BTW, John, Merry Christmas to you and everyone you work with over there. May your New Year be safe.
David -----Original Message----- From: Matteson, John H Jr USA Mr USA 25th SigBN (ITT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:50 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange escalation engineer (OT) It's been a while since I worked in the DC metro area, but I do recall requiring either a vehicle armored up to at least Level 2, or soft body armor and a kevlar helmet. If you need to travel around inside DC, take metro. It is much easier than trying to drive around DC and parking is both scarce and astronomical in pricing. You will also need a governmentese to English translator. I know that both languages sound similar, but believe me, what you think they are saying isn't what they really mean at all. I wish you well on your job hunt. Merry Christmas from the wilds of Afghanistan John M. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Cosca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 5:41 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Exchange escalation engineer (OT) Talk about timing on this one. I am considering pursuing a position as a Microsoft PFE (Exchange) in the DC Metro area. Has anyone worked in this position before? Any experiences good or bad will be appreciated. The pay grade and recruiter description sound very interesting, but you know how that goes :) Thanks in advance. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Kern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 7:40 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Exchange escalation engineer (OT) What are the benefits of working for msft? I currently work for a large bank and going to msft would be a pay cut in some ways (base salary). People always say that msft looks good on your resume but how does that translate into a benefit if you already work for a bank which has deep pockets (and pays OT and lets you work from hom whenever you want) also, what are the non-mercenary benefits? will i get a deeper knowledge of exchange/AD/windows etc that i could not get anywhere else? If i put the effort in, will i be able to improve my exchange skills there more than anywhere else or on my own? what is the work/life balance? i have 2 kids and would like to see them (alot) Thanks again (as always) On Dec 23, 2007 10:49 AM, Eldridge, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael > My wife grew up in Wahoo country and her family has been there for > generations. I have been there many times including this past August. > Very nice place full of history. Your right not very big but that's > not negative at all. > Cheers > > dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:29 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Exchange escalation engineer (OT) > > Escalation generally starts off as "tier 2" support. When tier 1 > "gives up", it goes to escalation. Escalation folks generally have a > very small case load (i.e., 3 or 4 cases open at a time) and are > expected to focus on resolving those cases in such a way that provides > best customer satisfaction (i.e., not necessarily "it doesn't work > that way", but "well, it's doesn't do that but let's try this instead..."). > > If you do well in escalation, you'd eventually focus on a particular > piece of exchange to become a subject matter expert (SME) for that > piece (e.g., setup, installation, transport, etc.). > > I was born and brought up about an hour from downtown Charlotte and my > parents are still in that area. It's very pretty country and the > people are nice. Charlotte, like any urban area, has grown > dramatically in the last 20 years and it has its share of problems. But I still like it. > > (I live in Charlottesville Virginia which is quite similar but much > smaller.) > > Shook can tell you more about Charlotte from the perspective of > someone who lives there. KevinM hangs around here and he was recently > a member of the Exchange Team, although he was on the main campus in > Redmond, not at one of the support centers. > > Regards, > > Michael B. 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