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Yeah i get what you mean. Just trying to find the right job 
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You want something practical, to do with computers, you enjoy building PCs..i assume you wish to move further up the ladder than just building PCs so how about.....
IT tech at a school, you start on a pretty pants wage, normally around £15k a year, but the depending on the school a lot can be learnt there as a starting IT job, it's better than going into some crappy support center and starting off sat at a desk with a headset on
IT tech at a school, you start on a pretty pants wage, normally around £15k a year, but the depending on the school a lot can be learnt there as a starting IT job, it's better than going into some crappy support center and starting off sat at a desk with a headset on
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So not a lot of money in it?
need to find something that is practical work so that i dont get bored
but will give me a decent wage
Plumber, builder, electrician? Tinker taylor solider?
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urm, teacher? sounds possible for some reason i wanted to be a teacher when i was younger lol
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yeah 
either would be okay, but there are many kinds of technician - what kind could i do?
either would be okay, but there are many kinds of technician - what kind could i do?
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and whats that? i have done a bit of programming but find it VERY boring
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yeah
Well a school technician, from a starting point, would simply be fixing PCs, printers, laptops etc... day to day stuff that goes wrong in a school.
It's a good starting point if you want a job in IT but don't want to be sat behind a desk (and don't like the cold
) It's where i started, i've now moved on to being Senior technician in the same school, 90% of my day is used up on network based stuff, server configurations and progression towards a windows 7 switch over school wide, hopefully after summer i'll be moving up to network manager if all goes well 
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No money in PC building and don't seem to want to earn an honest days wage grafting so best become a dole mole
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urm that sounds like a good idea
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No money in PC building and don't seem to want to earn an honest days wage grafting so best become a dole mole
not that i dont want to earn a living!
i want to have a job that i will like that is not so boring
like sitting behind a desk all day or outside in the cold english weather
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Take up Plumbing....pays great and I could tell you a story or 10 with regards to housewives left at home with very little to do....defoe not a boring job
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The mind boggles!Take up Plumbing....pays great and I could tell you a story or 10 with regards to housewives left at home with very little to do....defoe not a boring job
Do you ever get called out at 2am or anything like that, or is that purely optional, being on call that is...
Take up Plumbing....pays great and I could tell you a story or 10 with regards to housewives left at home with very little to do....defoe not a boring job
/takes a seat with some popcorn
Go ahead, im curious
Most computer jobs involve a lot of this. Aside from breaks i didn't leave my desk once today (Infrastructure Analyst - whatever that means)
The majority of low level techie jobs are extremely dull and repetitive - Desktop Engineer, 1st/2nd Line Support, Printer Technician, Network Technician... <insert starter job here>.
It's only when you hit the higher positions that things start to get interesting - when people actually respect your knowledge and let you loose with the newest gadgets, software, and servers.
Just get an entry level job, slog your way through a year of two of mind numbing bordem, and work your arse off getting professional qualifications at the same time.
A school techie would be my preffered route if I were to start all over again; just to do away with the hell that is 1st/2nd line support.
It's only when you hit the higher positions that things start to get interesting - when people actually respect your knowledge and let you loose with the newest gadgets, software, and servers.
Just get an entry level job, slog your way through a year of two of mind numbing bordem, and work your arse off getting professional qualifications at the same time.
A school techie would be my preffered route if I were to start all over again; just to do away with the hell that is 1st/2nd line support.