SlayerS_BoxeR Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 If you had an opportunity to choose between being a front-end developer vs system administrator, which one would you go for? why? let's stick to 2 rules on this thread: 1. just write your opinion - don't reply on someone else's otherwise it'll get messy 2. please stick to the topic, and don't write such, "i prefer back end developer" thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Having been both, I'll go with front end developer. Why? Being a system's admin is a thankless job where every single user thinks you're a ######, and every single user IS a ######! Skiver and Max Norris 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Norris Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Heh ditto FloatingFatMan. Creating stuff versus sysadmin, a no brainer. Back in my System 3/AS400 days I was the hired babysitter for a few years, alternated between extreme boredom and nosebleed inducing aggravation at the users, later on took care of a couple hundred OS2 systems for a financial company.. no thanks, never again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlayerS_BoxeR Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrichvdv Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Well, I'm a backend developer and I'd prefer system administrator over front-end development. I absolutely *hate* front end development. Too much fizzling while how everything looks and responds on every screen size, every device, every method input... As a backend developer, you're much more focused at solving problems than all of this side-stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted March 17, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted March 17, 2015 I'd take System Administrator. I get a great sense of satisfaction from helping people, even if some times they act up and give me hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted March 17, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted March 17, 2015 Definitely system administrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I'd take System Administrator. I get a great sense of satisfaction from helping people, even if some times they act up and give me hell. I was a terrible sys admin. Not because I wasn't good at the work... More because I was the "If you've broken it AGAIN, I'm going to come down there and kick the living <bleep!> out of you!" type... Max Norris 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiver Veteran Posted March 17, 2015 Veteran Share Posted March 17, 2015 I was a terrible sys admin. Not because I wasn't good at the work... More because I was the "If you've broken it AGAIN, I'm going to come down there and kick the living <bleep!> out of you!" type... I don't mind figuring things out, I actually really enjoy it, but the people who tend to break those things I don't have much time for. Like the time someone managed to make the DC of a lab, lose its trust relationship with the domain, its like that is an achievement I did not think possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 SysAdmin or DBA. I prefer to interact with servers than people!!! LOL :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted March 18, 2015 Veteran Share Posted March 18, 2015 If you are creative, go for the front end. If you lack creativity and have the ability to repair things go with sys admin. I personally lack creativity and design is something that I cannot do. I can repair and build things, so sys admin/network engineer is where I am at....far less need for creativity, more need for know how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Like the time someone managed to make the DC of a lab, lose its trust relationship with the domain, its like that is an achievement I did not think possible. Never underestimate the amount of damage a user can do to a system... Especially the ones that "know a little bit". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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