Having had my last exam on Friday, I'm now a free man!

I had two recruiters contacting me during exams trying to get me to check out some job options.

Unfortunately, my new company informs me I'm not allowed to mention their name. :-(

Anyway, they're a Melbourne-based technology company, and run hundreds of Linux servers around the world.

My job will be as a system administrator, so I'll be part of a team who has to make sure their servers keep running.

I'm taking this week off, will be doing some work helping a person with cerebral palsy next week, then start work on the 26th.

Probably the biggest downside of the job will be the on-call work. I'm supposed to be contactable 24 hours a day for a week every few weeks. It's not yet entirely clear how often!

The definite upsides, however, are better pay, a good small team, and exposure to a large-scale enterprise IT environment.

It also doesn't hurt that it's in the city. I'll be able to meet my other frends who work in the city, and of course meet some new peeple as well!

I checked out my public transport options on the Metlink web site, and I think I'll take a bus rather than the train. The train is quicker, but will be packed. I'll be able to get a seat and read a book if I take the bus.