new job & the joys of doing a Masters degree
A few weeks ago I was successful in obtaining a new job! I start the new job in a few weeks time and I’m really looking forward to it. It is pretty much what I’m doing now, minus all the things I don’t like about IBM. And to make things even better, I actually get a pay rise! I had almost forgotten what a pay rise was! 
It would have been my 6 year anniversary with IBM in December. The IBM Linux Services A/NZ team I have been working with for the last few years have been the best bunch of guys I’ve worked with for a very long time. It is a shame to leave them, but hey, thats life..
On another note, I was accepted into the Masters of Networking and System Administration course at Charles Sturt University which is really cool. I’m doing the Linux stream which goes down the Novell (SLES) certification track. I started a few weeks ago and have been rather busy studying the first module. The first 2 modules will also prep me for my Cisco CCNA which is cool. It will be nice to have industry certification on the networking side under my belt. A while ago I decided to frame and hang my industry certification certificates in my computer room instead of filing them away and losing them amongst the mess, but now its gotten out of control and I’ll need to start using a new wall! The really cool thing about the Masters degree being a being Cisco and Novell Linux related is that I find it personally interesting (cause yes, i’m a linux freak) and work related which has the added bonus of keeping those PHB’s happy
The only drawback of the Masters is the amount of time I need to spend doing the modules. I knew this was inevitable, but what I have found is that during the week I tend to be too busy to study and end up doing it over a weekend, leaving not much time to do anything else. I just need to manage my time a little better, and I’m sure I’ll have this down pat after another week or two. Its just a matter of getting into the rhythm.
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