Who works in IT? - Page 2

JDtech · 07-02-2010, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by edk

couldn't agree more, still love IT, but not a great way to make a living. I got out once before, looking to move on again.

Why did you return? Money?

edk · 07-02-2010, 06:38 PM

yep, i stepped down a few levels, took an easy position with a govt dept, pays not the best, but the work is easy and i get study part time at uni. i never really saw IT as a life long career, but, when its good, its really good. how bout you? see yourself doing IT forever?

JDtech · 07-02-2010, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edk

yep, i stepped down a few levels, took an easy position with a govt dept, pays not the best, but the work is easy and i get study part time at uni. i never really saw IT as a life long career, but, when its good, its really good. how bout you? see yourself doing IT forever?

No! But the fact is I just might. It's hard to step away because of the money.

JackAZ · 07-07-2010, 08:28 PM

I don't work in the IT industry but work in IT in my field. Not something I volunteered for, got thrust into it.

My love of computers started in the '80's with a Commodore 64 and IBM clone. Way back then I wrote an inventory app and payroll app for two small businesses I worked for part time. After meandering through life for awhile I landed myself an engineering degree and had a great time working on some very unique projects (mostly embedded systems). For stability I eventually settled into a boring position before leaving the working technology world for something more adventurous. Then one day I made a negative comment about the poor state of our IT division and one week later I was put in charge of it. Note to self: keep your mouth shut from now on! At the time of my reassignment I was told it would only be an 18 month gig. That was 28 months ago.

Jon Foster · 07-07-2010, 10:46 PM

And before you know it that 18 months, err, 28 months will only be 20 years!

Jon.

Bodryn · 07-20-2010, 12:25 AM

I suppose during my working days I never worked in IT, although I did write programs for a physics professor during a year off to go to more college - when I had my first opportunity to take computer courses. Got a mention in some National Science Foundation article. This was around 1975, when we had teletype machines hooked up to a mainframe 250 miles away via 110 baud modems, and also an in-house computer for when I took an assembly language course for which we had to type up IBM cards to run maybe once an hour (if we were lucky), to see if we had done it right. LOL.

I did learn early on that writing programs 40 hours a week would be too much. As a hobby, it has been GREAT, although a great time waster. We owe a lot to Steve Wozniak, and to the development of the Lisa, the predecessor to the Macintosh. An interesting book about MicroSoft can be read: Barbarians Led by Bill Gates - written by a programmer who spent 13 years with the company. Good insight on the development of the various Windows systems and how Apple's Macintosh influenced that process.

STBear · 07-20-2010, 01:00 AM

Started in computers in the 60's before there were PCs and worked in IT for 27 years before retiring. Boy how it has changed. It has been amazing to see the technological developements. The heat given off from machines with the power of todays laptop used to be used to heat buildings.

07-07-2010, 10:46 PM	#15
Jon Foster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: White Lake, MI Posts: 149	And before you know it that 18 months, err, 28 months will only be 20 years! Jon. __________________ Come visit us on the web at AITec Services

07-20-2010, 12:25 AM	#16
Bodryn Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minnesota; Manitoba Posts: 90	Work in IT I suppose during my working days I never worked in IT, although I did write programs for a physics professor during a year off to go to more college - when I had my first opportunity to take computer courses. Got a mention in some National Science Foundation article. This was around 1975, when we had teletype machines hooked up to a mainframe 250 miles away via 110 baud modems, and also an in-house computer for when I took an assembly language course for which we had to type up IBM cards to run maybe once an hour (if we were lucky), to see if we had done it right. LOL. I did learn early on that writing programs 40 hours a week would be too much. As a hobby, it has been GREAT, although a great time waster. We owe a lot to Steve Wozniak, and to the development of the Lisa, the predecessor to the Macintosh. An interesting book about MicroSoft can be read: Barbarians Led by Bill Gates - written by a programmer who spent 13 years with the company. Good insight on the development of the various Windows systems and how Apple's Macintosh influenced that process. __________________ Bodryn ======== "Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?"

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07-02-2010, 06:38 PM	#12
edk Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 49	yep, i stepped down a few levels, took an easy position with a govt dept, pays not the best, but the work is easy and i get study part time at uni. i never really saw IT as a life long career, but, when its good, its really good. how bout you? see yourself doing IT forever?

07-07-2010, 08:28 PM	#14
JackAZ Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 20	I don't work in the IT industry but work in IT in my field. Not something I volunteered for, got thrust into it. My love of computers started in the '80's with a Commodore 64 and IBM clone. Way back then I wrote an inventory app and payroll app for two small businesses I worked for part time. After meandering through life for awhile I landed myself an engineering degree and had a great time working on some very unique projects (mostly embedded systems). For stability I eventually settled into a boring position before leaving the working technology world for something more adventurous. Then one day I made a negative comment about the poor state of our IT division and one week later I was put in charge of it. Note to self: keep your mouth shut from now on! At the time of my reassignment I was told it would only be an 18 month gig. That was 28 months ago.

07-20-2010, 01:00 AM	#17
STBear Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 26	Started in computers in the 60's before there were PCs and worked in IT for 27 years before retiring. Boy how it has changed. It has been amazing to see the technological developements. The heat given off from machines with the power of todays laptop used to be used to heat buildings.