That is the best.... I have the same situation... My boss just approves my timecard... no questions... Pretty sweet gig.
Yeah, I work autonomously so I never have to report to anyone. Huge perk. As long as it all works they leave me alone.
Yeah, I'm managing around 60 VMs by myself. I'm the only IT guy at the company. On top of that I have to manage all the NAS backups, the website, the SQL servers, the shipping system and all proprietary SW that we use. At least my days (and sometimes nights) go by quickly!
IT engineers are probably just as strange and share many similar qualities. They always like to be in command and right in any discussion. Nothing will be different. Trust me, I've been doing this for 20 years from answering phones to running teams it's never ego free.
I like the area I just hate the fucking weather when it gets cold as shit and snow. Plus jobs will always be around here and you can make good money if you're good at software development.We are always hiring EE in the DC area, working alot of cool things..IT requires a security clearance, and I cant really talk much about it due to NDA's.
If you are dead set on staying in the midwest my suggestions wouldnt work.
Ask @purbeast0 he loves DMV LOL
I like the area I just hate the fucking weather when it gets cold as shit and snow. Plus jobs will always be around here and you can make good money if you're good at software development.
Yeah I just went to the grocery store cause I always go Monday around 3:30 after the gym, and it was full on panic mode. I didn't even know it was supposed to snow until today.I had to bust your balls Snow this week... woop ha ha
It's not just that I don't like the work, I don't even like the industry that I'm in. I don't like my older coworkers - they are extremely arrogant/condescending. This is something that is probably prevalent in the entire industry. They take so much pride in being right, they're like little children. If they are ever proved wrong they go red in the face and act like someone just killed their family. One guy, around 52-53, was telling me that I was wrong for using a mouse with my laptop. Apparently keeping a computer in my bedroom is also wrong.
The amount of borderline autism in these people is literally mind boggling.
Ya know, the 50 year old guy is right about the using a mouse with a laptop thing. You really should learn how to use the trackpad properly for when you're fully mobile, or go the docking station route in your office/cubicle and get a pair of external monitors with a keyboard and mouse.
Working as IT staff in a large company is terrible.
I think a lot of people don’t understand what I am looking for - maybe I phrased it incorrectly. Im not looking for an IT career. I want to get into tech. Two different things, I believe.
As for the suggestion about hobbies - I have had plenty of hobbies over the past five years. Does nothing to keep my mind off work.
I look at the next 25-30 years of my career and think, there’s no way I want to be an EE the rest of my life. Or even someone that’s purely technical.
I want to pursue different fields - big data, artificial intelligence, finance, tech, etc. i just see programming as a basis for all of that. I don’t have an end goal in mind for my career. I see work as an experience/opportunity to learn - the money is not a major concern because I think I would be comfortable past $90-100k which isnt that difficult these days with some experience.
IT is far from what I want - I can see how many of you think my expectations are ridiculous in that sense.
I think thats a bit broad. I've worked for companies with 1 other IT person all the way up to thousands of other IT people. While there are pluses and minuses to both and will vary by company but I liked the one with thousands of other IT people.
I guess I'm still a little confused about what you are looking for. "Tech" and "Programming" at a lot of places still falls under an IT umbrella. Bigdata\analytics as a noob would likely mean supporting someone else's environment so you'd get the grunt calls from people who either don't know how to use Hadoop\MongoDV\R\etc or deal with scientists\customers who don't understand what is possible (or that sales told them 'Yeah we can do that no problem'). I also think it would be a while before consulting would take off for tech related areas on your list. It could very well be tunnel vision on my part from my experience but a lot of the RFP\Q\I\D scoresheets I see would get you cut from consideration or ask someone with more experience be the one doing the consulting.
Sorry bud, gonna have to disagree, 50yo is wrong. Trackpads are well below mice on usability, to the point that I'd rather drag around a laptop, mouse, and book, rather than deal with a trackpad.Ya know, the 50 year old guy is right about the using a mouse with a laptop thing. You really should learn how to use the trackpad properly for when you're fully mobile, or go the docking station route in your office/cubicle and get a pair of external monitors with a keyboard and mouse.
Sorry bud, gonna have to disagree, 50yo is wrong. Trackpads are well below mice on usability, to the point that I'd rather drag around a laptop, mouse, and book, rather than deal with a trackpad.
I'd have more respect for someone that brought around one of those stupid trackball mice rather than someone who worked with a trackpad. It's really sad.
Try using that little nub in the center of the keyboard! I really don't understand how anyone can learn to use that thing.
There are college grads who get jobs in consulting with little to no experience, and there are people who get tech jobs without even a bootcamp. Some people get hired as developers and learn on the job. I feel like too many people on the internet post discouraging advice but in reality that’s just not how it is.
I wouldnt be surprised if I got an entry level consulting job with 5 years of oil/gas experience.
Yeah - no where in my post did I say he wouldn't get a job or that college grads can't get consulting jobs. Anyone can get a job in consulting but that doesn't mean its a good job or that they know dick about what they are supposed to do. I said it would probably be grunt work to start or it would take a while to take off. That isn't necessarily a bad thing just something to be aware of. Are there jobs out there where you don't have to 'pay your dues' with crappy\boring IT\Tech\Analytic\Programming work? Of course. But they seem to be very few and far between. For a lot of the really unique and interesting (and fun) jobs customers absolutely will not hire or want to deal with a consultant without a substantial amount of experience - because that is exactly what they can get from competitors.
It's not just that I don't like the work, I don't even like the industry that I'm in. I don't like my older coworkers - they are extremely arrogant/condescending. This is something that is probably prevalent in the entire industry. They take so much pride in being right, they're like little children. If they are ever proved wrong they go red in the face and act like someone just killed their family. One guy, around 52-53, was telling me that I was wrong for using a mouse with my laptop. Apparently keeping a computer in my bedroom is also wrong.
The amount of borderline autism in these people is literally mind boggling.
I'm not a guy with a big ego - living with my parents doesn't define me as a person. That, and I love my parents/family dearly. I haven't lived with them since I was 18, and wouldn't hesitate to move back in with them on a temporary basis. They are getting old.
I think thats a bit broad. I've worked for companies with 1 other IT person all the way up to thousands of other IT people. While there are pluses and minuses to both and will vary by company but I liked the one with thousands of other IT people.
That red tape gets spawned from someone somewhere being traumatized. Example, I had a position a few years back where we had a accidental outage due to a mistake during routine maintenance. Now this was 100% my fault as I did not properly supervise my junior engineer who was assisting with the work. The outage took around 2 hours to resolve and was a complete site outage. The outcome of this outage was insanity. The manager decided that no work could be done until after hours. This ended with my team sitting at our desks from 9-5 doing nothing. We watched youtube, we played cards, etc. We then did all work from 11pm to 3am. I found a new job a few weeks later.Too much bureaucracy and red tape at most large companies. Many seem to take ITIL way too literally and it kills productivity and morale, but the issue is, they're the ones that pay the best for the most part. Small companies and government can't afford me.
The best gig is being a consultant and going into large organizations - easily the best job I've had.
That red tape gets spawned from someone somewhere being traumatized. Example, I had a position a few years back where we had a accidental outage due to a mistake during routine maintenance. Now this was 100% my fault as I did not properly supervise my junior engineer who was assisting with the work. The outage took around 2 hours to resolve and was a complete site outage. The outcome of this outage was insanity. The manager decided that no work could be done until after hours. This ended with my team sitting at our desks from 9-5 doing nothing. We watched youtube, we played cards, etc. We then did all work from 11pm to 3am. I found a new job a few weeks later.