Let's see who enikeyshchiki are. On the one hand, these people do not recognize themselves as such, believing themselves to be irreplaceable specialists, on the other hand, system administrators patronize this special subgroup of workers.
The origins
Where does this miracle come from? An enikeyshchik is, in most cases, either a student intern or a novice system administrator. If the company has a system administrator and takes him an assistant to work, then he becomes the "errand boy".
In fact, an enikeyshchik is a person who knows a little more than an ordinary user. If you have never studied programming in a specialized university, but you can reinstall the operating system yourself or rebuild the computer, do not panic when you see an error on the screen, then you can call it that.
Where to study
Attention, you will not be taught anywhere. Enikeyschik is the slang name of computer specialists, and it does not matter in the negative or positive meaning of the word.
First of all, to become an enikeyschik (a strange desire in itself), you can go to any university or college in the country, to the Faculty of Mathematics. On it you will be taught the basics of computer science, programming, system administration and so on. The basics, that is, on the top. This is what distinguishes the enikeyshchik from a real system administrator.
Enikeyschik is the first step in the formation of the system administrator. You really will not be taught anything anywhere, everything comes with practice, and it doesn’t matter if you practice under the supervision of teachers at a university, a senior system administrator at a company, or at home alone.
Remember that the profession of a programmer or system administrator is creative, it requires a high speed of thinking and a special mindset. If you do not have this, then you run the risk of remaining for life as an enikeyschik, no matter how beautifully it sounds in your work book.
Positive
There are two definitions of the word enikeyschik. This is, first of all, a novice system administrator. Assistant to the main system administrator. In small firms, the main and only admin takes over the work of the enikeyschik. What should an enikeyschik know? Yes, a little bit of everything. When applying for a job with a young specialist, they require an extensive knowledge base, no less than that of a system administrator, with the exception of work experience. Mostly young students go to enikeyshchiki.
If you want advice, then when you enter the university in advance, ask senior students how they feel about absenteeism and whether it is possible to combine study with work. The main requirement when applying for a job is experience. You have to study for a long time, therefore, having graduated from the university with little effort in 23-24 years, you may turn out to be a “novice specialist” at the errands of 18-year-old boys who instead of studying went to work immediately. But guys can lose another year in the army.
What does an enikeyshchik do? Ideally, he should do what the system administrator does not have time for. Install software, refill cartridges from printers, run to replace mice with employees if they break down ... But in practice, everything is completely different. An important experienced system administrator sits and spits on the ceiling, because after setting up the entire system once, he is sure that everything will work as it should. But he will not help the enikeyschik in his work, not because it is not his job, but simply because it is "not his level."
Negative
In addition to the positive definition of an enikeyshchik, there is still a dismissive and offensive. In some cases, an enikeyshchik is a person who imagines himself to be a system administrator, but who does not know how to do anything properly. As mentioned, a good sysadmin only works twice. The first time - during the initial construction of the enterprise network, the second time and subsequent ones - during the reporting period.
But a bad system administrator always has something wrong. The server crashes, computers and the Internet turn off, the connection to the network is lost - and so on and so forth. The trouble lies on the negligent system administrator from all sides. And it is precisely such admins who are called enikeyschikami, since they rightly believe that they are not capable of more than putting an office.
Employment
Since work as an enikeyschik is considered the starting point in the career of a young specialist, it will not be difficult to find a place in the sun. Another issue is the problem of remuneration in the posts of "assistants". Their salaries exceed the
cost of living by 20-30%. As you know, you don’t get around. That is why it is recommended to go through the initial stages of work while still studying at a university or college, while your parents still support you at least somehow.
Hardworking, and most importantly, capable enikeyschik can quickly grow out of this position. His further path lies either in system administrators or in managerial positions, for having run into the office, fixing idle computers, a person is able to fully understand the essence of the company. What will the enikeyschik get for work? Moscow is ready to offer a novice specialist a salary of 20 thousand rubles. Remote cities like Kaliningrad - only 9-10 thousand rubles.
Who you are?
We hope that after this article you understand who the enikeyschik is. In general, you should not call yourself an enikeyschik or system administrator. Better introduce yourself as a "computer man." In a narrow environment of professionals, your knowledge may be so small that they simply make fun of you, and the ambiguous attitude to the word "enikeyschik" can make itself felt. Do you still consider yourself an enikeyschik or want to become one?