Poll: Who on the forums DOESN'T work in IT

Do you work in IT?

  • Yes

    Votes: 364 34.1%

  • No

    Votes: 702 65.9%
  • Total voters
    1,066
Last job ad I saw wanted MCSE as a minimum with CCNA but was only prepared to pay £18k (and that was with experience).
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some places are way out of touch with reality, if you have an official ccna you shouldn't get getting less than £32k could even go up to £35-40k +

this guy sitting behind me has his ccnp, he easily on more than £45k possibly close to £60k, it is a global investment bank... but still. i saw him looking at porsches on the autotrader.

i laugh when these places want IT people for less than £25k, you get what you pay for realy. Also some people have MCSE and don't even know what XVID or other basic IT things are.

Also a lot of people working in IT do not like computers, i have heard some people say they hate computers. why they work in IT i don't know.

Me, i like computers and i enjoy working I.T and i want to learn more and get more money :D
 
KaHn said:
To be classed as an engineer in Germany or other countries you have to be a degree qualified and normally chartered engineer, in this country however any "gas engineer" "electrical engineer" "service engineer" can call them selves that without ever going near a university.

In this country you get a lot of people complaining about this, I for one used to get annoyed with it, now I just let people get on with it as it doesn't affect anyone in your field (as an engineer) just when you meet people.

Normal scenario is

Girl - "So what do you do?"

Guy - "I'm a mechanical engineer for X Company"

Girls - "Oh so you fix cars?"

Guy - "FALCON PUNCH!"

KaHn
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Nice example, I see what you're getting at now. :D

I've always thought of an electrician and electrical engineer as 2 completely different roles...

Still, if I was in a job I enjoyed, I wouldn't really be too concerned about the title unless it was something embarrassing like a fluffer! :D
 
MikeHunt79 said:
Nice example, I see what you're getting at now. :D

I've always thought of an electrician and electrical engineer as 2 completely different roles...

Still, if I was in a job I enjoyed, I wouldn't really be too concerned about the title unless it was something embarrassing like a fluffer! :D
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No the reason people get annoyed is generally is electricians calling themselves electrical engineers, same with gas fitters/techs calling are now gas engineers where as if you explain to people what an engineer actually does you get a dumfounded look.

I have had examples where I tell people I am a structural engineer and get "so like an architect" this is after I've explained I work in the oil and gas industry so nothing to do with buildings (unless its a module for a rig) people don't understand what we do and as such other people using the term engineer for technician jobs is like a kick in the nuts for the hard work we do.

But as I said before, this normally only annoys people in the industry at the start, then after that you don't care if a leccy wants to call himself the electrical engineer with queens honors or anything really as it doesnt affect your pay/job.

KaHn
 
The brain isn't firing on all cylinders today, (30hours with no sleep :o )...

I can see why it would be annoying to have people who aren't really engineers having the same job title.

I this it also adds another level of confusion for those of us who aren't really sure what exactly a job involves. I know roughly the type of thing a EE does, designing and testing circuits and PCB's... But if someone was to ask me what exactly a mechanical engineer does I wouldn't really know the specifics. :)
 
gas SALES fitter, thats with a company called British Gas but in all honesty im a boiler repairer but all this company management want to try make us do is sell sell sell! its fraud! tell ya friends and family!!!!!
 
student.. dont even plan on doing IT job.. im at level 3 IT course at college tho :( heading the wrong way.. meh.. parents dont really allow me to change to something else as its "too late"
 
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