[clue] Fwd: TEKsystems Denver

[Bruce Ediger]

On Tue, 15 Oct 2013, Mike Bean wrote:

> One is Comcast, the other is Centurylink

Job Description A:
> One is a Senior level Linux Administrator in a 99% RedHat environment – we
> are looking for an operations focused person with a network background with
> understanding of route/switch and triage scenarios. ANY kind of scripting
> is a plus. Looking for people who are PASSIONATE about Linux and very
> hungry/aggressive in their careers. ****

Job Description B:
> The other is a mid level UNIX (RHEL, Solaris, CentOS) admin with experience
> with network administration as well – Shell scripting – they need someone
> with experience/background in telecommunications. ****

I'm finding myself trying to guess which description belongs to which company.
The "experience/background in telecommunications" phrase doessn't matter, as
both companies are "telecommunications".

The phrase "people who are PASSIONATE about Linux" seems really odd to me in
the Centurylink/Comcast context, as Comcast has the reputation of being an
all-Windows shop. I'm sure Centurylink has some RH, and some Solaris, but
CentOS seems like an odd choice for any corporate environment, where they view
"IT" as a non-core function. Also weird: "hungry/aggressive in their careers".
That's an odd one for any corporation to ask for in a system admin. Nobody
with an eye for a C- or even Director-level position will start as a linux
system admin. If you're going for real management, not just managing other
nerds, you're going to be in sales, or finance, or just maybe legal.

All in all, a very interesting puzzle.  I'm going to guess Job (A) is
with Centurylink, Job (B) is with Comcast, but as I outlined above, I
have no good reasons for believing that.  Both job descriptions just don't
match what I know about those two Giant MegaCorps.