time management for system administrators is a book i've been going through from time to time. it has been helpful in the past few weeks.
system administrators are IT professionals who have the primary job of caring for computer systems that provide services for users.
computers run 24x7-- including holidays and on your scheduled vacation. so then . . . being a system administrator is often advertised as an 8-5 M-F position, but servers can crash or require preventive maintenance outside of that window. old school employers still want to know why you didn't come to work at 08:00 sharp, but you were up at 03:00 installing patches . . . or you worked saturday or sunday performing extra work.
i always felt like i was never getting anything done, but i was always working, working, working. i didn't realized that my time management needs were unique because a system administrator has to manage a 24x7 responsibility, an 8-5 job description, and then possibly a demanding home or social life all at once.
time management for system administrators has really helped me these past few weeks. I've gotten more done without feeling that my efforts are useless or that i'm trying to complete an infinite task.
the book doesn't just help me manage work, but home life too. for the first time in a few years, i've finally replaced all the florescent lights in my home.
and . . . i just might get some server patches done today. i've been putting that off for a good while. you know . . . patches are necessary until they break production services.
thank the lords of kobol for snapshots!
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