I spent 20 years in various trades, repair/remodeling, architectural millwork/ fine furniture, trade show/museum/corporate display, and television/movies as a carpenter, artist, and manager. After all that time I was so burned out on it all that I cashed in a 401k, home schooled myself , got a couple of certifications and found a job doing support for an ISP (spring 2000). A few job changes and layoffs later I landed this position as the one man IT shop for a brick and mortar type firm. Three and a half years later, I'm still having fun, stressed to the max, my shop I'll do it my way, no dress code--but if it all crashes tomorrow I can be a carpenter again in less than 48 hours.
Actually, if you cruise some of the mailing lists you'll find engineers asking their peers if/how/why because the commercial support, after not resolving the problem, threw up their hands and said, "not supported in this version".
Having provided support to end users, we often googled for answers, but as a professional, you'd never say that. "Please hold while I resaerch that issue. I'll be right back."
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I spent 20 years in various trades, repair/remodeling, architectural millwork/ fine furniture, trade show/museum/corporate display, and television/movies as a carpenter, artist, and manager. After all that time I was so burned out on it all that I cashed in a 401k, home schooled myself , got a couple of certifications and found a job doing support for an ISP (spring 2000). A few job changes and layoffs later I landed this position as the one man IT shop for a brick and mortar type firm. Three and a half years later, I'm still having fun, stressed to the max, my shop I'll do it my way, no dress code--but if it all crashes tomorrow I can be a carpenter again in less than 48 hours.
Actually, if you cruise some of the mailing lists you'll find engineers asking their peers if/how/why because the commercial support, after not resolving the problem, threw up their hands and said, "not supported in this version".
Having provided support to end users, we often googled for answers, but as a professional, you'd never say that. "Please hold while I resaerch that issue. I'll be right back."
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Computing is creative. Art is planned and meticulous. Cooking, gardening and fishing bring me back to earth.
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