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I've been IT for a few years and a network admin. I have 1 year left in UoP for a finance degree and then I plan to go to law school.

here is the trouble i see with IT long term. Hardware and software is getting more intelligent, stable and easier to manage. Management tools for windows are getting better so less people can manage more servers. Same with other hardware.

IT is a field with a low cost of entry. In the late 1990's you had high school dropouts making good money. Even today all you need to do is study for a few tests to get your foot in the door.

Outsourcing. Bandwidth is getting cheaper. Management tools are getting better. Soon most jobs can be done remotely and the only people onsite will be some low end techs to replace hardware.
 
High salary, hot chicks, great hours, and unbelievable security....why would I ever leave!!! </sarcasm>
 
Originally posted by: alent1234
I've been IT for a few years and a network admin. I have 1 year left in UoP for a finance degree and then I plan to go to law school.

here is the trouble i see with IT long term. Hardware and software is getting more intelligent, stable and easier to manage. Management tools for windows are getting better so less people can manage more servers. Same with other hardware.

IT is a field with a low cost of entry. In the late 1990's you had high school dropouts making good money. Even today all you need to do is study for a few tests to get your foot in the door.

Outsourcing. Bandwidth is getting cheaper. Management tools are getting better. Soon most jobs can be done remotely and the only people onsite will be some low end techs to replace hardware.
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I agree. I'll probably end of doing something else eventually.

 
Originally posted by: malak
Originally posted by: lavagirl669
haven't lost the passion, but yeah...sometimes it gets old
*sigh*

definitely a secure field though.
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Once you get in. I have a degree in networking, know how many jobs are open in that field in my city? 14 a year. Know how many people here have a degree in networking?
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LOL half those jobs dont even care about the degree.. they woulda rather have a guy that has 10 years verifiable good exp with Certs than a wannabe geek with a Degree..

uber geeks are still in the field from when there were no real IT degree programs...
they have those same 4 years you spent in school actually working on a network getting life exp..

IT is almost a field where On the Job training is better since the basics are easy stuff and most IT degrees are fairly broad and most of it never gets used and most corps dont give a crap either way if an experienced certed person has a degree or not.


 
is there a difference between IT and networking?

im currently a college student in computer networking that will be graduating next june
 
Originally posted by: brtspears2
I would like to leave but I have no other skills.
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go to school

there is night school or a nice choice of online schools. you can even go part time to get a graduate degree. there are tons of loan options to pay for it and rates are very low now. Mine are less than 3%.
 
I'm a network guy and I'm seriously considering stopping enlisting in the air force, or becoming an electrician or going into porn. Regardless, IT is great, but unless it's always new and exciting it does get old pretty quickly. And the pay isn't anything to cheer about too much.
 
Originally posted by: BriGy86
is there a difference between IT and networking?

im currently a college student in computer networking that will be graduating next june
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IT means a LOT of things....

Basically....Information Technology....

this includes anything like help desk, (network) system administrator, technicians, etc

What it doesn't include are system developers, web developers, programmers, etc

PS, welcome to a dead field.
 
Not sure about the hot chicks, but ever since I earned my CCIE certification, new avenues of employment have been opened for me.
 
Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: malak
Originally posted by: lavagirl669
haven't lost the passion, but yeah...sometimes it gets old
*sigh*

definitely a secure field though.
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Once you get in. I have a degree in networking, know how many jobs are open in that field in my city? 14 a year. Know how many people here have a degree in networking?
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LOL half those jobs dont even care about the degree.. they woulda rather have a guy that has 10 years verifiable good exp with Certs than a wannabe geek with a Degree..

uber geeks are still in the field from when there were no real IT degree programs...
they have those same 4 years you spent in school actually working on a network getting life exp..

IT is almost a field where On the Job training is better since the basics are easy stuff and most IT degrees are fairly broad and most of it never gets used and most corps dont give a crap either way if an experienced certed person has a degree or not.
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you have to look out around 10 years. Right now my company has around 40 routers just for the corporate network part of the network. The telecom is a different side of the house. As we grow and add more routers we will soon need to make a choice whether to hire more people or buy a software package to manage the routers. Cisco sells software now that integrates with AD to manage routers.
 
Originally posted by: gscone
Not sure about the hot chicks, but ever since I earned my CCIE certification, new avenues of employment have been opened for me.
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No doubt. A CCIE cert is basically a lifetime meal ticket, just like a security clearance. I mean, WOW. I know only a handful of CCIEs and they are all incredibly good at what they do. Top 2-3% in the industry without a doubt, if not higher.
 
Originally posted by: randal
Originally posted by: gscone
Not sure about the hot chicks, but ever since I earned my CCIE certification, new avenues of employment have been opened for me.
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No doubt. A CCIE cert is basically a lifetime meal ticket, just like a security clearance. I mean, WOW. I know only a handful of CCIEs and they are all incredibly good at what they do. Top 2-3% in the industry without a doubt, if not higher.
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Link for more information on CCIE cert?

I hope it's not a windows based cert...those are practically useless
 
i would also like to see a link on CCIE

any good sites with info or studying?

edit: and come on Jero i thought he was funny
 
Originally posted by: BriGy86
i would also like to see a link on CCIE

any good sites with info or studying?

edit: and come on Jero i thought he was funny
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So did I...that's why I made a joke back. He however, did not get my joke. Which is why I made that response.

Do I also have to explain my sense of humor to you too? 😕
 
A lot of you just do nothing all day and surf the internet. I don't see how you can complain. Go work at the help desk and talk to idiot customers with the option of NOT surfing the internet and then come back and tell me that you hate your job and that it is boring. You guys have it so easy you guys don't understand. I'd give my left and right testicle to be where you are. Yes I am working on my degree as well as certifications to get there. But it's taking forever and ten years.
 
I do network management and security for the gubment, so a few more years of this and I'm hoping to walk on with a major corporation as a CSO/CIO. Oh, I should also say that I'm trained in law enforcement (Military Police) too, so I've ensured that I cover all the bases of the security realm. A few certs (CCNA, CISSP, etc.), a college degree (which I'm working on right now) and about 3 more years of experience at the level I'm at with my security clearance and I'll be set. I love doing investigations, physical security testing and network security and design. I couldn't love this field any more than I do now to be honest. But I'm the type that likes to argue, likes to research methods and practices and go up against the people who think they know what they're talking about, which is probably what most IT people hate about their jobs. Upper management who decide how to spend money based on a salesman's pitch and a nice, slick brochure rather than a well planned, well designed and purchased bunch of hardware and software, leaving the IT staff with some load of crap that's good for maybe 3 years before a major redesign of everything is necessary. Ahhhhh....who can't love IT? 😉
 
Originally posted by: Jero
Originally posted by: BriGy86
i would also like to see a link on CCIE

any good sites with info or studying?

edit: and come on Jero i thought he was funny
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So did I...that's why I made a joke back. He however, did not get my joke. Which is why I made that response.

Do I also have to explain my sense of humor to you too? 😕
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His joke made me smile... yours sucked.
 
Originally posted by: cchen
Originally posted by: Jero
Originally posted by: BriGy86
i would also like to see a link on CCIE

any good sites with info or studying?

edit: and come on Jero i thought he was funny
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So did I...that's why I made a joke back. He however, did not get my joke. Which is why I made that response.

Do I also have to explain my sense of humor to you too? 😕
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His joke made me smile... yours sucked.
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bite me 😛
 
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