On Saturday 04 June 2005 12:24, John Oliver wrote: > On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 08:08:16PM -0700, Todd Walton wrote: > > On 6/2/05, Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Experienced only -- sorry to have to say it. > > > > For as long as I can remember, this has always been a problem. > > Everybody wants experience, no one wants to give it. > > Plus, once you get "experience", it ages very, very quickly in the > computer field. For a couple of reasons, even with ten years at this > stuff, I'm about worthless today. I probably couldn't get much more > than an entry-level job unless I lucked into something like my present > job. I think, and hope, that I'm in my last computer job... I'm looking > to make a drastic career change and leave all the computer headaches > behind :-)
Sorry to topic drift, but John said something I have been feeling myself for a couple years, and I know there has been others that have hinted at the same: Namely- Am I the only one burning out and getting bored? I've been doing sysadmin stuff for about 10 years now. I backed into the position, woefully naive and inexperienced, but loved every bit of the challenge and learning curve. I have a knack for hardware, networking and troubleshooting, and like to think I am quick to learn things as I needed them. No paper, no certs ( I can't learn in typical educational environments ) So I too feel worthless. I can say with all confidence, I am done. This is my last computer job too. I am looking for something more rewarding, tangible and less depedent on the vagaries of clueless management and users. I've often likened being a sysadmin to playing golf. If you love it, you work on your game, refine your skills and play every chance you get because you want to get better. But it takes someting out of the game when others keep telling you where to hit the ball, yell at you when you blow par using the clubs they chose for you, change the rules mid course and demand you play under less than ideal conditions. Especially when they can't even sink a putt from 1 foot... At some point, no matter how much you love the game, it ceases to be fun. I want it to be fun again, something I fiddle with and not something I dread. Anyway... We have two exit plans, one involves starting a company with a friend, completely unrelated to IT - ( if the numbers pan out- we have capital ready to roll-we'll know in a few months) and the other is we sell our home and just bail out of California for the PNW, start my own small home based company making hand made soap and candles, live on a couple acres, the missus wants to play in the corporate world for a while. Am I the only one? C. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
