I would guess that many of us think we're good at our jobs, or at least that we do a good job. Whether you're a system administrator or software engineer, I'm sure you think you earn the compensation you get.  I wonder if others in your company would see you this way? If they know what you do as a job, and understand the role, then you should hope they see you a good engineer/admin. Perhaps you should even ask a few people if they do.

There is a good thread about software engineers, talking about some of the things that make a good developer. It's from a longtime engineer, and the thread talks about the things that you might consider important in a good software developer.  Actually, I think most of these items would apply to admins and even other business people.

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