Career Change

[Casdawer]

Good afternoon fellow OcUKers.

Over the past few months since i started my new(ish) IT job i've realised 2 things -

A) I don't actually know that much about computers.

B) I HATE IT (IT as in Information Technology, not IT as in the word it)

I don't know if it's just this new job, but there are so many things that i don't know which i probably should in my posistion (Desktop Support).

I can fix the majority of issues but there are loads of things in which i just don't know anything.

So after failing my 3rd interview for a new IT job. I've decided that IT just isn't the right place for me and as i'm young a living at home, i can afford to try different things.

Now, the question is..... Where do i go?!

I don't have any hobbies, apart from gaming and i'm not really interested in much.

I would like to be able to jump into a Junior role where a company will take me under it's wing and train me up as i hated going to College and can't afford to go again!

So, my question to you, oh wise and mighty OcUK,

Where do i go from here?

Thanks,

Casdawer.

 

[Dunks]

That's a question only you can answer surely?

We haven't a clue what you're like and what you'v thought about doing etc.

 

[tedaC]

All i can say is if you are thinking like this now ... then do something about it.

I too am in IT support and starting to truely dislike it. Unfortunately i am not a spring chicken

 

[ahenners]

What was it that made you go into I.T in the first place? Surely you liked something about it to pursue this field? Just because you don't enjoy your current job, doesn't mean that I.T is not for you, theres tons of other things you can do.

 

[Sawell]

How do you mean you don't actually know much about computers?

Are you sure you're not just bogged down with the knowledge of domain controlling/active directory administration/SharePoint/call logging systems and all the other junk large corporations use? In my experience that's the most daunting thing from someone coming from a strong knowledge of computing into organisational IT support. Things change slightly. But not massively. If you truly don't know something then just google it. It's not so much overall knowledge that makes someone in an IT career, but rather their ability to problem solve, adapt and find answers to questions that other people either can't be bothered to find for themselves or don't have the expertise to be able to find.

I'd urge you not to give up on IT (excuse the pun), especially if you're just finding your feet.

 

[Morba]

You hate it because you don't know your job?
Why would anyone take you on as a trainee if you have no motivation to learn new things?

Seems like you have a crap attitude towards work really.
Get out of your bedroom and get some hobbies.

 

[subbass]

Well you are still new to your job so you won't know everything. Who does in any job (well properly anyway)? If you knew so much when you walked into your job then wouldn't need to learn anything, then what's the point. Doing things you already know inside out would be boring won't it?

The thing with IT is that, you always have to learn something new and if learning is not really your thing (assuming because you didn't like college) then suppose IT is not the right career for you.

I think a lot of people would absolutely love to take your job off of you.

 

[Casdawer]

What was it that made you go into I.T in the first place? Surely you liked something about it to pursue this field? Just because you don't enjoy your current job, doesn't mean that I.T is not for you, theres tons of other things you can do.

My dad is a computer nut and i used to help him with loads of things and slowly started learning about them and i ended up doing 4 years at College learning about IT.

I think that the company with treats their IT staff like crap and don't offer them training or experience.

They want me to support all these systems yet since i've been here, they haven't taught me any of it. I've had to learn it all myself.

How do you mean you don't actually know much about computers?

Are you sure you're not just bogged down with the knowledge of domain controlling/active directory administration/SharePoint/call logging systems and all the other junk large corporations use? In my experience that's the most daunting thing from someone coming from a strong knowledge of computing into organisational IT support. Things change slightly. But not massively. If you truly don't know something then just google it. It's not so much overall knowledge that makes someone in an IT career, but rather their ability to problem solve, adapt and find answers to questions that other people either can't be bothered to find for themselves or don't have the expertise to be able to find.

I'd urge you not to give up on IT (excuse the pun), especially if you're just finding your feet.

I think this is probably the boat i'm in. I know how to fix a majority of desktop and server issues, but there are applications that i have no knowledge of; SQL being one of them, Linux systems, telephone systems etc..

You hate it because you don't know your job?
Why would anyone take you on as a trainee if you have no motivation to learn new things?

Seems like you have a crap attitude towards work really.
Get out of your bedroom and get some hobbies.

I used to be very motivated, when i left College and came straight to my current workplace they offered me training and experience and i was looking forward to learning all cool new stuff. I got neither!

Like i said above, everything I've learnt, i taught myself and had help from other people at work. Everyone else in my team feel as if the company just don't give a crap about their IT employees and a majority of us are looking to jump ship but as i said, i've had 3 interviews now and got nothing back from either of them on why i didn't get the job, and i think it's down to one thing... KNOWLEDGE.

 

[marin]

The company you work for don't give a **** about their IT employees as none of you give a **** yourselves about IT, or the company you work for.

It’s a two way street.

If I do not know much about the software or a system I have to work with, I don't bitch and moan about, I sit down and learn to use it, buy books, or even go to night school and learn about it.

I have a lot of qualifications in IT but most of my knowledge has been picked up with my own hard work.