Need a break!!!

I think I seriously need a break, I just feel so burnt out from IT. I have been doing it for about 8 years now and just don't seem to have the passion for it anymore.

Maybe I need a break or change of profession.

I'm not really sure why. I think it may be 2 reasons.

1. I have just filled my head with so much computer knowledge I have forgotten everything else, not to mention studying hard and doing exams for what seems like forever. I am also finding myself forgetting things I used to know about computers because of all the new stuff I have to learn. And on top of it all I get no respect, everyone things we are just nerds who "talk" to computers all day and do nothing.

2. Maybe the novelty has worn off. Back when I started no one even knew what IT was or what it stood for. Only a few people were even interested in computers, or at the least fixing them. Now all of a sudden everyone I speak to, yeah I'm in IT, my brothers in IT, my Grandpa is in IT, my little sister is in IT it just never ends. Why do so many want to get into IT when not that long ago most didn't even care how to turn spell check off. Its just frustrating!! Its like everyone has invaded IT either for the money or because they think they are sh*t hot because they change a network card.

Both of those combined have probably lead to my feeling of being a souless desk jockey. I just do the things that interest me and that I enjoy but I am surrounded (in every job I go to) by half wits who are just in it for money or just think they know it all. I'm not saying I know it all but I do my best and admit when I don't know something.

I just can't wait for the day they turn IT into a real profession and you must be with a registered government approved body for IT so if you do the wrong thing you can be accountable and you also have to prove yourself.

Anyone else get these feelings?

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Ten9t6

I have to get it all in now.....Our first one is due in March!

......We find out the sex tomorrow..

Kenny

QUIX0TIC

Wow... for me... I have until Sept then do the chinese wedding thing and then the family (inlaws) will accept us to have kids. So, I have a year to get my shi-ot in line!

paige1

I think you had it right at first. You just need a break.

(When you get to New York be sure to get a couple of those hot dogs with cooked red onions on them from the street vendor).

hc2ab

Your really making "n" times more than those from some other country.

The competition is so fierce it don't take forever to get certs. More like a few day.

determinedgerman

hc2ab wrote:

Your really making "n" times more than those from some other country.

The competition is so fierce it don't take forever to get certs. More like a few day.

Yeah you might get a cert within a couple of days. Using Braindumps and memorizing questions and other stuff cheaters do. If you are not working in the field that you are taking your certs in it will take a while to study and understand the topics.

Don't forget that having a cert doesn't mean you know everything.

skully93

Yah, I think if certifications as either a foundation of or quantification for knowledge.

I know a lot of burnt out IT guys. It can be tough because right now it's hard to keep pace, and a lot of people are frustrated because you get laid off, moved, or overburdened a lot, just to have some 18 year old who grew up with computers blow right by you, even though they're a jerk.

But, I see it as a means to an end. I'm decent at it, want to learn, and need something that pays well so I can travel on my off time and keep up my martial arts training. Getting hit in the face is sometimes a relief when studying for those exams

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The biggest thing is this: No matter what you do, everyone gets burnt out. You can change careers or whatnot, and that's fine. But you'll get sick of that too. Really what you need is to find something within you that makes you feel good, and radiate that to the rest of the world. I find a lot of the time that if I'm feeling upset about something externally, it's often related to an internal issue.