Hope you werent looking for referrals or recommendations with that opening line... not a good look!!!
Layman thinks someone in IT does programming, networking, desktop, web design, etc. What exactly are you talking about?
Trying to see the Footloose remake tonight, but I really think it looks like a turd. Recommendations?
As others have said, if you don't like it, don't do it. If you don't like it, chances are you won't stay up on current tech on your own, and you will fall behind your peers in continuing ed. Like penda45 said, you work odd hours. Honestly, you will be on call 24/7/365 at a more responsible position. And it's accepted, for some reason, that you put in long hours with no extra pay. So instead of saying yes to pay you have to say no to extra work with no pay, because it's implied. With all of that said, experience is king in IT, because it's such a young industry and it's hard to quantify education and certifications to real-world skills. So jump into any job, push for the area you want and be creative with your resume while being able to back it up with skills.
My company has a ton of open IT positions: http://www.dyonyx.com/about-us/employment.aspx You can send your resume to careers@dyonyx.com
I'm an IT consultant for a small sized IT company in the Heights, I HATE my job with a passion. Best thing to do is leave, or do something that pays extra on the side. For me, I have a passion for Android development and I enjoy it enough to not care about my dissatisfaction with my job. The hours suck, for real.
How much experience do you have? I can hook you up with one of our recruiters and they'll find you projects you might actually like. Lots available in Houston. Mobile apps is where the money is at. Anyways, I remember glancing at a job order once and seeing that it was a 6 month project that involved working from San Diego, France, and finally Amsterdam at different junctures. I was like damn... wish I knew how to program.
IT is such a broad term. It could mean - Hardware - Software - Web Dev - UX - Design - Network - Engineering - Product Management - Project Management - Programming - Sales, Marketing, Interactive Advertising.. etc. etc.
Title specified industry. Which is even broader. Could mean anything from being the janitor at Google to flying Zuckerberg's sex helicopter.
What don't you like about the IT field? Throw us a bone, here... is it the getting fat and having to wear a mu-mu like Homer? We don't all have to do that. ms. south carolina????
me too took computer science class in sophomore year and had a bad teacher studying to go into MIT right now sucks cause hardly remember anything from highschool
