Comments on: The Smallest IT Department https://smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-smallest-it-department/ The Information Technology Resource for Small Business Sun, 12 Aug 2018 20:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Mardell Lauterborn https://smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-smallest-it-department/comment-page-1/#comment-34356 Sun, 12 Aug 2018 20:01:54 +0000 http://www.smbitjournal.com/?p=464#comment-34356 The Smallest IT Department | SMB IT Journal

[…]The white part of the stalk at the bottom, and the new shoots, may be eaten raw or labored.[…]

]]> By: Nerd Journey 003: Work/Life Balance and Hero Worship – Nerd Journey https://smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-smallest-it-department/comment-page-1/#comment-34268 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:00:56 +0000 http://www.smbitjournal.com/?p=464#comment-34268 […] See Scott Alan Miller’s article The Smallest IT Department. […]

]]> By: Neil Garner https://smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-smallest-it-department/comment-page-1/#comment-29589 Fri, 06 Oct 2017 07:04:14 +0000 http://www.smbitjournal.com/?p=464#comment-29589 Really great article describing my current position running a 1 man band IT services company perfectly.
I never regret going down this route though despite the challenges you so eloquently describe. Still preferable for me compared to being a mainstream employee.

]]> By: Darrel https://smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-smallest-it-department/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 05:07:33 +0000 http://www.smbitjournal.com/?p=464#comment-2863 Good Article. This applies to our company. We are only 3 heads on my Team. But being dedicated to our work, we can do all the jobs. More Power Scott!

]]> By: jaxun https://smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-smallest-it-department/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 16:23:19 +0000 http://www.smbitjournal.com/?p=464#comment-2726 I read your article with great interest. I am a one person IT shop for a large non-profit in Northern CA. Your observations certainly apply in my case, in terms of trying to divide my time between support, maintenance, and engineering. Weekends, as you say often involve server maintenance that can’t be performed at any other time, and vacations are not strictly “time off”… much to the chagrin of my wife!

In spite of all that I love this job. I have a great boss, very competitive pay for a NPO position, and very flexible work hours. I work from home 4 out of 5 days a week at this point, which is only possible because I “engineered” a comprehensive remote access and support infrastructure. I have managed to cobble together a pretty solid IT kingdom from what was a patchwork of fiefdoms 6 and a half years ago when I started here. Being a Lone IT Ranger ain’t easy, but I would not trade it for a higher paying, higher stress job for any amount of money.

I shared this article on my LinkedIn profile. Looking forward to browsing more of your content!

]]> By: Tony https://smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-smallest-it-department/comment-page-1/#comment-2243 Wed, 29 May 2013 07:31:55 +0000 http://www.smbitjournal.com/?p=464#comment-2243 Nice article. I work in a one man IT shop and for the last three years have forgone a decent vacation and sick leave to get this SMB off the ground. Somethings going to have to happen soon. Maybe I’ll slip this article into the GM’s intray and see what happens.

]]> By: VMware Education & Certification Blog: No more depressed IT professionals! | System Knowledge Base https://smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-smallest-it-department/comment-page-1/#comment-2231 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:55:50 +0000 http://www.smbitjournal.com/?p=464#comment-2231 […] Alan Miller describes the need for education in even more dire terms in his SMB IT Journal. �??If an IT professional is […]

]]> By: No more depressed IT professionals! | VMware Education and Certification Blog - VMware Blogs https://smbitjournal.com/2013/02/the-smallest-it-department/comment-page-1/#comment-2227 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:57:23 +0000 http://www.smbitjournal.com/?p=464#comment-2227 […] Alan Miller describes the need for education in even more dire terms in his SMB IT Journal. �??If an IT professional is […]

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