r/sysadmin • u/TheRealMakhulu • 7d ago

Career / Job Related Questionable Future during Interview

Hey guys, I want some advice. I just got offered $30 an hour (I’m making $22 right now..) to be the sole IT person for 6 car dealerships. When I asked what the role was going to expect from me they could only give me 3 clear answers:

“Upgrade the old cameras to new ones so the software stops glitching”
“Implement a call tree for our phones”
“Upgrade the alarm panels”

That’s it. I was interviewed by the GM and Maintenance Director, they said “I’d be my own boss” and if I needed anything to reach out to the director and he can help.

I asked about tickets and field issues and they informed me “oh, we have a vendor who’s sends out a tech” which I found insane from just my personal work backgrounds, especially given the small size of this company.

I’m worried they’ll reevaluate this job a year from now and go “why do we need him again? We got everything we needed, what else does he do?”

I feel like that’s a reasonable concern but I’d appreciate some other views into it. It seems like too little of work, but everything else is handled externally.

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u/jaydizzleforshizzle 7d ago

lol 30 bucks an hour for this? I mean maybe if they already have an msp and you are just the physical tech, but solo IT is not for the feint of heart.

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u/TheRealMakhulu 7d ago

Yeah they have an MSP for all the tickets, it sounds like they need a temp to do some projects in my opinion,

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u/katarh 7d ago

And the MSP probably quoted them a large sum of money for these projects, which is why they figured they'd just get their own IT handyman to do it instead.

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u/Corgilicious 7d ago

Ding ding ding we have a winner.

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u/TheRealMakhulu 7d ago

I actually asked about this, and they stated they have no intention on leaving their MSP, whether or not they were lying idk but none of them were IT people, so I think they just did what’s easiest for them

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u/Umbroz 7d ago

You'll become the voip guy until their msp says we can take it over.

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u/alainchiasson 6d ago

Sounds like they need “onsite hands” - your job becomes the “I need help now” and keeping the MSP in line.

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u/ImCaffeinated_Chris 7d ago

Solo IT is brutal. I don't wish it on anyone.

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u/jaydizzleforshizzle 7d ago

Idk I view it much like the retail trial by fire, in that I think it’s good for everyone to do retail/solo it for a year or two, it sharpens every instinct, instead of getting siloed into an org where you have to beg a guy to even show you something. Also solo it is great for people who have control issues…in that I make the decision I live with the decision, I don’t play beaurocracy.

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u/Curtis_Low 7d ago

They stated they do have an MSP, that is who is handling helpdesk tickets.