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heres one for the IT guys on here...
Some one slashdoted a story that had their own idea of the worst points of IT a while ago.
With my current health scare (I'm waiting to find out if I have a tumor in my head) it's made me think, is it really worth it?
Do I really wanna spend the rest of my life watching a windows bar load? or staring at code?
Well heres my take on the top 10 thing thats screwed about IT, what are your thoughts?
10. you never have a name, your just "the IT Guy"
9. your under appreciated, you spend years learning the ins and outs of a computer system, your good at your job, and you do all of your work as fast as you can... and a client still hates paying $50 for rolling back a driver. shit if a plumber was to charge that much for changing a washer on a tap it'd be a bargain!
8. Every one expects you to help for free. the second your job comes up in conversation with new friends or in a group of people, the first thing they ask is "oh maybe you can help me?", and never expect to pay for the "favor".
7. over saturated market. good luck finding a job without at least 3-4 years of tafe or even longer at uni. and even then there'll be 50 people applying for the same job.
6. sitting threw useless tafe courses to get to the valuable classes. you have to complete cert 1,2&3 before you actually start learning things you don't already know.
5. the disgruntled clients. how many times have you fixed something, and 2 days later the client has done exactly what you told them not to, then they blame YOU and expect you to come fix it again for free.
4. job security. non existent unless you get into government, or have a uni degree, and even then theres always the chance that you'll be "out dated" and be replaced.
3. bad life style habits. when was the last time you exercised? how many people in IT are over weight or have poor diets?
2. no feeling of pride in your work. say you work on a big project for 2 years (a website, or a program, or a game...etc) by the end you have something that probably fits onto a thumb drive and will be outdated in a few years and forgotten about. work in say carpentry or masonry for 2 years and you could build a hospital, or a shopping center, or a church... all of which will still be standing for decades if not CENTURIES!
1. Stress and health issues. for those of us lucky enough to find a job in IT somewhere that is stable with good pay can look forward to things like, high blood pressure, ulcers, heart problems, the list could go on and on...
I know I sound like I'm exaggerating every point I've made... but let me ask you this.
will you look back on your life and be able to say "I made a difference? I feel proud to have worked for 25 or more years behind a keyboard?"
I asked myself that question recently, and all I came up with is... "I'm wasting my life..."
*goes off to write poetry about pain in a dark corner while crying... in a non conformist way of course*
Some one slashdoted a story that had their own idea of the worst points of IT a while ago.
With my current health scare (I'm waiting to find out if I have a tumor in my head) it's made me think, is it really worth it?
Do I really wanna spend the rest of my life watching a windows bar load? or staring at code?
Well heres my take on the top 10 thing thats screwed about IT, what are your thoughts?
10. you never have a name, your just "the IT Guy"
9. your under appreciated, you spend years learning the ins and outs of a computer system, your good at your job, and you do all of your work as fast as you can... and a client still hates paying $50 for rolling back a driver. shit if a plumber was to charge that much for changing a washer on a tap it'd be a bargain!
8. Every one expects you to help for free. the second your job comes up in conversation with new friends or in a group of people, the first thing they ask is "oh maybe you can help me?", and never expect to pay for the "favor".
7. over saturated market. good luck finding a job without at least 3-4 years of tafe or even longer at uni. and even then there'll be 50 people applying for the same job.
6. sitting threw useless tafe courses to get to the valuable classes. you have to complete cert 1,2&3 before you actually start learning things you don't already know.
5. the disgruntled clients. how many times have you fixed something, and 2 days later the client has done exactly what you told them not to, then they blame YOU and expect you to come fix it again for free.
4. job security. non existent unless you get into government, or have a uni degree, and even then theres always the chance that you'll be "out dated" and be replaced.
3. bad life style habits. when was the last time you exercised? how many people in IT are over weight or have poor diets?
2. no feeling of pride in your work. say you work on a big project for 2 years (a website, or a program, or a game...etc) by the end you have something that probably fits onto a thumb drive and will be outdated in a few years and forgotten about. work in say carpentry or masonry for 2 years and you could build a hospital, or a shopping center, or a church... all of which will still be standing for decades if not CENTURIES!
1. Stress and health issues. for those of us lucky enough to find a job in IT somewhere that is stable with good pay can look forward to things like, high blood pressure, ulcers, heart problems, the list could go on and on...
I know I sound like I'm exaggerating every point I've made... but let me ask you this.
will you look back on your life and be able to say "I made a difference? I feel proud to have worked for 25 or more years behind a keyboard?"
I asked myself that question recently, and all I came up with is... "I'm wasting my life..."
*goes off to write poetry about pain in a dark corner while crying... in a non conformist way of course*
