess I am doing by fixing their computer but for some reason it doesn’t always feel great.
Thanks if you read all of this. I guess what I am looking for out of your replies is encouragement, new views and overall help. I would like for you to share something from your life that helped you in your career. I would like to be a boss who others come for help.
My plan is to get the MCP and CCNA afterwards. I’m missing something. I don’t have a clear idea of what my next job would require of me. I would like to work with firewalls, active directory and exchange. System admin.
Perhaps getting a server certificate would be better, but CCNA is a trendy word that looks good on a resume and viewed positively by most people in IT. I have to work on my people skills. I’m savy around computers and pick up on new tasks at a reasonable pace. It’s just that when I’m around people, working on their computer, I get nervous and anxious. I don’t know if I should talk to them or just focus on fixing the issue. So I usually do talk a little. Sterotypical awkward IT guy. This causes a lot of issues for me. Any words on this would be very, very welcome and taken to heart.
I sometimes lose my train of thought when I talk about technology to coworkers. When there is a problem and its diagnosed I can say what it is in great, precise language but it seems like I say too much. I sometimes forget the order of things that need to be done. I give lots of detail. I keep switching in my mind what I should be doing. My last job was kind of boring so I decided IT may not be for me and now am thinking of getting a labor job. I’ve wanted to be in IT ever since I was little. It’s a great career. I just wish I had more friends to talk about it, in every sense of the word “it or IT”. I am 27 from Poland. At my last job I would do tasks and it just didn’t feel rewarding. I find more reward from interacting with people and helping them solve a problem they are having. Which I guess I am doing by fixing their computer but for some reason it doesn’t always feel great.
Thanks if you read all of this. I guess what I am looking for out of your replies is encouragement, new views and overall help. I would like for you to share something from your life that helped you in your career. I would like to be a boss who others come for help.