So true. I have fond memories of both college bars and nights in the computer lab.
--- Puryear Information Technology, LLC Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 http://www.puryear-it.com Download "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" http://www.puryear-it.com/bestpractices_ebook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "-ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Advice on entering the job market? > On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Scott Harney wrote: > >> What you need to figure out is what you want to do beyond "work with >> computers". Do you want to be a Unix/Linux Sysadmin? a DBA? a Network >> Engineer/Admin? A security consultant? What do you enjoy doing? If >> you're just worried about making money, that's not enough of a reason. >> You actually have to have some passion for it. > > That is so true...take some time and figure out what you want to do. I > learned early on that you can't pay me enough to go to a job that i hate. > Do something you like doing...the money will be there, faster than you > think. > > If i could do it again i would spend less time worrying about graduation > and getting a job and more time having fun in college. The old adage 'you > live by your means' is more true than you think. A bigger paycheck just > means bigger bills.... so don't be in such a hurry to get into the "real > world"...it sucks. :) My friends and i have been out of school for a few > years and have decent jobs. But we often remember how we had much more > fun in school since we had no money and had to be much more inventive in > the ways we amused ourselves. > > ray > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org > Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University > IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
