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If you were to stop working in IT, what would you do?

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When my kids get old enough, hopefulyl I can say goodbye to the boring world of IT and get back into flying.
 
Originally posted by: rudder
When my kids get old enough, hopefulyl I can say goodbye to the boring world of IT and get back into flying.
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Flying is something I'd love to get into but don't think I'd want to do it for anything but pleasure.

 
I really enjoy IT and realistically I'm in it for life - getting kind of old for another career change. But I was a copywriter/layout guy before I got into this, and that was cool as well. So if I couldn't do IT I'd probably go back into advertising in some capacity.
 
I'm getting sick of computers. Bottomless pit of stress and frustration.

If I had the motivation to leave IT for something I might enjoy more maybe a Park Ranger in Yellowstone or something.
 
I've been an IT Manager for about 5 years now, and have almost had enough. I'm seriously considering a career change. I'd like to do something that would not be in an office environment. Becoming a Fire Fighter has crossed my mind recently...
 
What age is considered to be too old for a career change?

I'm currently a system administrator and I'm getting to the point where I'm at a standstill. Granted, I do not know everything, but it seems I never get the chance to prove that I am capable of doing stuff on the next level. The management on the contract I work seems to think if your title doesn't include the word 'Engineer" in it, then you don't know $hit.

I'm currently taking courses in web development, which will include Java, PHP, XML, CGI/Perl and Visual Basic.Net (at least this is what the degree course outline consists of right now)..
Hopefully this will somehow get me away from the system admin $hithole that I'm in now..

I really don't think I can stand to be in IT too much longer though. Its hard to get out though because the $$ is good.

 
Probably something in Finance, or business management. There are fewer dedicated technicians out there now as more and more folks are trying to combine what they know with other areas of business. There are a bunch of our engineers and network managers who are pusuing MBAs (mysielf included) for example.
 
I got out of IT, went to management consulting, now am in financial services, and now am deciding what to do next.
 
Originally posted by: fLum0x
underwater archeology...it is a major at Indiana University!
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Woa, that'd be sweet!

Did you see that episode of Digging for the Truth where the went on a dive looking for Cleopatra's palace?

That'd be a sweet way to make a living!
 
Originally posted by: lokiju
Originally posted by: fLum0x
underwater archeology...it is a major at Indiana University!
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Woa, that'd be sweet!

Did you see that episode of Digging for the Truth where the went on a dive looking for Cleopatra's palace?

That'd be a sweet way to make a living!
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it would definitely be interesting.

i might like IT if i wasn't in a tech support role. i took this network admin job to get away from that but thats all i do. fix printers and answer stupid questions. fvckin joke.
 
Winemaker. Love to make it, love to drink it. Just need a lot of capital to get started.
 
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