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Adventuresome or "Hands On" Careers in Tech?

Posted by Cliff on from the escape-from-the-cube-farm dept.

omission9 asks: "For about 10 years I have worked mostly behind a desk in a cubicle and am starting to feel that this environment is making me miserable. The cheap fluorescent lights, the stuffy air, and the restless feeling I get from just sitting so long are starting to really annoy me. My background is mainly as a programmer but I started my career as a network engineer/network administrator. I am also a member of the US Naval Reserve and am cleared as high as Top Secret. Are there any jobs out there that match this sort of skill set (more or less programmer but generally excellent tech skills) that don't require being stuck behind a desk? Paying relatively well would be a major plus as would something that provides a solid career (20+ years of work). Is there anyone out there, from anywhere other than a cube farm, that may have some advice?"

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  1. Go Navy by scdeimos · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear the UK Navy will be looking for a whole bunch of shipbound IT people when their next generation of Windows-based warships go to sea. :)

  2. Re:'Hands On' IT career.... by supremebob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Speaking of jobs with military background, I hear that Haliburton still needs a bunch of contractors with IT skills in Iraq. The hazard pay is probably great, but that might be a little TOO much excitement for you.

  3. Oblig by fireman+sam · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Sounds like someone has a case of the mondays"

    --
    it is only after a long journey that you know the strength of the horse.
  4. IT is your place by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Join the ranks of the noble IT department, I guarentee you will get the hands-on
    experience you crave.

    You will infact be on your hands and knees, rebooting servers, carrying desktops, laptops, installing ram, etc.

    Better yet, you will be pulling cable, mounting hardware, changing tapes, etc.

    You are trading a sedentary work, for mind numbing, soul sucking work, it's your pick.

  5. Re:'Hands On' IT career.... by plopez · · Score: 2, Funny

    and then expect you to protect them in the event of an attack.

    Here's some fun. Take them for a drive. Tell them you are going on a picnic. Dump them in Fallujah, or some other gnarly place, and then let them walk back.

    Real life 'call of duty'.

    The thought just warms my heart. :)

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    putting the 'B' in LGBTQ+