Episode 1

Last updated Sep 4, 2022 Edit Source

Topics 

2:41 - Committing to Career Advancement 

• Search for and  find your local VMUG (VMware User Group)  

• Global VMUG UserCon Schedule 

• Before you commit… 

  • Think about the current state of your role (the good, bad, and ugly) 

  • Think of what your dream career might look like and consider the gaps between the dream and your current environment 

• How do you make the commitment to yourself? 

  • Accountability required 

  • Emotional commitment vs. time commitment 

  • Start in small time increments 

  • Do something regularly 

16:36 - Evaluating Options for Advancement 

• Talk to others about career and background 

• Does advancement mean switching companies / switching jobs? 

• Dom Delfino says “be great right now.”  Listen to the  Geek Whisperers episode about this. 

• Is being overloaded at the office getting in the way? 

• Open SE positions at VMware 

23:52 - Nick’s First Week at VMware 

• What is the difference between vendor life and SMB IT life? 

  • Onboarding 

    • Learning platform 

    • Socialcast 

    • Workspace ONE 

  • Transition to SE from internal IT 

    • Solving the problem vs. helping to get the problem solved 

    • What will Nick change in his extracurricular activities because of the change in role? 

      • Leveraging  Spiceworks,  MangoLassi 

    • How did John approach online communities after coming to VMware?