A big thank you!
Posted by silver720x@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 7 comments
I just started my internship in the last couple days and wanted to say thank you for the advice I received here! Reading the posts and comments has helped me so much believe it or not. The comments on my previous post months ago were so true and they actually also helped me prep better. So far I’m really enjoying my internship and I’m hopeful I can stay doing this at least while I’m bright eyed and have some hope ha. Thanks again.
Impossible_IT@reddit
Stay bright eyed and bushy tailed! Been doing IT for nearly 29 years. One thing is to never stop learning.
silver720x@reddit (OP)
Thank you! I’ll try my best!
RebootIt_Again@reddit
Really good to hear - it is amazing what can happen when you just reach out and ask. Never stop being curious and never lose that spark!
silver720x@reddit (OP)
Thank you! I appreciate it so much!
warm_invasion@reddit
that's great to hear you're settling in well. one thing worth noting though: internships and early roles often feel rewarding because everything is new and the learning curve is steep. the real test comes around month six or so when the novelty wears off and you're doing the same tickets, the same password resets, the same routine stuff that nobody really warned you about. not trying to be a downer, but a lot of people burn out precisely because they expected every day to feel like that first week. the folks who stick around tend to be the ones who either find ways to automate the tedium or don't mind it. so keep that momentum going, but also start thinking now about what would actually keep you engaged long term. sysadmin work has a ceiling if you're not building toward something, whether that's specialisation or moving into infrastructure design or whatever appeals to you.
silver720x@reddit (OP)
Thank you for the insight! I figured that was the case. Honestly I really want to learn how to use Ansible and how to integrate playbooks to start with. I’m still exploring as I go along. I appreciate all the suggestions as well. I don’t have nearly as much systems coursework as I’d like.
warm_invasion@reddit
Ansible is a solid choice because it forces you to think about infrastructure as code rather than one-off fixes, which is exactly the mindset that keeps the work interesting past month six. Start with something small you already do manually and automate it, even if it takes longer the first time around.