Computer Science Majors.... and other people with advice.

[dxkj]

I'm working a job doing tech support right now for a company. They actually take contracts and do support for other companies. There doesn't appear to be much room to advance here, but the health benefits are free and pretty darn good. I'm making 40k+ right now, and still have a few classes to finish up for college.

I really enjoy programming but havn't done much of it in the last few years besides messing around with some php in my spare time. My wife is about to start working on her PHD which will probably take around 5 years. I think I should work up some goals to work on in those 5 years. I have considered going to grad school but Im not sure which area I want to focus in. Plus I think it will be easier if I wait until she is done. That way we have at least 1 person working full time.

I need to work on some project, or do something in my spare time at work besides surfing the net or trying to stay awake. Anyone else in this situation?


Thanks for the advice.

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: dxkj
I'm working a job doing tech support right now for a company. They actually take contracts and do support for other companies. There doesn't appear to be much room to advance here, but the health benefits are free and pretty darn good. I'm making 40k+ right now, and still have a few classes to finish up for college.

I really enjoy programming but havn't done much of it in the last few years besides messing around with some php in my spare time. My wife is about to start working on her PHD which will probably take around 5 years. I think I should work up some goals to work on in those 5 years. I have considered going to grad school but Im not sure which area I want to focus in. Plus I think it will be easier if I wait until she is done. That way we have at least 1 person working full time.

I need to work on some project, or do something in my spare time at work besides surfing the net or trying to stay awake. Anyone else in this situation?


Thanks for the advice.

I work for same type of company
good pay great benefits no working weekends or afterhours..
low call volume
great job if you ask me..
there are plenty of jobs within the parent company to move up to... world wide IT support company needs Admins, programmers, network engineers etc. to support the main help desks...

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: dxkj
I'm working a job doing tech support right now for a company. They actually take contracts and do support for other companies. There doesn't appear to be much room to advance here, but the health benefits are free and pretty darn good. I'm making 40k+ right now, and still have a few classes to finish up for college.

I really enjoy programming but havn't done much of it in the last few years besides messing around with some php in my spare time. My wife is about to start working on her PHD which will probably take around 5 years. I think I should work up some goals to work on in those 5 years. I have considered going to grad school but Im not sure which area I want to focus in. Plus I think it will be easier if I wait until she is done. That way we have at least 1 person working full time.

I need to work on some project, or do something in my spare time at work besides surfing the net or trying to stay awake. Anyone else in this situation?


Thanks for the advice.

I don't know all of the circumstances, but I would not advise putting you plans on hold for another person. 5 years is a long time. If you really want to go to grad school, you two will find a way to work it out. Don't take this to necessarily mean "Screw her, go to grad school right now!' or anything. Getting a few years of work experience under your belt can help a lot, and it gives you some time to save up for if you both are possibly in school.

Oh, and fix the "🙁" in your sig. 😉

 

[dmw16]

How about getting a job doing IT stuff @ a state university? That would mean you and your wife could get free tuition...

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: Kyteland

Originally posted by: dxkj
I'm working a job doing tech support right now for a company. They actually take contracts and do support for other companies. There doesn't appear to be much room to advance here, but the health benefits are free and pretty darn good. I'm making 40k+ right now, and still have a few classes to finish up for college.

I really enjoy programming but havn't done much of it in the last few years besides messing around with some php in my spare time. My wife is about to start working on her PHD which will probably take around 5 years. I think I should work up some goals to work on in those 5 years. I have considered going to grad school but Im not sure which area I want to focus in. Plus I think it will be easier if I wait until she is done. That way we have at least 1 person working full time.

I need to work on some project, or do something in my spare time at work besides surfing the net or trying to stay awake. Anyone else in this situation?


Thanks for the advice.

I don't know all of the circumstances, but I would not advise putting you plans on hold for another person. 5 years is a long time. If you really want to go to grad school, you two will find a way to work it out. Don't take this to necessarily mean "Screw her, go to grad school right now!' or anything. Getting a few years of work experience under your belt can help a lot, and it gives you some time to save up for if you both are possibly in school.

Oh, and fix the "🙁" in your sig. 😉

Ok I will be honest. Its more of "I dont know what I want to do yet" than anything that is keeping me from going to grad school. So consider that a bad excuse 🙂

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: dmw16
How about getting a job doing IT stuff @ a state university? That would mean you and your wife could get free tuition...

Ive considered looking into that. No leads as of yet.

 

[notfred]

I'm not sure what you're asking. You're bored and want something to do at your tech support job until your wife gets her PhD, or you're considering going back to school, or what?