Source: https://xkcd.com/806/ |
It has been less than a year since I left my old job as an Optician and began working at an ISP in technical support. Moreover the two promotions, first as a residential tier 2, and then to a business technical tier 1 analyst have both come as tremendous surprises (as well as new challenges). Regardless, I transitioned well into the residential tier 2 position and so far as a business analyst I'm getting along with my team and building upon my knowledge base and skill set.
Mkay, so what exactly do I do?
Essentially I do the same thing I was doing for residential clients. I trouble shoot reported issues and assist end users in solutions that resolve their problems. But I also do so much more than I did when I was in the residential department.
With our business clients I give technical support for their phone systems, email, and general web hosting. To say that each trouble ticket is more involved than I have previously worked with would be an understatement.
A simple issue of internet being reported as down also means that the phone systems that I support will likely also be effected. The work that I do for a lot of trouble tickets usually involves more than just myself. Since I am supporting everything from small businesses to medical facilities. This means that every second counts.
I think this is the first company I've worked for where I can say with confidence that I love my job and I look forward to commuting to work every day.