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While there's certainly something that rings a warning bell here, let me present a counter-opinion: The biggest strides in my career have been the ones where I

While there's certainly something that rings a warning bell here, let me present a counter-opinion: The biggest strides in my career have been the ones where I had to stretch the farthest. It always felt scary as hell, but with a bit of "fake it until you make it", these phases served me as massive boosters for learning, career and personal development. I didn't have too many indications to read if the culture over there is okay, but if it isn't shitty and you manage to get some support and allies higher up, filling the position properly and saving that company's ass might pay off very well for you despite the stress involved. YMMV.

loriverkutya 5y ago
The indication of the culture for me is pretty clear from the followings: - no indication in the post that they going to hire a new person - If your company IT infra is down, you are probably dead in the water, leaving it to be managed by a single person who does not have any IT infra management experience is a pretty bad business decision - No indication in the post that the person offered any training or anything - my experience with 1 person responsible for IT support/management/sysadmin jobs are that they are 24/7, which leads to burnout and mental health issues
- throwaway984393 5y ago
  I agree that it sounds like a tire fire. But he can also leave whenever he wants. So until it becomes too stressful, he's actually got something of an opportunity to learn a huge amount in a small time by trial and error. It's not like they're going to fire him for any mistakes at this point! He can always quit when he gets sick of it, but until then, it seems like a great (though challenging, of course) opportunity. And he'll have a great story to tell in his next job interviews: "how I was put in the hot seat and saved the day"
rewgs 5y ago
Absolutely agreed.

loriverkutya 5y ago

The indication of the culture for me is pretty clear from the followings: - no indication in the post that they going to hire a new person - If your company IT infra is down, you are probably dead in the water, leaving it to be managed by a single person who does not have any IT infra management experience is a pretty bad business decision - No indication in the post that the person offered any training or anything - my experience with 1 person responsible for IT support/management/sysadmin jobs are that they are 24/7, which leads to burnout and mental health issues

throwaway984393 5y ago
I agree that it sounds like a tire fire. But he can also leave whenever he wants. So until it becomes too stressful, he's actually got something of an opportunity to learn a huge amount in a small time by trial and error. It's not like they're going to fire him for any mistakes at this point! He can always quit when he gets sick of it, but until then, it seems like a great (though challenging, of course) opportunity. And he'll have a great story to tell in his next job interviews: "how I was put in the hot seat and saved the day"

rewgs 5y ago

Absolutely agreed.