Where do techies go when...

PianoBasher said:
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. :(
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IT was a huge hobby of mine, however after a few years of working in the industry and setting a company from the ground up to 100+ people all around the world with 4 offices, i fell out of love with it, didn't do any IT at home anymore.
 
I want to get a job in IT but tbh the unintuitive nature of (usually) microsoft software does my nut in.

I just find most software utterly infuriating to use, for example mozilla thunderbird just winds me up. Windows 7 in general, I found XP fine to use everything works the way I expect, windows 7 is like one of them luxury american fridge freezers...looks lovely but how to get a cup of water out of it nobody knows.
 
there is a lot of e-commerce opportunity with many different roles. my tech experience has put me far ahead of my colleagues who have very little IT knowledge.

i spent most of my day emailing and talking to clients and frequently researching topics on Google. Can be quite enjoyable and its a nice break from an IT focused role.

(I work for an e-magazine)
 
Firestar_3x said:
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.
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:D

Ah OK, was wondering about how that worked. So are you off on rigs/boats etc? Use to work in O&G 2000-2006 for a big exploration outfit, really do miss the industry actually. Certainly a lot more fun than the sector I'm in now.

Firestar_3x said:
IT was a huge hobby of mine, however after a few years of working in the industry and setting a company from the ground up to 100+ people all around the world with 4 offices, i fell out of love with it, didn't do any IT at home anymore.
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This is what worries me about what I do now, I've always loved computers and technology but sadly the daily grind in IT has made me associate my passion with something that sucks the life out of me. :(

Eames said:
I want to get a job in IT but tbh the unintuitive nature of (usually) microsoft software does my nut in.

I just find most software utterly infuriating to use, for example mozilla thunderbird just winds me up. Windows 7 in general, I found XP fine to use everything works the way I expect, windows 7 is like one of them luxury american fridge freezers...looks lovely but how to get a cup of water out of it nobody knows.
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Sounds like IT is not for you lol, if you're worried about the physical support side of it just wait until you read up about the ITIL framework that everyone seems to cling to these days.
 
Most people that i run in to who work in IT don't actually like computers outside of work. They may have a laptop and browse the web, but they browse the web like my dad or mom does. But I am in to pcs when i get home and can't see that changing any time soon. I have a nice job i guess, challenging and rewarding etc. I can't realy complain (lol but that doesn't stop me), only thing that annoys me at the moment is the commute and the lack of a back garden.

I see it the same a mechanic that works all day then on the weekends he enjoys working on restoring a classic car and reads car magazines etc. If my job ever starts to make me hate computers then i think it would be time to find another type of job.
 
SharePoint consultant myself and work from home mostly. Money is fairly good for a young fella like me but almost every single day I wish I had the money to go off and do flight training or ATC. IT was only meant to be a backup plan before trying something in aviation but now that I have a wife and a mortgage I am stuck and can't afford either training or relocation. IT can be seriously annoying (customers) but doing techie/development work from home is a handy job.
 
I sometimes wish I'd gone to uni and done comp sci with programming. I do plenty of bash scripting (not sure if it qualifies as programming) along with a few other bits as part of my job and absolutely love it. I think I'd like the creativity of a developer's job but:

1) My maths aren't up to scratch.
2) I don't think I can invest the time learning now.

:(
 
I'm currently the sole IT support for an SME - looks like it's going to evolve to a management position as the company grows and we start to need more support staff, but if I ever get fed up with it (and I can see that happening in the next 10 years or so) I intend to do something completely different and outdoorsy - watersports instructor or somesuch, as I have to admit I do get fed up with being stuck behind a desk all day!
 
I've been pondering the same thing for quite some time, I am planning on specializing in the products which I find cool (system center range), and hopefully get a job working with them and only them, I hate being the jack of all trades, master of none.

I have 11 years of experience of being a sys admin, and it's just dull now... Backups, restores, migrations, and then the waiting for something to screw up. Yawn.
 
pre-sales, technical consultant, technical account manager *, general IT management positions.

* (sort of cross between support and account manager but dealing with config/upgrades rather than day to day maintenance)
 
I think a lot of people have grown out of the role as I think once you hit a certain peak it becomes really boring as you have other things to keep you happy.

For some people IT was once your only life, hobbie and a money maker.
For others it's only a job and nothing more.

What you guys need to do is do some courses, outside of IT to break up your months a little. It becomes better I found when I do different courses away from IT. Makes me more happy.
 
randal24 said:
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Ah OK, was wondering about how that worked. So are you off on rigs/boats etc? Use to work in O&G 2000-2006 for a big exploration outfit, really do miss the industry actually. Certainly a lot more fun than the sector I'm in now.
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Both on and offshore all over the world, I’m personally trained in anything from HSE cases to full blown QRA's and CFD, love the job, can push 80+ hours some weeks, but it’s worth it.

I honestly thought I’d spend all my working life in the IT industry, it's all I’d wanted to do since being 10, but it only took 5 years of IT work to figure it wasn't for me. Love IT, hate being unappreciated and that was the crux of the problem.
 
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mrbell1984 said:
What you guys need to do is do some courses, outside of IT to break up your months a little. It becomes better I found when I do different courses away from IT. Makes me more happy.
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Thats my plan, at the moment I am doing IT OU courses to get my degree. After that I plan of doing something completely different, learning a language, learning to play guitar/piano that sort of thing. Something completely seperate from PCs.
 
Seems like a lot of peoples lives in IT don't get very much further than supporting the internal end users of some company or other. Not surprised people get sick of that, i know i would.

There are lots of other roles in IT, some of which don't put you within a thousand miles of Johnny Mallet Fingers and his constant printing problems. Probably fewer in number than the usual support roles but they are out there.
 
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