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"Troubleshooting, architecting and managing systems is one of the most fascinating careers available. The ability to help others and be part of a larger picture where you can see your contribution to the whole is very rewarding"
Posted 10 years ago in Snoqualmie, WA
Senior Systems Administrator at DaVita
in El Segundo, CA

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"Great place to work, and very rewarding."

What do you like about working at DaVita?

"DaVita is a great place to work. It is very rewarding to do what we do to make our patients' lives easier."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be yourself. Relax. Know your tech stuff. The interview is very technical."

What don't you like about working at DaVita?

"Long hours on occasion. Work can be some what repetitive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Mix the work up. Try to spead tasks around so no one is stuck doing project management type tasks."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at CitiGroup
in Rochester, NY

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"I'd still be there if the market hadn't crashed."

What do you like about working at CitiGroup?

"I worked on my own, persuing my duties as required and was able to take on other things that interested me. I had the freedom to work remotely as needed. The benefits were excellent."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The company is very large. Try to get a reading for the department you'll be working in and the stability of it."

What don't you like about working at CitiGroup?

"Management became very top heavy and it was confusing for the year or two prior the layoffs."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Loose the layers and focus more on what your employees are doing for you and the company"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at General Dynamics
in Grovetown, GA

What do you like about working at General Dynamics?

"The company has great benefits and provides excellent support for its employees."

What don't you like about working at General Dynamics?

"It's not that I don't like my current company but they don't have positions available for me in the local area."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be sure and support the people that work for you."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Cardiac Science
in Bothell, WA

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"It was a good run but the postions is being moved out of state"

What do you like about working at Cardiac Science?

"Its was a nice place to come to work everyday."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"some like it cold so if you do then go to Wisc and apply"

What don't you like about working at Cardiac Science?

"Leaving Area so that is the biggest issue that we have"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Don't Leave, stay and don't close the Bothell office. but thanks"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Access Highway
in Islandia, NY

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"Linux/NT systems engineer. Making things work as best as possible."

What do you like about working at Access Highway?

"The years provided do not go back as far as my history (I worked there from 1998 to 2000). As far as likes are concerned, it was a small company, where everyone became fast friends."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. The managers are great, and the people that worked there (10 years ago) have an incredible sense of family."

What don't you like about working at Access Highway?

"Nothing, really. As I mentioned, it was small, so there wasn't a lot of wiggle room for growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I haven't worked there in some time, but I would say keep innovating. It's a hard industry to be in these days."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Convergenz
in Overland Park, KS

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"Great people to work with but very long hours sometimes 60+ hours a week."

What do you like about working at Convergenz?

"The people were amazing and the technology we were working with was very cool."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Yes, be prepared for some very long hours and some very complex support issues."

What don't you like about working at Convergenz?

"The very long hours and 2AM support call were really getting me down."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would recommend a more flexible time schedule to catch up on sleep with."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at RTS Financial
in Lenexa, KS

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"Great place to work but the position was trmoporary"

What do you like about working at RTS Financial?

"The company was moving a very fast pace and need technology to move quickly with it."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Yes, be prepared for a very fast paced company that works hard and plays hard."

What don't you like about working at RTS Financial?

"The position was only temporary and would only last until the new infrastructure was in place."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"At the rate the company is growing they will eventually need to hire a full time employee."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Smart Wireless
in Portland, OR

What do you like about working at Smart Wireless?

"I liked the people I worked with and took pride in watching the company grow."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always be professional with interviewing or working in the stores."

What don't you like about working at Smart Wireless?

"I was laid off after 18 years of service with the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I hope the company takes what steps it needs to regain it's stores back."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Hutchins Computer & Network Services
in Palmer, MA

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"I look forward to new and rewarding challenges that my customers need resolved."

What do you like about working at Hutchins Computer & Network Services?

"I own the company so I have certain perks that I usually wouldn't get working for a traditional employer."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have a broad range of abilities and most of all have a positive can-do attitude. The only time we fail is when we give up."

What don't you like about working at Hutchins Computer & Network Services?

"Sometimes there's downtime in the workload and would like more steady work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I am the management and have an open door policy for improvements from both employees and clients."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Epic Systems
in Beaverton, OR

What do you like about working at Epic Systems?

"I love working with the people here. I enjoy working with my coworkers and meeting the different people who come and go. I also enjoy helping to solve difficult problems and sharing them with my team."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would recommend asking if they have room for growth and pay for additional training. People there are great people to work with."

What don't you like about working at Epic Systems?

"I don't like how there is no room for growth in this company. Hard work is not rewarded here, and I am on my fifth manager in almost two years."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reward hard work, allow for room for growth or point them in the right direction, and train employees in newer technology that they have purchased."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at University of California
in Santa Cruz, CA

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"Working for the university has been unfulfilling."

What do you like about working at University of California?

"UC Santa Cruz is local, which makes for a doable commute."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep your eyes open and make sure you're making an informed decision if you chose to work at UC Santa Cruz."

What don't you like about working at University of California?

"The culture at UC Santa Cruz is dysfunctional. The IT organization id riddled with conflicts of interests and internal political power struggles."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The IT management at UC Santa Cruz would best be replaced with more qualified individuals."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Yahoo
in Denver, CO

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"9 years of high-availability, scalable architecture at Yahoo."

What do you like about working at Yahoo?

"Amazing benefits, great co-workers, outstanding immediate management, massive infrastructure to play with - lots of buttons to press and knobs to turn, to put it bluntly."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Positive attitude, play well with others, love what you do, have passion and drive."

What don't you like about working at Yahoo?

"Lack of upper management vision, less qualified people sticking around due to a 4 year stock option vesting period. Using open source technology that has been heavily modified and is now years out of date."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to the teams and managers that produce RESULTS, not the teams that *appear* to produce results."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Fleetwood Enterprises
in Riverside, CA

What do you like about working at Fleetwood Enterprises?

"Flexibility in supporting multiple technology solutions across multiple business lines."

What don't you like about working at Fleetwood Enterprises?

"I did not find anything I didn't like about this company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Teradata
in San Diego, CA

What do you like about working at Teradata?

"The money and bonus is reasonable and I guess you get time to explore things."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be aware of the department you join and the manager and director you work with. This makes all the difference."

What don't you like about working at Teradata?

"The honesty and integrity of some management is quite lacking. An amount of consistent long-term vision needs to be communicated and followed. Employees should be treated as valuable assets instead of attempting to force churn by management actions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Trust your employees more and provide objectives and vision that is understood by everybody and be honest."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Senior Systems Administrator at Bank of America
in Charlotte, NC

What do you like about working at Bank of America?

"People are great."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you don't like politics and you want to stay technical, look elsewhere."

What don't you like about working at Bank of America?

"Very political. reorg every 3 months for no reason. Too many processes and procedures."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please stop reorganizing every 3 months for no reason, please."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
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