I completely agree with your comment. I started doing IT because it was interesting enough to occupy my scattered mind. The upside to it is that most people are afraid of technology just enough to ensure my continued employment and the pay isn't bad either. However; I'll never go back to Corp IT again, too many politics and too many weird useless non-IT people drinking all the coffee in the department. I still have yet to test for any certs because I've not had a problem finding IT work. Then again, I'm a generalist not a specialist and I'm willing to work for a little less if the job is interesting. Finally, remember this old adage especially if you venture into self-employment: "You only have to be smarter than the customer you're working for."
--Hold on, sometimes making Windows work with new hardware requires at least some study. I never wanted to learn software at all. Just enough to fix Outlook or some other crap. But now, I have to go other directions and i have to finally learn some programming/scripting. I'm still going to be certified or certifiable if you wish. It doesn't help me get more jobs(support/service consultant), I do. 8 years of sales helped that. I do support other OS's but not many. I always require customers to backup before I do any major work. Yeah sometimes data gets lost, but only if I can't fix the virus problem or physical defect. I don't work with Legos at all. I was however, a "shade tree" tech for a long time. It looks good to the people that pay you, who answer to someone else, that you have paperwork on your abilities. So I'm a registered breed, it pays the bills and keeps the Wife happy that I'm bringing in money.
--Just my Opinion let me know how you feel-- -Atom
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I completely agree with your comment. I started doing IT because it was interesting enough to occupy my scattered mind. The upside to it is that most people are afraid of technology just enough to ensure my continued employment and the pay isn't bad either. However; I'll never go back to Corp IT again, too many politics and too many weird useless non-IT people drinking all the coffee in the department. I still have yet to test for any certs because I've not had a problem finding IT work. Then again, I'm a generalist not a specialist and I'm willing to work for a little less if the job is interesting. Finally, remember this old adage especially if you venture into self-employment: "You only have to be smarter than the customer you're working for."
Umm... actually no you weren't the first post, only the first butt-head.
-Too bad the site's been slashdotted already. BTW- when does the term "slashdotted" actually show up in the dictionary as an adjective?
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--Hold on, sometimes making Windows work with new hardware requires at least some study. I never wanted to learn software at all. Just enough to fix Outlook or some other crap. But now, I have to go other directions and i have to finally learn some programming/scripting. I'm still going to be certified or certifiable if you wish. It doesn't help me get more jobs(support/service consultant), I do. 8 years of sales helped that. I do support other OS's but not many. I always require customers to backup before I do any major work. Yeah sometimes data gets lost, but only if I can't fix the virus problem or physical defect. I don't work with Legos at all. I was however, a "shade tree" tech for a long time. It looks good to the people that pay you, who answer to someone else, that you have paperwork on your abilities. So I'm a registered breed, it pays the bills and keeps the Wife happy that I'm bringing in money.
--Just my Opinion let me know how you feel--
-Atom