20 Nov
2014
20 Nov
'14
4:48 p.m.
On 11/20/14 03:29 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote:
You probably don't.
I have to 2nd Dave's comment above.
I love being an IT person, but you have to have a continual drive to move
forward and succeed. Long, weird hours are not uncommon, and when you aren't
working, at least some of your free time should be spent training & studying for
what ever is coming up next.
And, typically anyone succeeding in the above environment should be rewarded for
their efforts, unfortunately, any financial rewards are tempered by competitors
from 3rd world countries happy to work for pennies on
the dollar.
If you want to plant a seed, or answer questions, thats great. But even at a
junior level, if you want to stay ahead, that drive has to be there, and there
is no substitute for it.
Jerry
What you need to do is get them in a learning mood,
where they want to learn, and then they may teach themselves. How you do this depends
on the business culture where you are and the person themselves, and the
resources you have available. When you say "maintain" what does this involve,
hardware maintenance, software maintence, admin tasks such as adding user
accounts, backups?
Dave