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Has anyone here quit their IT career? Seems like the IT job market died after the dot com bust of 2000, and lotsa CS grads couldn't find jobs. Keeping up your skills in IT is another requirement - you gotta learn the latest new things and buy IT books or go to school for training.
So if you quit your IT career what made you frustrated with it? What career / jobs did you turn to?
I was swayed into studying for an IT career back in 1999 and spent like $1600 before I quit and went back to my Mech Eng career. I am so glad I never wasted $50,000 to get a DePaul IT degree. Back around 2000 DePaul used to advertise their IT courses a lot in the Chicago Tribune's Job section - that has died several years ago and so has the hotness of a DePaul IT degree.
Right now, I'm picking up Web Design as a hobby and I'm gonna make a resume website. I might also make a website about biking and losing weight by biking - like an online book - and I'd make money off of it through Google Adsense and Paypal donations [on the website]. I'm using Adobe Master Collection CS5 to do this...
I don't think web design is a good career for me because I just looked at Craigslist for Web Design jobs and they didn't pay much ... in the $20 to $30 range and I can make that kind of money already as a Proe Designer. The higher paying $65,000 web design jobs require you to have a lot of skills and knowledge. Plus I'm not talented in creating artistic and beautiful websites.
I'm a CS grad, and am still in the software industry (which is my one true love ). Can't imagine doing anything else.
Software engineering is still very much in demand, and in fact the industry overall still has a major talent shortage (note that I said "talent", not "worker"). Notice how most Silicon Valley companies have continued growing and hiring (albeit at a slower rate) throughout the recession. But run-of-the-mill IT services and operations are definitely stagnating, at best.
I quit my I/T career in 2005 and never looked back. It wasn't something I ever wanted to do anyhow, but I had a niche skill and as a result got picked up by a large company. Eventually the money wasn't worth hating my job, so I quit..
I got out of school a little over 2 years ago with an IT degree. i'm debating making a switch to something else because the market looks so dismal and i hate the constant dealing with whiny people. still looking into potential options myself!
I'm a CS grad, and am still in the software industry (which is my one true love ). Can't imagine doing anything else.
Software engineering is still very much in demand, and in fact the industry overall still has a major talent shortage (note that I said "talent", not "worker"). Notice how most Silicon Valley companies have continued growing and hiring (albeit at a slower rate) throughout the recession. But run-of-the-mill IT services and operations are definitely stagnating, at best.
Definitely agreed. Talented developers are very difficult to find. The dot com boom brought in some people that were talented, but a lot of people that were just garbage that were in it for the money.
I am currently working with some... *ahem* "weak" developers right now and it's driving me insane.
Definitely agreed. Talented developers are very difficult to find. The dot com boom brought in some people that were talented, but a lot of people that were just garbage that were in it for the money.
I am currently working with some... *ahem* "weak" developers right now and it's driving me insane.
Oh come on, do you know of anyone in IT (or almost any profession) who ISN'T there for a paycheck?
Oh come on, do you know of anyone in IT (or almost any profession) who ISN'T there for a paycheck?
I know of people who are there for the paycheck AND because they enjoy it. They don't treat the job like it's pulling teeth since most of the gigs I've seen are fairly cushy.
Some people make it seem like its grueling warfare when half the time you sit on your ass and write code, occasionally solving pretty interesting problems.
This is on the condition that the shop you work for isn't terrible.
The industry is fine if you're actually good at what you do, and rough if you aren't. Dot com boom ended a decade ago and people need to learn to deal with that.
I've been in computer programming for 5 years now, I don't want to leave it, but I want to focus on a specific niche. Right now, my company cut our pay with no end in sight, so I'm trying to find a niche that I can work my way in so I can continue working.
Plain IT just sucks, you should work on some training like Software Engineering or something to make something more of it. Web design jobs aren't bad, they're a lot of work, and don't pay very well.
I wish i could make $65,000 in today's economy! It's tough, and salaries are low!
IT is about "current skills" and if you dont have current skills you need experience and certs. Otherwise you are in the long list of people waiting to be outsourced to india of course that doesnt mean you wont be just means you can find a job quicker once they do outsource you. IT is about projects which is where the big dollars are but for short term and long term is about how long you survive before they move your job to india and your training your replacement.
Get a different career or just accept you will need to move around to stay current and will have no job security what so ever.
Do IT on the side.
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). Can't imagine doing anything else.
