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Has the Glory Gone Out of Working In IT?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the good-old-days dept.

An anonymous reader writes to wonder if the glory has gone out of IT. One blogger remembered his first impression upon entering a profession in IT that made it seem like the place to be, with a new shiny around every corner. What experiences have others had? Has a more pervasive technical culture forced our IT gurus into obsolescence?

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  1. Re:huh? by mcgrew · · Score: 4, Informative

    According to this article the only problem an IT guy should have getting laid is the fact that an 80 hour work week doesn't leave much time for anything but work.

    And, women don't go for "glorious" guys, they go for tall, rich, funny men. Usually they'll settle for one of the three.

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  2. Re:huh? by cayenne8 · · Score: 5, Informative
    "Was coming here to say pretty much the same thing. If we wanted glory, we'd have become firefighters or something. We like fixing problems, for the most part."

    Hell, I'm only here for the money!!

    That's the ONLY reason I'm at any job whatsoever, it is nothing more than a means to an end...the end being my being able to live the lifestyle I wish. The job does nothing more than enable to me to do as I please.

    If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd not even bother coming back here to pack anything up.

    Work for glory? I can't even fathom the concept...

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