Just wondering what all you IT guys think of your jobs, and why you do them. Is it for the money, is it because you love the job, because you know what your doing and it pays the bills, or something else entirely?
Those that work in IT, what do you actually do, and do you enjoy your job?
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Well previously I was a PC technician for a large corporation. Now im training for management. I did enjoy it but keep progressing otherwise it will get boring, well it did for me anyhow.
I've been helpdesk (my first IT job and my first "real" job) for nine months, and I actually like it so far, plus the money's decent and better than any other job I've had.
Yeah I am the type that could get bored doing the same thing for a long time as well. I am just not sure if I would like a management type of job.
I just really am not sure how I want to proceed with my job future. I am currently a production technician for a company that inventories, repairs, recycles, resells all sorts of electronice equipment, mainly PC stuff. Its actually a pretty decent job, but the money while not horrible isn't great either.
I don't currently have a degree, and just don't know if I have what it takes to go back to school for another 2-6+ years to get a degree. But it seems now a days you need a degree to get a job. Although I also know experience is just as important if not more so then a degree. But its hard to get that experience without a degree or something.
I just really am not sure how I want to proceed with my job future. I am currently a production technician for a company that inventories, repairs, recycles, resells all sorts of electronice equipment, mainly PC stuff. Its actually a pretty decent job, but the money while not horrible isn't great either.
I don't currently have a degree, and just don't know if I have what it takes to go back to school for another 2-6+ years to get a degree. But it seems now a days you need a degree to get a job. Although I also know experience is just as important if not more so then a degree. But its hard to get that experience without a degree or something.
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Lifer
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I got a PC Tech job about six months ago. I also did tech support at a call center, that was pure hell. I'm happy where I'm at and I enjoy doing what I do however if there was a raise in the near distant future that would make the job even that much more nicer. I do with I was getting paid a little more.
i love it. but right now is a crappy time. so much stuff going on i doubt it will all get in place before the users get to the new systems.
sadness and stress fill my days and evenings. so...right now im not really enjoying it. but i will again in about a week and a half.
sadness and stress fill my days and evenings. so...right now im not really enjoying it. but i will again in about a week and a half.
episodic
Lifer
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I left it. I had a degree in Network Administration. I found that people in my area wanted miracles at crap pay. The whole pager thing, middle of night emergencies, and them expecting me to learn a whole new set of technologies every 3 weeks was getting my hair gray. That and stupid management.
I had to deploy 120 workstations, for instance. The IT manager did not believe in Ghost & Sidwalker OR Microsoft's deployment solution. I had to hand configure complex propriety software for 120 separate workstations AND set them up in less than 2 weeks.
That was just one of many WTF's that got me out of it.
I had to deploy 120 workstations, for instance. The IT manager did not believe in Ghost & Sidwalker OR Microsoft's deployment solution. I had to hand configure complex propriety software for 120 separate workstations AND set them up in less than 2 weeks.
That was just one of many WTF's that got me out of it.
Sounds about right. I'm glad I realized sooner than later that IT wasn't for me.
Had an AS in Comp Electronics, CCNA, and was pretty much a sys admin/help desk for 200+ computer systems.
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Lifer
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As an afterthought, I am much more happy now that computers are a hobby rather than a job. I found I can't get people to understand computers.
There are three types of computer users:
Power Users/Hackers (not hacker in the bad sense)
Educated Users who really don't know computers, but thanks to a competant education can go through the motions and not cause much problems.
Computer Challenged - no explanation needed.
The high proliferation of computer challenged at all levels of company management makes it a nightmare for Power Users. I've found that since I've been programming since I got my first CoCo computer at age 4, I really cannot identify with someone who still struggles on how to create a table in word.
Whats terrible is many bosses are computer challenged and make ridculous and incredulous demands on IT workers.
I don't make crap pay, but I agree with the miracles part. Not to mention the whiners and the dumbasses or the armchair IT guys who critique your every step.
Some days I really like my job. Others, well not so much. That and I'm really burned out right now and need a vacation badly.
Yeah that sounds like stupid management episodic. But I suppose you can find that in any field.
Like I said, I like what I am doing now, but 25000 a year isn't the best pay. Plus they have us working a ton of overtime, mainly saturdays, which sucks, but then again its more money. I am actually living decently off the 25000, plus my wifes income, which is closer to 22000. But I want to buy a house, and just be able to live okay. And for now I can, but before long my current pay won't be enough. Sure I will get raises, but it likely won't be enough. Plus while I like what I am doing, I can't see myslef doing it for the rest of my life.
Like I said, I like what I am doing now, but 25000 a year isn't the best pay. Plus they have us working a ton of overtime, mainly saturdays, which sucks, but then again its more money. I am actually living decently off the 25000, plus my wifes income, which is closer to 22000. But I want to buy a house, and just be able to live okay. And for now I can, but before long my current pay won't be enough. Sure I will get raises, but it likely won't be enough. Plus while I like what I am doing, I can't see myslef doing it for the rest of my life.
SaigonK
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I am a Corporate Network Engineer, before that i was a Systems Engineer and before that a Business Systems Analyst...i have been in the field for a bit of time now 
I like my job, no doubt about it, do i wish i made more money? yes! But thats the way it goes I guess.
The worst part of my job is when there is inter-office politics...people just cant seem to leave well enough alone...
I make decent cash to do what i do, but I like to think i am damn good at it...
I like my job, no doubt about it, do i wish i made more money? yes! But thats the way it goes I guess.
The worst part of my job is when there is inter-office politics...people just cant seem to leave well enough alone...
I make decent cash to do what i do, but I like to think i am damn good at it...
Ronin
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Technically, I'm not in IT, but I do so much IT stuff in my job (for my position and the department I'm in), I might as well be. The only thing I don't have is Domain Admin access, but for the most part, that doesn't intrude on my day to day work.
For the past 5-10 years, I've primarily designed cryptographic software for large banks, defense contractors, etc. Before that, I mainly designed GUIs (bleh). Lately, I've been tasked with developing device drivers for cryptographic hardware. It can be tedious but it gives me a chance to play with a lot of neat hardware and the pay ain't bad.
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Lifer
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This is awesome - Slashdot has an article on my very gripe at the moment. . . hahah
http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/05/08/25/1632219.shtml?tid=187&tid=4&tid=218
http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/05/08/25/1632219.shtml?tid=187&tid=4&tid=218
just got out of school in may...doing java/jsp/struts/spring development within a soa architecture, deployed on weblogic 8.1.
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