So what is your job?

[SuperFly03]

That's a conductor I thought.... (also a music type conductor but not in this case)

 

[CompTIA_Rep]

I flip burgers at McDonald's. I have never owned a computer, but I do mess with the POS systems at work, which is why I know soo much.



Anyways, I am a computer repair store owner.

 

[gloppppp]

That's a conductor I thought.... (also a music type conductor but not in this case)

:lol: No No No,the conductor just shakes all the passengers down for their tickets and the engineer sits in the locomotive and sleeps,drinks and honks the horn every now and then!

 

[AdamBomb42]

IT engineer. I have NET+ A+ MCSE and CCNA.

 

[rodney_ws]

10 years in IT here... various roles primarily involving networking. Educationally speaking I have my BAS in Technology Management along with an MBA... just trying to break into management at the health care organization that I work at.

Personally... I wouldn't recommend a career in most areas of IT. Just seems like it's going to be way too easy to outsource application development to overseas programmers. If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably go for something medical... PA, PT, OT, etc... even in those roles, a strong computer background comes in handy and is still the exception to the rule, not the norm.

 

[hubbardt]

Live an work in the UK.

Did a degree in Electronic Engineering and then started career as a Junior Software Engineer. Always prefered the digital side of things to the Analogue so gradually drifted into a career in I.T. Initially did some programming but then focused on building/configuring/supporting/connecting Microsoft technologies (boo hiss ) - Windows 2003/SQL/IIS/XP/Active Directory/Exchange ...

Started doing contracting (freelance) work 10 years ago and the pay can be pretty good - $800-$1000 per day. No formal I.T qualifications but worked for quite a few major investment banks doing architect type work.

 

[core2drew]

nearly three years done at the University of Texas at Austin; the first as an electrical engineer, and the last couple as a mechanical engineer.

this past summer i interned for intel in one of their sales offices. i have to say that it was really awesome. the job itself was cool, but this was the summer of the Core 2 release, and things couldn't have been more exciting.

being able to go to companies (their IT depts. specifically) having an ass-kicking product (especially after getting beaten in various markets the past long while) feels great.

 

[SuperFly03]

Damn I am an odd ball.... I am the local CPA (exam pending :? ) and yall are all engineers/technicians/software engineers...

*Hides in the corner with his 10 key*

 

[petevsdrm]

I'm 27. I learned drafting(CAD) and design in the army, then I went to school for drafting for 2 semesters, then CS for 2 semesters, then I got a job doing CAD work for an engineering company mapping oil pipelines. I've been here just under a year now, 40k is base pay but with overtime I pull down over 60k a year.

One of these days I'll get back to school (yeah right)

 

[pmr]

well, I've got a very stressing life...

- Audio, Video and Photo. Production and Edition.
- Taking a Sports degree at the moment.(High Performance Training and Physical Conditioning).
- MMA and Judo amateur fighter.


And btw, I'm 27.

 

[smartel7070]

Network Admin for the past ten years. Self taught and after a year in the business did some cert (MCP) but not really worth it, experience in the real world to me is best. I am now doin my stuff for an investment company in Laval, Quebec and I have 2 win2000 servers and about 40 clients comps it is not the biggest load but I also help out companies with wich we invest in to start their IT ops when they set up in our city. Also I don't even repair the comp myself I have all of this done by a shop so no tech stuff here only admin work wich is good.

Regular week is 35hours for a 38k pay with above industry standards social benefits.

 

[sviola]

I'm an Eletronic Engineer, working for a certain Blue Company.

 

[hubbardt]

Blue or Blue Chip ?

 

[ZozZoz]

mortgage broker 😀

 

[pmr]

I'm an Eletronic Engineer, working for a certain Blue Company.

Intel no Brasil?

 

[zornundo]

Damn I am an odd ball.... I am the local CPA (exam pending :? ) and yall are all engineers/technicians/software engineers...

*Hides in the corner with his 10 key*

I'll hide with you...don't know if you read all that shiz, but I'll have my CPA soon, but I work for the guvment. Speaking of which...the IRS has plenty of positions in Texas :twisted:

I just love reading about technology and whatnot

 

[gloppppp]

Damn I am an odd ball.... I am the local CPA (exam pending :? ) and yall are all engineers/technicians/software engineers...

*Hides in the corner with his 10 key*

I'll hide with you...don't know if you read all that shiz, but I'll have my CPA soon, but I work for the guvment. Speaking of which...the IRS has plenty of positions in Texas :twisted:

I just love reading about technology and whatnot :arrow: Is it true you can legally own an anti-aircraft gun in Texas?

 

[Gianti]

Looks like a fun topic to discuss...

I'm 25 hardware design engineer. Developing and designing server blades for a large company. I've did some chip design with IBM for a few years while in school and now switched to board design. Pay is pretty good - 85k + stocks/benefits.

I have BS in CS and MS in EE, so I did it all :lol: . The most important thing if you want to go into engineering is to learn physics, and it should be on top of your list always, so if your school is offering 10 classes of physics take them all and master them, you will never regret it. If you want to go into Comp Sci do the same thing with math. You will come back to your college books many times after graduation.

Thinking about the carrier, I can't say it's much fun to do programming (did it for a few years, java+DB) gets repetitive and boring after awile, and the pay is low in most cases, add the fear of being outsourced to the equation and you will get the point. Doing hardware on the other hand is nicer is some way, you feel better about things you do and usually it is always something new, though you get a bit tired over sitting hours at the labs. But some beer helps 😛

Looking at my friend who moved from hardware engineering into consulting and went from 80k to 200K+ a year, I'm thinking of going for an MBA. After a few years of eng experience and a business degree some options become available to boost your paycheck a bit.

 

[yakyb]

traning as a software developer got a Mechanical Engineering degree from university of Manchester (UK)but hate the subject. i know the boss at the firm im at so i have a fairly free role to specialise in the form of software development i want (or possibly networking) currently spend most of my time writing TSQL and doing reports in visual studio
get to do alot of analytical work also which is pretty cool

im also a semi pro rugby player played a dozen or so nat 1 games this year got a few C# courses to go on but we will see how things pan out.

 

[bam4d]

IC layout engineer drifted into the job 20 years ago after graduating with an arts degree. currently about mid 60K

 

[Gianti]

On the other hand look at it this way... no job is fun (not talking about art and music etc) . You are selling yourself for money, so go very they pay you more and at the end of the day it all that metters.

 

[wolverinero79]

Not to sound like I'm whining about your degree, but is it common down in the States to freely use the term 'software engineer'? I know here in Canada the licensing associations go nuts over people using the term Engineer when they're not actually licensed Engineers, because with the name 'Engineer' comes the implication of the guaranteed Engineering seal of approval on a project and the respect of the professional engineering association. I'm just honestly curious.

It is common to use "software engineer". Software engineers are not "licensed" as you say. Most schools required CPS majors to take a field exam, but it definitely doesn't gate you from anything. In fact, CPS is about 50/50 in terms of where it falls - sometimes it's in a college engineering school, sometimes its in the arts & sciences school. It really is less about hard science and involves more business and people orientation (surprise surprise). I have a slightly skewed view as I picked up a Business minor as well, but project management really is a key part of Software Engineering (as is problem solving). It's a very smooth transition from strictly software to managing software projects and teams (which also pays better).

Note that it's nice to be an "engineer" that can make serious money with a Bachelor's. :-D. There's almost 0 reason to get a PhD in CompSci and little benefit to a Masters. Very different than EE, ChemE, or CivE. Ironically, most "Computer Engineers" have a lot harder time finding jobs than "Computer Scientists" (aka Software Engineers).

You know (editorial side comment), I mention money a lot, but really tons o money isn't what brings happiness. I'd be just as satisfied making half of what I do. And on the other side - I know one of Bill Gates' ex-bodyguards and he said the #1 thing he remembered is that Bill was never in a good mood - he was always agitated and irritated. Do what's going to provide for basic needs, but make sure it's something you enjoy doing. </soapbox>

 

[petevsdrm]

I'd be just as satisfied making half of what I do.

I am soooo telling your boss that 😛

 

[Gianti]

You know (editorial side comment), I mention money a lot, but really tons o money isn't what brings happiness. I'd be just as satisfied making half of what I do. And on the other side - I know one of Bill Gates' ex-bodyguards and he said the #1 thing he remembered is that Bill was never in a good mood - he was always agitated and irritated. Do what's going to provide for basic needs, but make sure it's something you enjoy doing. </soapbox>

Money isn't what brings happiness it's the amount of it. It's really cool to do what you love to from half of the money, but on the other hand think of having enough on your savings so you can live on the %. This would make me happy 😛

Bill Gates, I guess, wan't agitated and irritated because of the amount of money he has, but because of all the crap in the world hitting his fan :roll:

 

[Dahak]

LOL.I'm a taxi driver full time and a self taught IT Tech.It's taken a couple years to get it right,but no worries.I've managed to build quite a clientel with computers.As for income,well that ranges from 25000-32000/year,maybe a bit more.Goodluck on your choices.

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