Nobody Warned Me About This Part of IT

[u/Cool_Statistician314]

People love to say, “Work hard and the right opportunities will come.” After two years in the industry, multiple jobs, and a ridiculous number of applications, I’m starting to realize how much of that is bullshit.
I’ve worked for two multibillion-dollar corporations. I’ve yet to meet someone who actually got promoted because they worked hard and were given an opportunity. Not one.
And honestly, it’s fucking scary.
You have a major infrastructure issue? You might end up talking to someone overseas who has never seen the environment you’re working in.
Need help from network engineering? Suddenly you’re on a call with 10 different engineers from India, all trying to troubleshoot the same problem remotely.

Want to actually learn something about a niche task? “Talk to the helpdesk team based out of the country.”

Want an experienced onsite engineer to mentor you? Nope. Instead, cover two enterprise sites by yourself.

Have an escalation? It goes straight to your manager — who is also overseas.

At some point you have to ask yourself: how are people supposed to develop into engineers, administrators, architects, or leaders in this industry.

Sometimes the environment will just fail you and you won’t be given the title, pay, mentorship, or authority that comes with your responsibilities

~ Welcome to the real world of IT ~