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RaistlinZ
Diamond Member
To the OP.... why the hell would anyone pay you $60,000 to do jack squat all day with little responsibility? With the criteria you described you'd be lucky to get $10/hr.
This thread is almost as rediculous as the one where the guy wanted to be a Special Black Ops even though he had no training whatsoever. LAWL at this entire thread.
This thread is almost as rediculous as the one where the guy wanted to be a Special Black Ops even though he had no training whatsoever. LAWL at this entire thread.
XxPrOdiGyxX
Senior member
lol is this THAT dude? hahaha.
XxPrOdiGyxX
Senior member
We may have ZaneJohnson's replacement on our hands.
Platypus
Lifer
that is a terrible list OP... you are describing an entry level job except you want little responsibility, to not have to deal with users and for this to be a high paying job.
The internet is a wonderful free resource.. read about computers and figure them out. Even if you go to college and/or study and get certs you're not going to learn how to do anything unless you figure it out for yourself. If you don't think you'll be able to put in that kind of commitment then just don't bother with this field, honestly. You cannot be good at maintaining servers unless you have programming skills in my opinion.. even having basic skills is better than nothing. On that note, how do you plan on maintaining websites if you do not understand code?
You cannot build/repair computers intelligently if you don't understand the hardware and how to build servers for specific tasks, etc.
The internet is a wonderful free resource.. read about computers and figure them out. Even if you go to college and/or study and get certs you're not going to learn how to do anything unless you figure it out for yourself. If you don't think you'll be able to put in that kind of commitment then just don't bother with this field, honestly. You cannot be good at maintaining servers unless you have programming skills in my opinion.. even having basic skills is better than nothing. On that note, how do you plan on maintaining websites if you do not understand code?
You cannot build/repair computers intelligently if you don't understand the hardware and how to build servers for specific tasks, etc.
You're basically asking to be paid 40k a year to do what a kid in high school will do for 25k/yr. Guess who they're gonna pick.
You're attitude and desired responsibilities show NO willingness to advance or learn, NO ability to be flexible in your operations and NO desire to increase your worth as an employee.
However, I encourage you to submit your resume to as many people as possible with these requirements clearly spelled out. In the rough economy, people can use a good laugh.
You're attitude and desired responsibilities show NO willingness to advance or learn, NO ability to be flexible in your operations and NO desire to increase your worth as an employee.
However, I encourage you to submit your resume to as many people as possible with these requirements clearly spelled out. In the rough economy, people can use a good laugh.
XxPrOdiGyxX
Senior member
There is nothing wrong with Geek Squad. Sure, you won't get much respect from those around this forum. But, if you do your job and actually try to do it right you will learn a lot. You can use it as a stepping stone to something other than IT. Any job can become an opportunity for better things...well, almost any.
bonkers325
Lifer
forget a computer job
get a desk job... how's that sound? want to be a desk?
get a desk job... how's that sound? want to be a desk?
MisterJackson
Lifer
Could be worse...OP could wanna not work at all and just collect welfare/disability/etc. on our dime.
Schfifty Five
Lifer
I'm not sure how old you are, but skills such as building computers/updating/repairs...those are for mom/pop local computer stores and/or geek squad jobs. $10-15 / hr
If you want to be in computers and make $40,50, or 60K, you WILL have to either know how to code/program or work in design as an engineer.
I'm sure some Sr. IT workers or IT managers make $60K+ easily but they probably know a lot about networking and possibly programming.
With the type of responsibilities you want (ie. almost none), best you can make is $10-15/hr.
Nightfall
Golden Member
It takes college and experience to get up to 40-60k a year. As for responsibility, it goes up as you go up the ladder for the most part. I am a Network/Systems admin and I am paid to make sure all equipment stays up and running. I have the experience so the job is not that difficult. About 1/2 of my day is spent on troubleshooting/helping users and the other half is on projects like improving the network.
If you want to get a job in IT and make good money, let me help you out by telling you what to do. I used to do IT hiring and these lessons should be learned.
1. You will have to take a low paying job to get experience. Usually, even your first 2 years out of college are going to be low paying ones.
2. If you don't have a degree in IT, get one. Even if it is a 2 year degree. The higher you go in education, the easier it will be to get that higher paying job.
3. When you start working, start studying to get certifications. CCNA, A+, Network+, MCSA, etc. Certifications are good for bolstering your resume, especially if you don't have experience or education to fall back on. I have seen it where certifications can bring you up if you lack in either of those other areas.
4. It will take at least 2 years for you to get that 40-50k a year job. Once you got it, keep working on your skills by studying new things. Getting to 60k and up will require that kind of mindset.
5. Once you get to that 60k a year job, keep up with your skillset. If you can, go back to school and get a 4 or 5 year degree. Management pays more and getting that will require a better degree.
6. Be patient.
Good luck!
If you want to get a job in IT and make good money, let me help you out by telling you what to do. I used to do IT hiring and these lessons should be learned.
1. You will have to take a low paying job to get experience. Usually, even your first 2 years out of college are going to be low paying ones.
2. If you don't have a degree in IT, get one. Even if it is a 2 year degree. The higher you go in education, the easier it will be to get that higher paying job.
3. When you start working, start studying to get certifications. CCNA, A+, Network+, MCSA, etc. Certifications are good for bolstering your resume, especially if you don't have experience or education to fall back on. I have seen it where certifications can bring you up if you lack in either of those other areas.
4. It will take at least 2 years for you to get that 40-50k a year job. Once you got it, keep working on your skills by studying new things. Getting to 60k and up will require that kind of mindset.
5. Once you get to that 60k a year job, keep up with your skillset. If you can, go back to school and get a 4 or 5 year degree. Management pays more and getting that will require a better degree.
6. Be patient.
Good luck!
Hey ya'll. OP is back... Can't let this dog lie.
So, if I get an Associates in IT, and bust my ass for 2 years working, I can get around 40k-50k? Sounds good to me. Hell it took an Associates and 8 YEARS working just to reach 45k, which is wear I am now doing CAD.
I see everyone in computers, all lazy, just swimming in the money, making tons of money, so I figure why shouldn't I be doing the same? Like the commercials say, "sick of your job, get into IT, anyone can do it". How hard can it be? We all know IT people don't do squat except for when the server goes down and thats it. So I figure that I can learn how to fix that, and take my 60k+/year job at the same time. As long as it's computers, MGMT will deal the dough, yea?
So, if I get an Associates in IT, and bust my ass for 2 years working, I can get around 40k-50k? Sounds good to me. Hell it took an Associates and 8 YEARS working just to reach 45k, which is wear I am now doing CAD.
I see everyone in computers, all lazy, just swimming in the money, making tons of money, so I figure why shouldn't I be doing the same? Like the commercials say, "sick of your job, get into IT, anyone can do it". How hard can it be? We all know IT people don't do squat except for when the server goes down and thats it. So I figure that I can learn how to fix that, and take my 60k+/year job at the same time. As long as it's computers, MGMT will deal the dough, yea?
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