Today’s my third day on the job. My last few posts were typed up and posted late, so that’s why the timestamps are weird. I’m a systems engineer at a telecommunications company. In a nutshell, a HUGE part of my job is troubleshooting BGP/MPLS issues, as well as god knows how many other technologies..but what do I know? It’s only my third day. I’m learning who’s who, who’s slightly annoying, and most importantly, the network. One thing that is undoubtedly certain in this place- the small team of engineer’s I work with are all experts. They’re good. I mean really good. I thought I was slightly above average, but then I met these guys, and realized, I’m average at best. That’s a good thing. Since this realization, I’ve been in survival mode, learning everything I can. I haven’t felt a NEED to learn in a long time. Before, I studied because I wanted to..which works, but is not nearly as effective as pressure.
Gotta go. I’m labbing..more updates on my CCIE progress later. Written in 2-3 months or bust! Lab in 2012.
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