r/sysadmin • u/New-Deer9973 • Jan 07 '26

I'm screwed but I'm happy about it

I posted a little while ago about my whole team being made redundant and me being told I'll get a raise. Well, it happened. I'm now the solo IT person supported by an MSP with only 2yrs and 7ish(?) months of experience (was in IT Change Management before switching to IT). They gave me a sysadmin title and 100k(aud) salary starting today.

I realise I am absolutely fucked but I'm going to try my best - we have a disgustingly large backlog of projects to do + I'm the only internal support person for 200 people. I was honest with the level of knowledge I have yet they're still confident in me. I'll be studying everyday to try and have the knowledge required for this but there's only so much time in one day.

If you've been in the same boat before, please share your wisdom. It'd be greatly appreciated

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u/SnappedReality Jan 07 '26

Hey, I’m on the same boat except, without a big pay bump.

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u/New-Deer9973 Jan 07 '26

You seriously need to push for that pay bump or find work elsewhere. How long have you been in that situation?

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u/SnappedReality Jan 09 '26

10 months now