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Post by Astroruss on Apr 5, 2014 14:37:30 GMT -5
And working with books is always cool, isn't it? It is indeed. I do admit I will miss it when the day comes that I move on. What kinds of jobs are you interested in?
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Post by Scotty on Apr 6, 2014 9:26:38 GMT -5
It is indeed. I do admit I will miss it when the day comes that I move on. What kinds of jobs are you interested in? That's been my issue...I don't have an interest in a specific field. I'm going to be looking at maybe doing an IT degree of some sort, or maybe at least some kid of certification.
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Post by Astroruss on Apr 6, 2014 14:28:49 GMT -5
What kinds of jobs are you interested in? That's been my issue...I don't have an interest in a specific field. I'm going to be looking at maybe doing an IT degree of some sort, or maybe at least some kid of certification. I was never an IT expert, but my friends that are in it say it is a tough field to break into now. You have to have lots of certifications and a couple of computer degrees to be noticed by any company. And the computer technology is always changing. The IT staff we have for the city seems very good and a bit aloof, but are in high demand now because of the city govt's project to install wifi routers throughout the city for internet service.
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Post by marle on Apr 7, 2014 19:07:40 GMT -5
I work in the IT field. For the past few years I've been doing software configuration at a large company. I've also done some computer programming here and there. I have a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. By the way, the computer information systems major is easier than computer science. It's basically the same thing, but with less math and science.
My first job in this career field was doing Microsoft Access and Excel design/coding, so I have a lot of experience in that area. I think I will finally be doing some (on the job) C or Java programming in a couple of months (same company, same software). I'm more concerned with understanding the software we're customizing, rather than the programming languages per se. The software has poor documentation, and I'm afraid that I won't be comfortable asking questions or know who to ask, especially starting out.
Overall it's OK working here. It's been more positive than negative. And I always feel very grateful to have decent employment.
Plans for the future- as I've mentioned, I'm looking to get a roommate. I should be saving a lot more money than I am now. I'm also interested in what the experience will be like, socially.
Romance, marriage, whatever... not going to happen. I gave up on that hope. It'd be nice if I could get the desire out of my head completely.
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Post by StarFall on Apr 11, 2014 14:39:52 GMT -5
I would love to get married, I would love to have a couple kids - those are the things I know for sure that I want to do. The big giant question mark in my life right now is career. I have a Bachelors in a field I love but to get a job in that field I would need at least a Masters though a PhD would be best. However, I'm not sure passion for the field could overcome my fear of public speaking - and the most likely career option in that field is to be a Professor. At the moment I'm in the middle of an Associates in a field I'm not too passionate about but which has many more options for jobs, though I should really get a Bachelors in it. However, I could use these skills, plus the ones I've acquired in my current retail job, to open my own micro business. Lots to think about.
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Post by Strawberry on Apr 13, 2014 13:59:09 GMT -5
I'd really hope there is more to marriage than that. :S I've had dreams of living in a city somewhere, but a house in the mountains actually sounds very peaceful. There's an example of some of my conflicting interests!! :S ------------------- I really feel like I'm not even sure what I want anymore. I'm currently working two very different jobs. And taking a class in a complete different direction from those two. Keeping my options open. Trying to learn to 'not put all of my eggs into one basket'...as that saying goes. And yet, I'm realizing...whether you use one basket or more....either way can potentially blow up in your face. But to be honest, lately, I don't even see myself having that much of a future. Like, literally. I don't see myself getting very old. And I don't think I want to be. Maybe I'll expand on that at a time when I don't have as much hanging over my head...when I get some time to be my usual depressy/moody/broody self. :/ (My initial instinct was to simply say: 'I will go wherever the wind blows me. Que sera, sera.' Which sounds way more cool, in my opinion. ) I hope there's more to it than that, too. But I just don't know. As for everything else, please hang in there. I hope the wind blows you toward exactly where you need to be. Thank you.
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