Got Offer for Application support, presently in Maintainece

[chitra]

Hi all,

I got offer for Application support, presently I am working in Maintainence project from 2.5 yrs(total exp in mainframe 2.5). I am ready to work on Application support for 1year or so. But it could be difficult for me afterwards.

Could any body advice me, how much it will be difficult to switch from Application support to Maintaince/Development.

Thanks,
Chitra

[Natarajan]

Hi Chitra,

Welcome to mainframegurukul.com.

To answer your question. It dont see any issues switching between maintenance and support. only thing is.. it may take 1 or 2 months time to adjust in that new area.

All the best.

[Vamsi99]

I agree with Natarajan partiallly.
My suggestion is to stick with development, instead of moving into support.

[chitra]

Hi Chitra,

Welcome to mainframegurukul.com.

To answer your question. It dont see any issues switching between maintenance and support. only thing is.. it may take 1 or 2 months time to adjust in that new area.

All the best.

Thanks a lot Natarajan!

Will it effect my profie and what about the learning in support.

[Natarajan]

If it is only for 1 year, it wont show, much difference to your profile.
As per my experience, you can learn things in support in 6 months, after that
very few learning will be there.

Finally, my suggestion is , stay in support for 1 year and come back to development.

[Anuj Dhawan]

Hi Chitra,

To start with, I would say - it's a question of personal choice. Both the fields have their own pros & cons.

Mainframe is a Technology which is in use since very long, when we say we are in "development" actually we are just enhancing the existing system - as you said "Maintaince"..by the way what "type" of Miantaince you have been associated with so far and do you like this ? While, on the other hand, support comes with sudden challanges in the form of Production abends & SLA breaches...do you like such things ?

Lastly- if I were you - I could have requested my current employer to put me in Support for some time & have postponed my "new" joining; after three-six months I would again appear for interview & join other comapny as a "developer" but then again it depends on what you prefer on what. Joining a new company with a "new" role with which you're not comfortable or experienced is something like "one way traffic- you can't come back", when you join a new company, per me, your first impression is the last impression unless you stay there for a very very long time & if you dont'.. you actually don't swith among differernt roles so frquently - so start with what you like the most & not with a dilemma.

Try to answer above two questions by your own & do a little meditation on them..hopefully you'll get near to your final decision..Good Luck..