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You should look into becoming a sales engineer who usually does a lot of traveling. When a company buys software, the sales engineers are the ones who go on site and make sure everything is set up properly.
I appreciate your feedback, although that is definitely NOT what i want to hear. And honestly, I do not want to work for a direct tv or timewarner as a general technician (no offense to anyone that holds that position). So there's no such thing as an IT consultant that gets to travel and work with tangible devices? Again, i'm not saying i don't want to sit at a desk all im saying is I want a job that includes at least SOME mobility.
The people i this thread are giving you reality. Do you like Macs? Maybe you can be an Apple Genius. The pay is actually decent but not stellar.
If you don't want to be chained to your desk try teaching. You can actually teach people how to use software as well, if there is a specific app you are good at. I spent 25% of my time a few jobs ago in a classroom setting teaching people how to use marketing software. The full-time teachers traveled to clients as well.
But if you think IT will be helping people plug in their mouses, you are mistaken.
You should look into becoming a sales engineer who usually does a lot of traveling. When a company buys software, the sales engineers are the ones who go on site and make sure everything is set up properly.
There is a lot of desk and phone time in that role too. This person is also responsible for as siting the sales reps during the sales process.
Usually there is an implementation engineer that does the setup stuff. The Sales engineer might do demos on site during the sales process, but the actual setup after purchase is handled by customer success.
Its tough to break in. You'd better be sure that you are committed and driven. And be prepared to put your time in at the entry level, bearing in mind that 80% of your colleagues probably won't advance. IT does have its incompetents and some people who lucked into their roles, but overall its pretty ruthlessly meritocratic.
But its possible. I started at the bottom and have worked my way up to a senior role.
The people i this thread are giving you reality. Do you like Macs? Maybe you can be an Apple Genius. The pay is actually decent but not stellar.
If you don't want to be chained to your desk try teaching. You can actually teach people how to use software as well, if there is a specific app you are good at. I spent 25% of my time a few jobs ago in a classroom setting teaching people how to use marketing software. The full-time teachers traveled to clients as well.
But if you think IT will be helping people plug in their mouses, you are mistaken.
What was the title/role you had so i can research further? And yes, love macs.
What was the title/role you had so i can research further? And yes, love macs.
I worked as a consultant. But software that sells to businesses that is sort of complicated generally has instructor positions. Like so:
software trainer
technical trainer
instructor
The pay is better for specific applications. Word, Excel and so on are low end apps lots of people use. If your industry has a really common app in use, being a teacher for that one can be lucrative (captive audience).
I worked as a consultant. But software that sells to businesses that is sort of complicated generally has instructor positions. Like so:
software trainer
technical trainer
instructor
The pay is better for specific applications. Word, Excel and so on are low end apps lots of people use. If your industry has a really common app in use, being a teacher for that one can be lucrative (captive audience).
Thank you, i appreciate your help. will search those jobs
Thanks for the super-negative post/feedback... you sound like one of these basic 'robots' i referred too anyways..
After reading this comment, NO you would NOT enjoy an IT job. After all, they're just robots. Perhaps working with real robots is more to your calling, because they will not give you a comment that will open your eyes to what working in IT is really like.
Trying to find an IT job that doesn't involve sitting at a desk is like trying to find a sanitation job where you don't have to handle garbage.
For the record, I am in Desktop Support, but even I spend about 30-40% of my day at my desk responding to emails, doing remote calls, logging inventory, filling out paperwork, etc.. It's just the nature of the game.
IT field service, field marketing, field sales, etc
All of these jobs have travel and a non-standard schedule.
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