My employer asked me to documented my IT Administration works, is that right?
I set up a network in the HQ and the site branch in IPSEC and set up Windows Server 2012 and 2016. I finished my IT work. Now my employer has asked me to document what I did. Do I have to write the documentation?
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I set up a network in the HQ and the site branch in IPSEC and set up Windows Server 2012 and 2016. I finished my IT work. Now my employer has asked me to document what I did. Do I have to write the documentation?
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Are you an employee or a contractor?
– Homerothompson
3 hours ago
I am an employee
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
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@TataBachoy Could you please explain, why you think documenting your work is something you shouldn't be required to do?
– Sebastian Proske
3 hours ago
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"do I have to give it?" - yes. You aren't allowed to keep secrets. Make sure you ask specifically what they want to see in the documentation.
– Joe Strazzere
3 hours ago
3
Whether you give it or not, you are replaceable. Everyone is replaceable. Not giving them the documentation they ask for doesn't change this fact.
– sf02
2 hours ago
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I set up a network in the HQ and the site branch in IPSEC and set up Windows Server 2012 and 2016. I finished my IT work. Now my employer has asked me to document what I did. Do I have to write the documentation?
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I set up a network in the HQ and the site branch in IPSEC and set up Windows Server 2012 and 2016. I finished my IT work. Now my employer has asked me to document what I did. Do I have to write the documentation?
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Are you an employee or a contractor?
– Homerothompson
3 hours ago
I am an employee
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
6
@TataBachoy Could you please explain, why you think documenting your work is something you shouldn't be required to do?
– Sebastian Proske
3 hours ago
5
"do I have to give it?" - yes. You aren't allowed to keep secrets. Make sure you ask specifically what they want to see in the documentation.
– Joe Strazzere
3 hours ago
3
Whether you give it or not, you are replaceable. Everyone is replaceable. Not giving them the documentation they ask for doesn't change this fact.
– sf02
2 hours ago
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Are you an employee or a contractor?
– Homerothompson
3 hours ago
I am an employee
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
6
@TataBachoy Could you please explain, why you think documenting your work is something you shouldn't be required to do?
– Sebastian Proske
3 hours ago
5
"do I have to give it?" - yes. You aren't allowed to keep secrets. Make sure you ask specifically what they want to see in the documentation.
– Joe Strazzere
3 hours ago
3
Whether you give it or not, you are replaceable. Everyone is replaceable. Not giving them the documentation they ask for doesn't change this fact.
– sf02
2 hours ago
Are you an employee or a contractor?
– Homerothompson
3 hours ago
Are you an employee or a contractor?
– Homerothompson
3 hours ago
I am an employee
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
I am an employee
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
6
6
@TataBachoy Could you please explain, why you think documenting your work is something you shouldn't be required to do?
– Sebastian Proske
3 hours ago
@TataBachoy Could you please explain, why you think documenting your work is something you shouldn't be required to do?
– Sebastian Proske
3 hours ago
5
5
"do I have to give it?" - yes. You aren't allowed to keep secrets. Make sure you ask specifically what they want to see in the documentation.
– Joe Strazzere
3 hours ago
"do I have to give it?" - yes. You aren't allowed to keep secrets. Make sure you ask specifically what they want to see in the documentation.
– Joe Strazzere
3 hours ago
3
3
Whether you give it or not, you are replaceable. Everyone is replaceable. Not giving them the documentation they ask for doesn't change this fact.
– sf02
2 hours ago
Whether you give it or not, you are replaceable. Everyone is replaceable. Not giving them the documentation they ask for doesn't change this fact.
– sf02
2 hours ago
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Regardless of your status in the company as employee or a contractor,
Any work should be documented for archive, knowledge transfer and control purposes
If you didn`t do it during, which would be easier, faster and more reliable (for any large projects smaller details always get forgotten after a short while), you have to do it now
answered 3 hours ago
StraderStrader
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You don't have to give them documentation, and they don't have to continue your employment. Any sensible company will want tasks such as those documented so that knowledge can be easily shared/transferred.
Just write the documentation and hand it in to them as you have been asked.
answered 3 hours ago
sf02sf02
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And they don't have to continue my employment? What you mean?
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
2
I mean that your employment can be terminated for refusing to give them the documentation that they have requested.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They just asking me to do the documentation not mentioned termination.
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
3
They don't need to mention termination. Normally, if you don't do the work that they ask you to do there are consequences, the worst one being termination.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They wouldn't mention termination because they assume you will be doing what you are told to do. If my boss tells me to do something, there are three possibilities: (a) I do it. (b) I give him a reason why it is a bad idea to do it, or why it is a bad idea to do it now. (c) My employment is in danger. My boss expects (a) or (b) from me; (c) would be totally unexpected to him, so it will not be mentioned.
– gnasher729
2 hours ago
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They're not asking for a tutorial on how to do what you did.
They ask for you to describe the network infrastructure, the settings, what controls / influences / depends on what.
What cabeling goes where and why.
That sort of thing, so that when someone else needs to change or work with it, they don't have to backtrack every single thing.
Also, no offense, but how can you get a job to setup an entire network and not know this part ?
answered 2 hours ago
DigitalBlade969DigitalBlade969
5,9701521
It is not about cabling setting up manageable switches and remember those reserved ip adresses and dhcp setup.. It is about setting up AD-DS (Active Directory Domain Services. In HQ and BRANCH from the scratch etc..
– Tata Bachoy
2 hours ago
1
@Tata Bachoy same thing.they want you to document the settings,IP's , paths and folder structures,domains and names for HQ and Branch.Access/login/account descriptions,security settings,encryption, if applicable IT / admin access credentials etc.Remember, documentation (description), NOT tutorial / lecture in how to do your job.
– DigitalBlade969
2 hours ago
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Writing documentation is an expected part of the work of an IT administrator and should be part of your work even if your employer doesn't explicitly ask for it. I would even go as far as saying that refusing to document your setup for your employer is unethical.
There is a couple of reasons one can expect a good documentation, both for you as well as for your employer.
- Writing documentation is kind of a review of your own work, you might discover flaws or improvements during recapulating your own work to documenting.
- Should you not touch a certain part of your setup for a while, a well written documentation should help you come back to track quickly
- Documentation is helpful for your employer should you not be available for whatever reason, to help a coworker work with your setup. Some of those reasons are:
- you are on a leave, for holiday or cause of being sick and an emergency occurs
- you get hit by a bus
- you leave the company
- you are fired
Yes having a well written documentation is helpful in case they want to fire you, but they still have to find and train a qualified replacement as the work of an IT administrator is never ever completed.
However blackmailing your employer to keep you by refusing to write documentation will make sure they try even harder to replace you, burn any bridges you had there and leave a mark on your track should you ever need a reference from them.
answered 1 hour ago
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Your employer can ask you and you need to create the documentation if you are still employed by them (and if you want to remain employed). After all, if your employer discovers that this documentation is needed, who would better suited to do it than you?
On the other hand, if there is 80 hours work for you to do in the next two weeks, then you can tell your employer that if you spend 40 hours on creating the documentation, then half of your normal work will not be done by you, and they have to accept that.
If an ex-employer asks you, you can tell them that you are willing to do this for usual contractor rates; in the UK say £400 to £500 a day, assuming that your current employer allows you to do it. You can also tell them that you are willing to do it for £1,000 a day, or not willing at all. Entirely up to you. There is no reason why you would have to do it for free or cheaply.
answered 2 hours ago
gnasher729gnasher729
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gnasher729, OP nether mentioned that it would be for free or on his own time
– Strader
2 hours ago
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Regardless of your status in the company as employee or a contractor,
Any work should be documented for archive, knowledge transfer and control purposes
If you didn`t do it during, which would be easier, faster and more reliable (for any large projects smaller details always get forgotten after a short while), you have to do it now
answered 3 hours ago
StraderStrader
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Regardless of your status in the company as employee or a contractor,
Any work should be documented for archive, knowledge transfer and control purposes
If you didn`t do it during, which would be easier, faster and more reliable (for any large projects smaller details always get forgotten after a short while), you have to do it now
answered 3 hours ago
StraderStrader
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Regardless of your status in the company as employee or a contractor,
Any work should be documented for archive, knowledge transfer and control purposes
If you didn`t do it during, which would be easier, faster and more reliable (for any large projects smaller details always get forgotten after a short while), you have to do it now
answered 3 hours ago
StraderStrader
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Regardless of your status in the company as employee or a contractor,
Any work should be documented for archive, knowledge transfer and control purposes
If you didn`t do it during, which would be easier, faster and more reliable (for any large projects smaller details always get forgotten after a short while), you have to do it now
answered 3 hours ago
StraderStrader
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answered 3 hours ago
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answered 3 hours ago
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You don't have to give them documentation, and they don't have to continue your employment. Any sensible company will want tasks such as those documented so that knowledge can be easily shared/transferred.
Just write the documentation and hand it in to them as you have been asked.
answered 3 hours ago
sf02sf02
4,1732519
And they don't have to continue my employment? What you mean?
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
2
I mean that your employment can be terminated for refusing to give them the documentation that they have requested.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They just asking me to do the documentation not mentioned termination.
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
3
They don't need to mention termination. Normally, if you don't do the work that they ask you to do there are consequences, the worst one being termination.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They wouldn't mention termination because they assume you will be doing what you are told to do. If my boss tells me to do something, there are three possibilities: (a) I do it. (b) I give him a reason why it is a bad idea to do it, or why it is a bad idea to do it now. (c) My employment is in danger. My boss expects (a) or (b) from me; (c) would be totally unexpected to him, so it will not be mentioned.
– gnasher729
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You don't have to give them documentation, and they don't have to continue your employment. Any sensible company will want tasks such as those documented so that knowledge can be easily shared/transferred.
Just write the documentation and hand it in to them as you have been asked.
answered 3 hours ago
sf02sf02
4,1732519
And they don't have to continue my employment? What you mean?
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
2
I mean that your employment can be terminated for refusing to give them the documentation that they have requested.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They just asking me to do the documentation not mentioned termination.
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
3
They don't need to mention termination. Normally, if you don't do the work that they ask you to do there are consequences, the worst one being termination.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They wouldn't mention termination because they assume you will be doing what you are told to do. If my boss tells me to do something, there are three possibilities: (a) I do it. (b) I give him a reason why it is a bad idea to do it, or why it is a bad idea to do it now. (c) My employment is in danger. My boss expects (a) or (b) from me; (c) would be totally unexpected to him, so it will not be mentioned.
– gnasher729
2 hours ago
add a comment |
You don't have to give them documentation, and they don't have to continue your employment. Any sensible company will want tasks such as those documented so that knowledge can be easily shared/transferred.
Just write the documentation and hand it in to them as you have been asked.
answered 3 hours ago
sf02sf02
4,1732519
You don't have to give them documentation, and they don't have to continue your employment. Any sensible company will want tasks such as those documented so that knowledge can be easily shared/transferred.
Just write the documentation and hand it in to them as you have been asked.
answered 3 hours ago
sf02sf02
4,1732519
edited 3 hours ago
answered 3 hours ago
sf02sf02
4,1732519
answered 3 hours ago
sf02sf02
4,1732519
answered 3 hours ago
sf02sf02
4,1732519
4,1732519
And they don't have to continue my employment? What you mean?
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
2
I mean that your employment can be terminated for refusing to give them the documentation that they have requested.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They just asking me to do the documentation not mentioned termination.
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
3
They don't need to mention termination. Normally, if you don't do the work that they ask you to do there are consequences, the worst one being termination.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They wouldn't mention termination because they assume you will be doing what you are told to do. If my boss tells me to do something, there are three possibilities: (a) I do it. (b) I give him a reason why it is a bad idea to do it, or why it is a bad idea to do it now. (c) My employment is in danger. My boss expects (a) or (b) from me; (c) would be totally unexpected to him, so it will not be mentioned.
– gnasher729
2 hours ago
add a comment |
And they don't have to continue my employment? What you mean?
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
2
I mean that your employment can be terminated for refusing to give them the documentation that they have requested.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They just asking me to do the documentation not mentioned termination.
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
3
They don't need to mention termination. Normally, if you don't do the work that they ask you to do there are consequences, the worst one being termination.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They wouldn't mention termination because they assume you will be doing what you are told to do. If my boss tells me to do something, there are three possibilities: (a) I do it. (b) I give him a reason why it is a bad idea to do it, or why it is a bad idea to do it now. (c) My employment is in danger. My boss expects (a) or (b) from me; (c) would be totally unexpected to him, so it will not be mentioned.
– gnasher729
2 hours ago
And they don't have to continue my employment? What you mean?
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
And they don't have to continue my employment? What you mean?
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
2
2
I mean that your employment can be terminated for refusing to give them the documentation that they have requested.
– sf02
3 hours ago
I mean that your employment can be terminated for refusing to give them the documentation that they have requested.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They just asking me to do the documentation not mentioned termination.
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
They just asking me to do the documentation not mentioned termination.
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
3
3
They don't need to mention termination. Normally, if you don't do the work that they ask you to do there are consequences, the worst one being termination.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They don't need to mention termination. Normally, if you don't do the work that they ask you to do there are consequences, the worst one being termination.
– sf02
3 hours ago
They wouldn't mention termination because they assume you will be doing what you are told to do. If my boss tells me to do something, there are three possibilities: (a) I do it. (b) I give him a reason why it is a bad idea to do it, or why it is a bad idea to do it now. (c) My employment is in danger. My boss expects (a) or (b) from me; (c) would be totally unexpected to him, so it will not be mentioned.
– gnasher729
2 hours ago
They wouldn't mention termination because they assume you will be doing what you are told to do. If my boss tells me to do something, there are three possibilities: (a) I do it. (b) I give him a reason why it is a bad idea to do it, or why it is a bad idea to do it now. (c) My employment is in danger. My boss expects (a) or (b) from me; (c) would be totally unexpected to him, so it will not be mentioned.
– gnasher729
2 hours ago
add a comment |
They're not asking for a tutorial on how to do what you did.
They ask for you to describe the network infrastructure, the settings, what controls / influences / depends on what.
What cabeling goes where and why.
That sort of thing, so that when someone else needs to change or work with it, they don't have to backtrack every single thing.
Also, no offense, but how can you get a job to setup an entire network and not know this part ?
answered 2 hours ago
DigitalBlade969DigitalBlade969
5,9701521
It is not about cabling setting up manageable switches and remember those reserved ip adresses and dhcp setup.. It is about setting up AD-DS (Active Directory Domain Services. In HQ and BRANCH from the scratch etc..
– Tata Bachoy
2 hours ago
1
@Tata Bachoy same thing.they want you to document the settings,IP's , paths and folder structures,domains and names for HQ and Branch.Access/login/account descriptions,security settings,encryption, if applicable IT / admin access credentials etc.Remember, documentation (description), NOT tutorial / lecture in how to do your job.
– DigitalBlade969
2 hours ago
add a comment |
They're not asking for a tutorial on how to do what you did.
They ask for you to describe the network infrastructure, the settings, what controls / influences / depends on what.
What cabeling goes where and why.
That sort of thing, so that when someone else needs to change or work with it, they don't have to backtrack every single thing.
Also, no offense, but how can you get a job to setup an entire network and not know this part ?
answered 2 hours ago
DigitalBlade969DigitalBlade969
5,9701521
It is not about cabling setting up manageable switches and remember those reserved ip adresses and dhcp setup.. It is about setting up AD-DS (Active Directory Domain Services. In HQ and BRANCH from the scratch etc..
– Tata Bachoy
2 hours ago
1
@Tata Bachoy same thing.they want you to document the settings,IP's , paths and folder structures,domains and names for HQ and Branch.Access/login/account descriptions,security settings,encryption, if applicable IT / admin access credentials etc.Remember, documentation (description), NOT tutorial / lecture in how to do your job.
– DigitalBlade969
2 hours ago
add a comment |
They're not asking for a tutorial on how to do what you did.
They ask for you to describe the network infrastructure, the settings, what controls / influences / depends on what.
What cabeling goes where and why.
That sort of thing, so that when someone else needs to change or work with it, they don't have to backtrack every single thing.
Also, no offense, but how can you get a job to setup an entire network and not know this part ?
answered 2 hours ago
DigitalBlade969DigitalBlade969
5,9701521
They're not asking for a tutorial on how to do what you did.
They ask for you to describe the network infrastructure, the settings, what controls / influences / depends on what.
What cabeling goes where and why.
That sort of thing, so that when someone else needs to change or work with it, they don't have to backtrack every single thing.
Also, no offense, but how can you get a job to setup an entire network and not know this part ?
answered 2 hours ago
DigitalBlade969DigitalBlade969
5,9701521
edited 2 hours ago
answered 2 hours ago
DigitalBlade969DigitalBlade969
5,9701521
answered 2 hours ago
DigitalBlade969DigitalBlade969
5,9701521
answered 2 hours ago
DigitalBlade969DigitalBlade969
5,9701521
5,9701521
It is not about cabling setting up manageable switches and remember those reserved ip adresses and dhcp setup.. It is about setting up AD-DS (Active Directory Domain Services. In HQ and BRANCH from the scratch etc..
– Tata Bachoy
2 hours ago
1
@Tata Bachoy same thing.they want you to document the settings,IP's , paths and folder structures,domains and names for HQ and Branch.Access/login/account descriptions,security settings,encryption, if applicable IT / admin access credentials etc.Remember, documentation (description), NOT tutorial / lecture in how to do your job.
– DigitalBlade969
2 hours ago
add a comment |
It is not about cabling setting up manageable switches and remember those reserved ip adresses and dhcp setup.. It is about setting up AD-DS (Active Directory Domain Services. In HQ and BRANCH from the scratch etc..
– Tata Bachoy
2 hours ago
1
@Tata Bachoy same thing.they want you to document the settings,IP's , paths and folder structures,domains and names for HQ and Branch.Access/login/account descriptions,security settings,encryption, if applicable IT / admin access credentials etc.Remember, documentation (description), NOT tutorial / lecture in how to do your job.
– DigitalBlade969
2 hours ago
It is not about cabling setting up manageable switches and remember those reserved ip adresses and dhcp setup.. It is about setting up AD-DS (Active Directory Domain Services. In HQ and BRANCH from the scratch etc..
– Tata Bachoy
2 hours ago
It is not about cabling setting up manageable switches and remember those reserved ip adresses and dhcp setup.. It is about setting up AD-DS (Active Directory Domain Services. In HQ and BRANCH from the scratch etc..
– Tata Bachoy
2 hours ago
1
1
@Tata Bachoy same thing.they want you to document the settings,IP's , paths and folder structures,domains and names for HQ and Branch.Access/login/account descriptions,security settings,encryption, if applicable IT / admin access credentials etc.Remember, documentation (description), NOT tutorial / lecture in how to do your job.
– DigitalBlade969
2 hours ago
@Tata Bachoy same thing.they want you to document the settings,IP's , paths and folder structures,domains and names for HQ and Branch.Access/login/account descriptions,security settings,encryption, if applicable IT / admin access credentials etc.Remember, documentation (description), NOT tutorial / lecture in how to do your job.
– DigitalBlade969
2 hours ago
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Writing documentation is an expected part of the work of an IT administrator and should be part of your work even if your employer doesn't explicitly ask for it. I would even go as far as saying that refusing to document your setup for your employer is unethical.
There is a couple of reasons one can expect a good documentation, both for you as well as for your employer.
- Writing documentation is kind of a review of your own work, you might discover flaws or improvements during recapulating your own work to documenting.
- Should you not touch a certain part of your setup for a while, a well written documentation should help you come back to track quickly
- Documentation is helpful for your employer should you not be available for whatever reason, to help a coworker work with your setup. Some of those reasons are:
- you are on a leave, for holiday or cause of being sick and an emergency occurs
- you get hit by a bus
- you leave the company
- you are fired
Yes having a well written documentation is helpful in case they want to fire you, but they still have to find and train a qualified replacement as the work of an IT administrator is never ever completed.
However blackmailing your employer to keep you by refusing to write documentation will make sure they try even harder to replace you, burn any bridges you had there and leave a mark on your track should you ever need a reference from them.
answered 1 hour ago
Sebastian ProskeSebastian Proske
7361511
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Writing documentation is an expected part of the work of an IT administrator and should be part of your work even if your employer doesn't explicitly ask for it. I would even go as far as saying that refusing to document your setup for your employer is unethical.
There is a couple of reasons one can expect a good documentation, both for you as well as for your employer.
- Writing documentation is kind of a review of your own work, you might discover flaws or improvements during recapulating your own work to documenting.
- Should you not touch a certain part of your setup for a while, a well written documentation should help you come back to track quickly
- Documentation is helpful for your employer should you not be available for whatever reason, to help a coworker work with your setup. Some of those reasons are:
- you are on a leave, for holiday or cause of being sick and an emergency occurs
- you get hit by a bus
- you leave the company
- you are fired
Yes having a well written documentation is helpful in case they want to fire you, but they still have to find and train a qualified replacement as the work of an IT administrator is never ever completed.
However blackmailing your employer to keep you by refusing to write documentation will make sure they try even harder to replace you, burn any bridges you had there and leave a mark on your track should you ever need a reference from them.
answered 1 hour ago
Sebastian ProskeSebastian Proske
7361511
add a comment |
Writing documentation is an expected part of the work of an IT administrator and should be part of your work even if your employer doesn't explicitly ask for it. I would even go as far as saying that refusing to document your setup for your employer is unethical.
There is a couple of reasons one can expect a good documentation, both for you as well as for your employer.
- Writing documentation is kind of a review of your own work, you might discover flaws or improvements during recapulating your own work to documenting.
- Should you not touch a certain part of your setup for a while, a well written documentation should help you come back to track quickly
- Documentation is helpful for your employer should you not be available for whatever reason, to help a coworker work with your setup. Some of those reasons are:
- you are on a leave, for holiday or cause of being sick and an emergency occurs
- you get hit by a bus
- you leave the company
- you are fired
Yes having a well written documentation is helpful in case they want to fire you, but they still have to find and train a qualified replacement as the work of an IT administrator is never ever completed.
However blackmailing your employer to keep you by refusing to write documentation will make sure they try even harder to replace you, burn any bridges you had there and leave a mark on your track should you ever need a reference from them.
answered 1 hour ago
Sebastian ProskeSebastian Proske
7361511
Writing documentation is an expected part of the work of an IT administrator and should be part of your work even if your employer doesn't explicitly ask for it. I would even go as far as saying that refusing to document your setup for your employer is unethical.
There is a couple of reasons one can expect a good documentation, both for you as well as for your employer.
- Writing documentation is kind of a review of your own work, you might discover flaws or improvements during recapulating your own work to documenting.
- Should you not touch a certain part of your setup for a while, a well written documentation should help you come back to track quickly
- Documentation is helpful for your employer should you not be available for whatever reason, to help a coworker work with your setup. Some of those reasons are:
- you are on a leave, for holiday or cause of being sick and an emergency occurs
- you get hit by a bus
- you leave the company
- you are fired
Yes having a well written documentation is helpful in case they want to fire you, but they still have to find and train a qualified replacement as the work of an IT administrator is never ever completed.
However blackmailing your employer to keep you by refusing to write documentation will make sure they try even harder to replace you, burn any bridges you had there and leave a mark on your track should you ever need a reference from them.
answered 1 hour ago
Sebastian ProskeSebastian Proske
7361511
answered 1 hour ago
Sebastian ProskeSebastian Proske
7361511
answered 1 hour ago
Sebastian ProskeSebastian Proske
7361511
answered 1 hour ago
Sebastian ProskeSebastian Proske
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Your employer can ask you and you need to create the documentation if you are still employed by them (and if you want to remain employed). After all, if your employer discovers that this documentation is needed, who would better suited to do it than you?
On the other hand, if there is 80 hours work for you to do in the next two weeks, then you can tell your employer that if you spend 40 hours on creating the documentation, then half of your normal work will not be done by you, and they have to accept that.
If an ex-employer asks you, you can tell them that you are willing to do this for usual contractor rates; in the UK say £400 to £500 a day, assuming that your current employer allows you to do it. You can also tell them that you are willing to do it for £1,000 a day, or not willing at all. Entirely up to you. There is no reason why you would have to do it for free or cheaply.
answered 2 hours ago
gnasher729gnasher729
84.1k38149266
gnasher729, OP nether mentioned that it would be for free or on his own time
– Strader
2 hours ago
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Your employer can ask you and you need to create the documentation if you are still employed by them (and if you want to remain employed). After all, if your employer discovers that this documentation is needed, who would better suited to do it than you?
On the other hand, if there is 80 hours work for you to do in the next two weeks, then you can tell your employer that if you spend 40 hours on creating the documentation, then half of your normal work will not be done by you, and they have to accept that.
If an ex-employer asks you, you can tell them that you are willing to do this for usual contractor rates; in the UK say £400 to £500 a day, assuming that your current employer allows you to do it. You can also tell them that you are willing to do it for £1,000 a day, or not willing at all. Entirely up to you. There is no reason why you would have to do it for free or cheaply.
answered 2 hours ago
gnasher729gnasher729
84.1k38149266
gnasher729, OP nether mentioned that it would be for free or on his own time
– Strader
2 hours ago
add a comment |
Your employer can ask you and you need to create the documentation if you are still employed by them (and if you want to remain employed). After all, if your employer discovers that this documentation is needed, who would better suited to do it than you?
On the other hand, if there is 80 hours work for you to do in the next two weeks, then you can tell your employer that if you spend 40 hours on creating the documentation, then half of your normal work will not be done by you, and they have to accept that.
If an ex-employer asks you, you can tell them that you are willing to do this for usual contractor rates; in the UK say £400 to £500 a day, assuming that your current employer allows you to do it. You can also tell them that you are willing to do it for £1,000 a day, or not willing at all. Entirely up to you. There is no reason why you would have to do it for free or cheaply.
answered 2 hours ago
gnasher729gnasher729
84.1k38149266
Your employer can ask you and you need to create the documentation if you are still employed by them (and if you want to remain employed). After all, if your employer discovers that this documentation is needed, who would better suited to do it than you?
On the other hand, if there is 80 hours work for you to do in the next two weeks, then you can tell your employer that if you spend 40 hours on creating the documentation, then half of your normal work will not be done by you, and they have to accept that.
If an ex-employer asks you, you can tell them that you are willing to do this for usual contractor rates; in the UK say £400 to £500 a day, assuming that your current employer allows you to do it. You can also tell them that you are willing to do it for £1,000 a day, or not willing at all. Entirely up to you. There is no reason why you would have to do it for free or cheaply.
answered 2 hours ago
gnasher729gnasher729
84.1k38149266
answered 2 hours ago
gnasher729gnasher729
84.1k38149266
answered 2 hours ago
gnasher729gnasher729
84.1k38149266
answered 2 hours ago
gnasher729gnasher729
84.1k38149266
84.1k38149266
gnasher729, OP nether mentioned that it would be for free or on his own time
– Strader
2 hours ago
add a comment |
gnasher729, OP nether mentioned that it would be for free or on his own time
– Strader
2 hours ago
gnasher729, OP nether mentioned that it would be for free or on his own time
– Strader
2 hours ago
gnasher729, OP nether mentioned that it would be for free or on his own time
– Strader
2 hours ago
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– Homerothompson
3 hours ago
I am an employee
– Tata Bachoy
3 hours ago
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@TataBachoy Could you please explain, why you think documenting your work is something you shouldn't be required to do?
– Sebastian Proske
3 hours ago
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"do I have to give it?" - yes. You aren't allowed to keep secrets. Make sure you ask specifically what they want to see in the documentation.
– Joe Strazzere
3 hours ago
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Whether you give it or not, you are replaceable. Everyone is replaceable. Not giving them the documentation they ask for doesn't change this fact.
– sf02
2 hours ago