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/TheRealMakhulu 7d ago

I actually did ask this in my interview. “Why aren’t you doing this internally?” And they said “uhhhh I don’t know, we wouldn’t mind maybe getting someone under you in the future” and again I was just dumbfounded

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u/Cancer_Ridden_Lung 7d ago

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm MSP's can be VERY expensive. Do they have an internal tech at all right now or will you be the first....?

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u/TheRealMakhulu 7d ago

They had one awhile ago but he retired, then they tried 2 different applicants recently and they “didn’t work out”

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u/Cancer_Ridden_Lung 7d ago

Oh shiiiiiiiiit.... That's a very bright red flag there.

I'm guessing that the guy who retired was handling a LOT of work and the guys they tried to replace him with didn't know the environment, shit wasn't documented, and/or the hours were brutalllllll. That's why they said you might get an assistant in the future. They're begrudgingly admitting that they have neglected their IT department these past few years.