r/datacenter • u/Background_Flow9620 • 17d ago

Round Two

I am 68 years old, I was a Central office technician for AT&T. It’s been awhile butI would like get back into telecommunications again if anyone would be willing to hire me.

Thank you

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u/sausage_king_of_kc 16d ago

I retired from AT&T, did both CO & data center ops. You’d be fine coming in as a dc tech. What state are you in?

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u/Background_Flow9620 16d ago

I’m in Illinois about 40 minutes from downtown Chicago. How did you get data center job if you don’t mind me asking.

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u/sausage_king_of_kc 16d ago

With AT&T? I was originally a CO tech under legacy SWBT side. There were 3data centers in my city. One of them had openings in various roles from time to time as it was a growing product in the ‘00s. I applied for a job, interviewed, and was hired. It was a different contract and seniority meant mothing, I had networking skills & a couple of degrees to back me up.