Dual Class!
Seriously pick a second line of work that your interested (Marketing, Law, Medical, Engineering, whatever) and, go get a job with a small biz, and do both.
One of the main reasons I've been able to avoid the axman is because I balance my Engineering with my IT duties. Small firms cant afford to have a dedicated IT staff, but being able to have an employee that can do their main line of business AND IT is near priceless.
And the added perk in my situation is that because I am working with a number of fellow engineers I can avoid most of the helpdesk nightmares because they are all intelligent people. Most of my IT tasks are system admin related.
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Dual Class! Seriously pick a second line of work that your interested (Marketing, Law, Medical, Engineering, whatever) and, go get a job with a small biz, and do both. One of the main reasons I've been able to avoid the axman is because I balance my Engineering with my IT duties. Small firms cant afford to have a dedicated IT staff, but being able to have an employee that can do their main line of business AND IT is near priceless. And the added perk in my situation is that because I am working with a number of fellow engineers I can avoid most of the helpdesk nightmares because they are all intelligent people. Most of my IT tasks are system admin related.