If you have the right skills AND the right exposure, life can be very good.
There is a game to be played, as long as your principles and ethics are not at stake, learning to play the game successfully is a career enhancing skill. And it is not too hard. -ASB: http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker Sent from my Motorola Droid On Mar 4, 2011 7:04 PM, "Webster" <[email protected]> wrote: > "The law of supply and demand ultimately catches up, and now the computer > field is somewhat over crowded." > > > > There is a LOT of work if you have really good "Citrix" skills. If I worked > 40 hours a day, I couldn't keep up with the offers for work. I just raised > my billing rate 67% and I haven't lost any business. I have also > accumulated 52 Citrix certs since 2004 but, other than Citrix partners who > have to have them, not a single customer has asked me if I am certified (in > anything). > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > <http://dabcc.com/Webster> http://dabcc.com/Webster > > > > > > > > From: MMF [mailto:[email protected]] > Subject: RE: Morale killer... > > > > I've been in the computer field for nearly 50 years. Before there were > "certs", there was a general shortage of computer people, not to mention > "experienced" people. Back then, I had friends changing jobs every 3 to 6 > months to get very nice pay increases. The law of supply and demand > ultimately catches up, and now the computer field is somewhat over crowded. > So, you have a choice. Do you want to make more money, or do you want to > enjoy your job? Titles are meaningless anyway. Studies have confirmed that > most people don't consider themselves underpaid until they stop enjoying > their job. In talking to friends, relatives and co-workers, the great > majority would quit their job if they won the lottery or inherited a > fortune. Nuff said! > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
