WTF am I doing with my life?! New career.
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Computers, dude. Anything in the network administration or programming field. I opted for the administration path, taking care of servers and whatnot. There are unlimited career opportunities if you get your certifications in microsoft technologies (Like MCSE, MCITP, etc)
Computers and networks will always break. Technology will always change. There is no greater job security than to be on top of all of these changes when they come around.
Computers and networks will always break. Technology will always change. There is no greater job security than to be on top of all of these changes when they come around.
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Computers, dude. Anything in the network administration or programming field. I opted for the administration path, taking care of servers and whatnot. There are unlimited career opportunities if you get your certifications in microsoft technologies (Like MCSE, MCITP, etc)
Computers and networks will always break. Technology will always change. There is no greater job security than to be on top of all of these changes when they come around.
Computers and networks will always break. Technology will always change. There is no greater job security than to be on top of all of these changes when they come around.
But network admins, DB admins, project management and the majority of computer related higher positions are still the place for FTEs.
I would certainly look to go Fed to take advantage of your already served time in. Then go contractor for the big bucks after you retire if you wish.
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Finding MEs or EEs or CEs who can actually understand how a system works and fix it is one of our greatest challenges. There's plenty of people with degrees, but only few with a brain. Where brain and degree come together, that's whee serious employment chances are to be had.
This country is hurting for good "old school" engineers. Go ME like me :-)
This country is hurting for good "old school" engineers. Go ME like me :-)
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Engineers have some of the highest starting salaries of any profession. Mech, elec, chem, aero, industrial, comp, nuke, it all pays better than almost any B of A degree starting out.
See table:
WSJ.com
See table:
WSJ.com
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Well I had 3 weeks in the desert to figure out what I want to do with my life. I decided on computers. I've been programming and fking around with them in one way or another for as long as I can remember. I have a ton of knowledge, all self taught. I'm excited to see how much I can expand my knowledge and understanding when it's not just something I do in my tiny amount of free time.
I need to stop trying to take the easy road. I know I have what it takes, so I'm going for it. Thanks for the advice guys, I read it all
I need to stop trying to take the easy road. I know I have what it takes, so I'm going for it. Thanks for the advice guys, I read it all
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Well I had 3 weeks in the desert to figure out what I want to do with my life. I decided on computers. I've been programming and fking around with them in one way or another for as long as I can remember. I have a ton of knowledge, all self taught. I'm excited to see how much I can expand my knowledge and understanding when it's not just something I do in my tiny amount of free time.
I need to stop trying to take the easy road. I know I have what it takes, so I'm going for it. Thanks for the advice guys, I read it all
I need to stop trying to take the easy road. I know I have what it takes, so I'm going for it. Thanks for the advice guys, I read it all
#34
Originally Posted by calteg
My degree plan makes me excited and depressed looking at the classes I'll be taking.
#37
Good luck with the CompSci, I love it. I decided on CompSci because I thought I would like programming, but it is so much more than that. I always liked learning new languages, and why the paradigms are different. Imperative, OOP, Functional, I don't care. They are all awesome. And even better when you get a language like Scala that can do all three.
Let me know if you ever need any help.
Let me know if you ever need any help.
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