Are there a lot of slow days at work when there isn't anything to do at work so you just chill out and get paid for it?
Computer Science people
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depends on where you work and what your job is. I'm a software engineer and there's plenty to do. sometimes, the project aren't as urgent so you can take your time doing them.
So do most software engineer get paid by the hour with time and a half for overtime? Cause I can only imagine how much it would suck working long days on a urgent project being a salaried worker.
It'll make you go postal!
Most software engineers are salaried, so if you goof off during the day, you eventually get to work late for no extra pay.
Haven't you settled on "telecommunications" yet? It's the easy life!
Haven't you settled on "telecommunications" yet? It's the easy life!
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I thought that one way or another you usually don't get overtime pay. Even if you're hourly they ask you to fudge your hours or show you the door I think... maybe that's just some places.
Hah, you're the CS vs. telecommunications guy!
Seriously dude, find what you truly enjoy, and do it.
Seriously dude, find what you truly enjoy, and do it.
Good question. I have been wondering this too. I love computers, but I really dont wanna be sitting behind a computer desk looking at a screen all my life. So any suggestions?
You seem to be an insider.
Help me out and tell me what a typical day is like?
Long hours SUCK!
Working fridays and weekends SUCK!
I'm in search of that "perfect" careerfield.
If I can't get what I want I want to be handsomely compasated!
I believe a man/woman should be paid fairly for his/her time!
It's interesting. But I've only taken two beginner classes.
It seems very time consuming!
I just want a career field with potential, low stress, and lots of $$$$!
Also to the comp sci people.
Have you ever considered starting your own software company.
Seems logical if you are very good at it.
Company owners always get more than company employees.
Just wondering
Have you ever considered starting your own software company.
Seems logical if you are very good at it.
Company owners always get more than company employees.
Just wondering
It is time consuming. But the time FLIES for me, when I'm in the "zone." Does it for you? Or are you constantly looking at the clock, trying to hurry or hoping it's over soon? That might be an important indicator.
Programming can be pretty stressful, though I suppose it depends on the job. If you're getting into ANY field simply for the $$, I doubt you will do very well, and you'll probably piss off others and lose their respect in the process. But I'm only 21 and in community college, so what do I know.
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purbeast0
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Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
It is time consuming. But the time FLIES for me, when I'm in the "zone." Does it for you? Or are you constantly looking at the clock, trying to hurry or hoping it's over soon? That might be an important indicator.
Programming can be pretty stressful, though I suppose it depends on the job. If you're getting into ANY field simply for the $$, I doubt you will do very well, and you'll probably piss off others and lose their respect in the process. But I'm only 21 and in community college, so what do I know.
agreed. when I was in school doing programs, time would FLY by. and if the program I was working on was something I actually enjoyed, it made it all the better. my favorite class of all was my OpenGL class where we programmed a little stick figure fighting game. I didn't mind working on it.
now if this is the same with work ... i'll let you know in a month after i start early september
Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
It is time consuming. But the time FLIES for me, when I'm in the "zone." Does it for you? Or are you constantly looking at the clock, trying to hurry or hoping it's over soon? That might be an important indicator.
Programming can be pretty stressful, though I suppose it depends on the job. If you're getting into ANY field simply for the $$, I doubt you will do very well, and you'll probably piss off others and lose their respect in the process. But I'm only 21 and in community college, so what do I know.
I hate my job. Too many hours.
That's why I'm being very careful of what I get into next.
From what I hear Comp Sci is a lot of work.
I just want to make sure it's worth my dedication, hard work, sacifice, and money because I'll probably only get one degree in my life.
In software development a lot of the low-stress easy jobs will be heading to low-wage countries like India and Russia.
The high-paying jobs will typically require hard work, a medium to high skill level, and sometimes long hours.
I do Windows application software development, and a typical day for me is a mix of design work and C++ coding, plus a little work helping a couple of other developers on my team and often a little time talking to the program manager to nail down requirements. Once in a while I get tossed a bug report from customer support to look into.
I work for a small company (under 25 full-time employees) and I can't recall having a lazy day in the 4.6 year life of the company. Besides lunch, the only slack moments are doing something like uploading an install or doing a complete rebuild of an app.
Like I said, choose telecommunication
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
It is time consuming. But the time FLIES for me, when I'm in the "zone." Does it for you? Or are you constantly looking at the clock, trying to hurry or hoping it's over soon? That might be an important indicator.
Programming can be pretty stressful, though I suppose it depends on the job. If you're getting into ANY field simply for the $$, I doubt you will do very well, and you'll probably piss off others and lose their respect in the process. But I'm only 21 and in community college, so what do I know.
agreed. when I was in school doing programs, time would FLY by. and if the program I was working on was something I actually enjoyed, it made it all the better. my favorite class of all was my OpenGL class where we programmed a little stick figure fighting game. I didn't mind working on it.
now if this is the same with work ... i'll let you know in a month after i start early september
I've only had one programming job, and it sucked. But it was doing programming stuff that I would hate regardless of pay/etc. So it seems the trick is to find a job coding stuff that you truly find fun and interesting. But many a programmer (including myself) gains/loses interest in different things quite quickly, so staying for the long haul might be a problem.. I dunno. These are all questions I ask myself.
purbeast0
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Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
It is time consuming. But the time FLIES for me, when I'm in the "zone." Does it for you? Or are you constantly looking at the clock, trying to hurry or hoping it's over soon? That might be an important indicator.
Programming can be pretty stressful, though I suppose it depends on the job. If you're getting into ANY field simply for the $$, I doubt you will do very well, and you'll probably piss off others and lose their respect in the process. But I'm only 21 and in community college, so what do I know.
agreed. when I was in school doing programs, time would FLY by. and if the program I was working on was something I actually enjoyed, it made it all the better. my favorite class of all was my OpenGL class where we programmed a little stick figure fighting game. I didn't mind working on it.
now if this is the same with work ... i'll let you know in a month after i start early september
I've only had one programming job, and it sucked. But it was doing programming stuff that I would hate regardless of pay/etc. So it seems the trick is to find a job coding stuff that you truly find fun and interesting. But many a programmer (including myself) gains/loses interest in different things quite quickly, so staying for the long haul might be a problem.. I dunno. These are all questions I ask myself.
Yea I hear you. When I got into my 4th year of Comp Sci, that is when I realized that I would like to get into commercial software development. and lucky enough, that is what I'm getting into. i'm working for the company that created the globally ranked CAD software Vectorworks. so I am hoping it will be alot of fun
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