Hi Kelly, Sorry to hear that your current position is not living up to expectations... Stay positive, and hopefully a better opportunity will present itself soon - if I hear of anything that might interest you, I'll let you know. Best regards, Ed On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 11:04 AM Kelly Kendrick <kdk1966 [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote: > Hey guys, > > Just hoping people will send me pointers to any IT / Sysadmin positions > they come across that might be relevant. Been working at an unnamed > government department for the last 6 months, and it's really not working > out lately. Not only is it not taking my career in a direction I want, > they have let go almost half of the IT contractors (while the full-timers > are goofing off, on leave, etc.) during the busiest part of the year. As > a result, the physical demands of my job (which I have been coping with OK) > have more than doubled. I have also lost all faith in the IT organization > itself as well as the culture. In a nutshell, if you are a unilingual IT > consultant, your perceived value is somewhere between that of the parking > lot administrator and the cleaning staff. On a good day. > > At any rate, I think it is time for a change. I have grown as much as this > environment will allow me to grow (which was not much), and it is time for > me to move on while I still have my health and sanity. Again, any pointers > appreciated. > > -Kelly > >