Just a few days away from my 40th birthday, and this is something I've thought about a lot on the past - perhaps because when one is a techie and female the expectation that you will want to move into management seems to start a lot earlier. Well that's how it seemed to me anyway.
After walking away from the offer of a management job that came with an MBA in IT Managment attached in my late 20's I have never looked back. The decision to stay techie has served me very well so far through several country moves and many job changes. As an experience techie I've never had trouble finding a job, including in coutries where I barely speak the local language.
BUT I do wonder about being a little old lady techie one day....
As for the learning new things, yes I guess it gets harder, but easier in a way too when you have so much experience to draw on.
Of course your professors think it's a great idea - they get funding based on post grad numbers.
In 20 years of working in IT I have yet to find even my bachelors degree of any use. I have worked alongside people with PhDs and people who never went to university - none of it is important - all that matters is your skills and experience.
So forget the masters and get experience!
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Female presence was "neglectable"?
Are we still being neglected?
Carol (token female presence)
Just a few days away from my 40th birthday, and this is something I've thought about a lot on the past - perhaps because when one is a techie and female the expectation that you will want to move into management seems to start a lot earlier. Well that's how it seemed to me anyway. After walking away from the offer of a management job that came with an MBA in IT Managment attached in my late 20's I have never looked back. The decision to stay techie has served me very well so far through several country moves and many job changes. As an experience techie I've never had trouble finding a job, including in coutries where I barely speak the local language. BUT I do wonder about being a little old lady techie one day.... As for the learning new things, yes I guess it gets harder, but easier in a way too when you have so much experience to draw on.
Of course your professors think it's a great idea - they get funding based on post grad numbers. In 20 years of working in IT I have yet to find even my bachelors degree of any use. I have worked alongside people with PhDs and people who never went to university - none of it is important - all that matters is your skills and experience. So forget the masters and get experience!