Where do techies go when...
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McDonalds.
OH NO I DIN'T
OH NO I DIN'T
I went into tech from other very different things so although some days I'd prefer to beat my own brains out with a keyboard than actually sit there (less tough to achieve the brain spilling now I went mechanical on the keyboard, option covered) it hasn't worn off yet.
Perhaps somewhere where some of the same skills are a fit, solutions analysis, BA work, PM work if you have the right foundations etc.
I am more of a radical change of direction sort of person myself but you have to be prepared to suffer a bit of a downslide to regain the equivalence (or greater), but it can be done. Depends if you just fancy a bit of a change or utterly hate it.
Perhaps somewhere where some of the same skills are a fit, solutions analysis, BA work, PM work if you have the right foundations etc.
I am more of a radical change of direction sort of person myself but you have to be prepared to suffer a bit of a downslide to regain the equivalence (or greater), but it can be done. Depends if you just fancy a bit of a change or utterly hate it.
I'm in IT but moved from what I would call a tech role as quick as I could as didn't want to be in this sort of position, plus as much as I like techy stuff I've never been a die hard IT techy like some. I found the techy stuff interesting, but exciting might be pushing it a bit 
Plenty of IT roles that aren't technical that can make use of the knowledge and skills that you would have, but if you like your hands on stuff then prepare to be disappointed
Plenty of IT roles that aren't technical that can make use of the knowledge and skills that you would have, but if you like your hands on stuff then prepare to be disappointed
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Getting you hands dirty does get boring after a while so you move on up and manage the techies. You could have course go into a senior technical advisory role but you do have to be very knowledgeable in your field and these positions are few and far between.
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Well, I'm going to University.
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I knew a guy that worked in IT then had enough of it and joined up with another guy in a landscaping business. Not heard from since. You can realy do any number of jobs.
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I called it quits and moved into Risk Consulting in the Oil & Gas business.
IT got really sole destroying, terrible job.
IT got really sole destroying, terrible job.
IT is fine as long as it interests you. Fortunately I deal with a wide range of tech so no day is the same.
I did look at getting a job as a beer tester, but they wanted a degree in microbiology. Experience counts for nothing, it seems.
Quoted for the sad truth, year 3 of IT management now. Only way to chase bucks unless you want to specialise. Alas to specialise in the field I want is serious money, and there's no way my company would pay that (despite needing the skills internally) so management was the only option. Sadly, also the only career path offered to me here.
Poor shoes.
Joking aside, sounds interesting. Did you have to retrain? How did you get your foot in the door? (I'll stop with the shoe jokes now)
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Quoted for the sad truth, year 3 of IT management now. Only way to chase bucks unless you want to specialise. Alas to specialise in the field I want is serious money, and there's no way my company would pay that (despite needing the skills internally) so management was the only option. Sadly, also the only career path offered to me here.
Poor shoes.
Haha, it's already been a long day, *Soul....
I was lucky and moved within the same company, so retraining was part of my development.