Speak English to me, The secret World of Programmers

Re:Speak English to me, The secret World of Programmers by siva7 on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:09AM (#35194164)

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

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Re:Speak English to me, The secret World of Programmers by deafpolygon on Friday March 17, 2023 @04:43AM (#35194675)

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.

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Re:Speak English to me, The secret World of Programmers by orwin on Friday March 17, 2023 @06:06AM (#35195120)

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.

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