Not good field..Giving up..changing career
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Here is my story, worked as restaurant manager got tired of life decided to change career to IT. Well, after year as tech support, I'm sick and tired of my life. I hate every minute of my life infact I'm more stress and depress then before.
Anytime actual , let me repeat actual IT job opens I lack qualifications (aka.. not enough exp ) , well how am I supposed to get IT exp with actually being network admin ? ( the ?? ).
Ok fine, I thought well let me put more time as tech 1 ( NOT Real IT job at all ), I have yet consider for any position. Mater fact, I feel I'm losing my ability to communicate , manage, etc..which I did in previous job..Don't ask why I quite being restaurant manager..too much labor work.
Anyhow, I'm deciding to change career again to something else ( actual career ).
Anyone starting in IT... NEVER EVER TAKE TECH 1, you will feel crap and it will go no where... waste of time.. no such thing as starting at bottom, if you do you will stay at bottom..
good luck.. So hard getting Real IT job.
Anytime actual , let me repeat actual IT job opens I lack qualifications (aka.. not enough exp ) , well how am I supposed to get IT exp with actually being network admin ? ( the ?? ).
Ok fine, I thought well let me put more time as tech 1 ( NOT Real IT job at all ), I have yet consider for any position. Mater fact, I feel I'm losing my ability to communicate , manage, etc..which I did in previous job..Don't ask why I quite being restaurant manager..too much labor work.
Anyhow, I'm deciding to change career again to something else ( actual career ).
Anyone starting in IT... NEVER EVER TAKE TECH 1, you will feel crap and it will go no where... waste of time.. no such thing as starting at bottom, if you do you will stay at bottom..
good luck.. So hard getting Real IT job.
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I've been doing IT related work for 8 years now and still do grunt work on a daily basis. I made a few bad career moves in the past and am trying to make up for them now through lots of studying and hard work. If your current job isn't taking your where you want to go then by all means look for another one. But don't miss out on the learning opportunities that even a Tech 1 position can offer you.
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Or the fact that you, from this post, can't seem to properly type in english?
Not trying to be rude, being serious here.
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first thing is if you had a goal you should have been taking steps to completing it. I have been in IT 10 yrs.. and it wasn't all gravy. during this time i have got screwed over, burned out and knocked down.
However, You must have heart which over comes the problems that leads to being granted awesome opportunities for education/training, travel, making new contacts and $$$.
What "actual career" are you picking?
Personally I think you attitude in general stinks. I only say this because you need to realize that if you plan to succeed at anything you need to be dedicated and not waiver.
I think career in health care is more suitable for future and security.
A lot of people with certs who are studying for more certs are standing in line waiting for your job to open up.
You worked for 1 year in a Tier 1 help desk position. I highly doubt you are qualified to talk about the IT market. In fact, I know you aren't.
You don't mention any certifications you have achieved, any experience gained, or.. anything. All you are doing is whining about why no one is throwing themselves at your feet begging you to be their next network/system admin after working for only one year in a tier 1 job.
IT is all about growth. In IT, you will spend a lot of your time studying, reading, studying some more, running labs, reading some more, labbing some more, and studying again. On your own time.
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Based on your "actual career" choice, I am going to guess you are easily swayed by friends/articles about how "easy money" there is in IT, or health care etc. You want to fast track to $$$. It isn't going to happen.
So, anyway.. have fun in the health care industry. I hear entry level positions there involve changing diapers and wiping asses. But I am sure you will change careers once again after 12 months of checking blood pressure and no one will hire you as their Chief Neurosurgeon.
EDIT: I need coffee.
you do need coffee.
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Anyone know what movie that is from? I'm intrigued!
My points to add that go with most of yours:
1) I hope the OP is a non-native English speaker. I mean, seriously.
2) OP gave it one years try?? Wow, and I bet you were making HUGE money as a restaurant manager...
3) No education?? No Certs?? Expects to get beyond a helpdesk? YOU READ SCRIPTS FOR A LIVING, and haven't listed putting any actual effort into learning!
4) Seriously, you need to stop listening to advertisements. PCPRO isn't going to get you a job making in the 40's in only three months. Health care coding (ONLY A YEAR WORTH OF TRAINING!!!! ZOMG WHAT A DEAL!) isn't going to get you the easy life. You have to work, learn, and put in some actual effort.
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Not that I'm proud of it, but I did. At 17 years old I was hired as a cook, and a month before my 18th birthday I became the store manager. Maybe he did the same and expected the same in IT..not going to happen obviously...
IT isn't for everyone. Best of luck to him in his future endeavors.
Have you ever thought that the problem might not be outside of yourself? That is not a question for you to answer in open forums. Just answer yourself. And whatever it is your answer, dig deeper, think again and try to be honest. When you get some answers, develop a plan and act accordingly.
Nothing to be ashamed of by any means.
You probably were a hard-working honest kid.
BUT, being a manager in a restaurant is memorizing a little bit of health code, and simply learning how to do orders so that you don't end up with spoiled food. All of which can be learned in the job.
IT is all about knowledge and education. If you are sitting at the help desk and not studying in your 'down' time you are not going to go anywhere...
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If you're at least 25, you can aim for a position as a member of the US House of Representatives. Those are great jobs, but they generally only have openings every two years. Luckily, this is one of those years!
I've also heard that being a professional athlete (MLB, NFL, NBA) can be quite lucrative. I'm sure if you practice for a year & put in the same effort as you did with your IT career, you'll get a great contract.
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Let me guess, certifications don't prove anything and are a waste of time?
Good Luck
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Words to live by.
I'm sure IT is great career for many only if you started 10 years ago not now. It's nearly impossible to get exposure to IT field in 2010 without expereince or background then it was 10 years ago or 5 years ago.
Oh FYI..PA will earn $85000 to $90000 . Check mate, tell me if IT pays anything near that with job security ?
besides, you may think my english sucks, not really.. this is a freaking fourm get real not a essay or standardized test.
Anyhow good luck everyone.
I'd love to know where you get these figures from. $90K after how many years?
LMAO.
I hear people talking all the time about nursing shortages and how nurses make 70k a year and up. But thats not entirely true.
Generally, you have to be willing to work an absolutely abysmal schedule to make decent money as a nurse. 12 hour rotations, often 2nd or 3rd shift on the weekends. You also stand less chance of making money unless you specialize in a field of medicine and become a nurse (or physicians assistant) for that field.
Congrats, in a year you will literally be wiping poop from peoples bedsheets and butts while making minimum wage and crying "NOT GOOD FIELD...GIVING UP...CHANGING CURREER!!"