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Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:18 pm to NIH
Ah, gotcha. That sounds about right. I have no problem learning code or anything to better myself.. but I'm about finished with the thought of school
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:19 pm to VermilionTiger
I feel you. Halfway through the application process I was having grass is greener thoughts of teaching or working somewhere cool even if the pay was shitty.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:21 pm to HippieTiger
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If you want a better job and more pay learn these: Basic Linux sys admin (linuxacademy.org Linux essentials course) Bash AWS (cloud)
I'm bookmarking this thread and will be looking into the stuff you and jefforize have mentioned. I really appreciate your help
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:22 pm to HippieTiger
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Basic Linux sys admin (linuxacademy.org Linux essentials course)
Bash
AWS (cloud)
Information security is where it's at right now. You can make bank with a few years experience.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:30 pm to jdd48
I do DevOps. Average salary in my area is 120k and it is booming. Google "Denver post 77 actual salaries of tech jobs" to see some good figures on salary and unemployment rates. On my phone and too lazy to do it myself at the moment
Another option is galvanize. Pricey but worth the investment. Go look at their placement rates and starting salaries
Another option is galvanize. Pricey but worth the investment. Go look at their placement rates and starting salaries
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:33 pm to VermilionTiger
I'm a history major (was going to do law school but wised up) and now work as a BA for a very large IT group and I am getting my MBA at night and on weekends.
I'm all over the fricking map
I'm all over the fricking map
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:34 pm to VermilionTiger
It used to be but now computers are smarter than people and don't really need humans to teach them anything.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:35 pm to TheCaterpillar
Same degree, how do you get into something like that?
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:35 pm to Bard
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While many IT shops want people with IT-related degrees, they are usually willing to take people with other degrees if they've shown enough initiative and aptitude to learn on their own to at least get an interview.
I have a finance degree and write software for a living
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:37 pm to VermilionTiger
Unfortunately for you, most of the jobs in ITech in this part of the country are in the oilfield and there are quite a few experienced guys looking for work now. The type of software you'll likely be using is very specific automation/instrumentation type software. Brand specific, typically but if you can learn you're way around ladder logic, that will probably come in handy and allow for more advancement. Ladder is akin to Boolean logic but not identical.
If you think you could have handled the calculus, an engineering degree would have probably been a better choice but ITech can get you places as well. Where will you be looking for employment?
If you think you could have handled the calculus, an engineering degree would have probably been a better choice but ITech can get you places as well. Where will you be looking for employment?
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:37 pm to MrSmith
I mean this in the nicest, least negative way possible but you probably write shitty .NET code for a small scale operation in Louisiana
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:39 pm to HippieTiger
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I mean this in the nicest, least negative way possible but you probably write shitty .NET code for a small scale operation in Louisiana
Why the frick would you think that?
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:41 pm to public_enemy
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Same degree, how do you get into something like that?
I honestly just knew some people at a big healthcare company and applied for an entry level analyst position that didn't require too much experience, got it, and then worked my way up. I'm in the IT group, but I don't really do IT heavy work.
Along the way getting certified in stuff like Lean Six Sigma, etc. on their dime. They are paying about half of my MBA too.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:43 pm to MrSmith
I came from BR. Most jobs were Microsoft stack shops. I guess a few were Java but things may have changed. Not that you can't do big things with .NET and MS. Stackoverflow runs off SQL Server and .NET and Nick Craver's blog posts are great to follow. However, that is the exception and not the rule
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:46 pm to HippieTiger
I get to write some SQL at work for business reporting tools. I actually really enjoy the challenge. Drink a few cups of coffee, put on the headphones, and inner join the shite out of some tables.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:48 pm to TheCaterpillar
Another big benefit, to me at least, is most of the best job markets are cities I really like. Denver/Boulder, the SF Bay Area, Seattle, Portland, and Austin to name a few
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:49 pm to HippieTiger
Well I'm primarily a python dev and don't do any .NET at my job so none of that applies to me
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:50 pm to TheCaterpillar
I like the nature of the work. I really get to use my brain and typically utilize rather simple logic to solve complex problems
Posted on 5/10/16 at 4:51 pm to MrSmith
That makes me happy to hear
Too many shitty .NET devs in this world. They still make good money and have job security. I just think they suck
Too many shitty .NET devs in this world. They still make good money and have job security. I just think they suck
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