Sacrificing for your family's well-being and happiness is a noble cause indeed... but why make sacrifices if you don't have to? It never hurts to look around and see what your options are - there may well be something more appealing that offers equivalent pay/job security/etc. You'll never know unless you look. Burying your head in the sand and resigning to your current fate is a very defeatist approach.
Family is important, be sure you can take care of those who depend on you - but don't let it trap you into believe you're stuck being unhappy with your career for the next X years until retirement.
The 'pay-as-you-go' model seems to be a popular topic of discussion on this thread. My question is this: what is to keep some malcontent script-kiddie with a vendetta from running up your internet bill by flooding your connection DDoS style?
If your school offers a co-op program, and its not too late in your education path, take a serious look at doing a co-op program. Nothing develops relevant skills for future employment like actually being employed in a relevant position.
Also, speaking from the perspective of a recent university grad myself, I can truthfully say those in my graduating class with co-op employment on their resume were hired quite quickly (usually within 3 months) into a relevant position, whereas myself and a number of others had to jobhunt for the better part of 6 months to a year.
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You weren't. That was my initial reaction too...
Please tell me they're giving him the high tech 'security walk'!
Sacrificing for your family's well-being and happiness is a noble cause indeed... but why make sacrifices if you don't have to? It never hurts to look around and see what your options are - there may well be something more appealing that offers equivalent pay/job security/etc. You'll never know unless you look. Burying your head in the sand and resigning to your current fate is a very defeatist approach. Family is important, be sure you can take care of those who depend on you - but don't let it trap you into believe you're stuck being unhappy with your career for the next X years until retirement.
You need to H(ear)TFA instead! ... Deaf /.ers need not apply.
The 'pay-as-you-go' model seems to be a popular topic of discussion on this thread. My question is this: what is to keep some malcontent script-kiddie with a vendetta from running up your internet bill by flooding your connection DDoS style?
mod parent up!!
Excellent! Now I have something to boot to and surf microsoft's tech support site with when my Vista install inevitably goes bad!
If your school offers a co-op program, and its not too late in your education path, take a serious look at doing a co-op program. Nothing develops relevant skills for future employment like actually being employed in a relevant position. Also, speaking from the perspective of a recent university grad myself, I can truthfully say those in my graduating class with co-op employment on their resume were hired quite quickly (usually within 3 months) into a relevant position, whereas myself and a number of others had to jobhunt for the better part of 6 months to a year.
That's nobody's business but theirs!