IT Jobs ???? In San Diego ??? Anywhere ????

[paramount]

In reference to an earlier comment about “real engineers” vs IT Engineers, there are Mission Critical IT functions, one such field is Aviation/avionics.

But to address the OP, is there any way at all that you could train in a new field? As I have stated before but without going into details, IT sucks IMO.

I know starting a new career isn’t easy, but in the long run you might be better off.

You might want to check out the forums on dice.com – very enlightening. I would not waste much time trying to find a job on Dice (as many are fake), but the forums are a great resource for those in IT.

[meadandale]

[quote=anxvariety]the only companies using Java IMO are the ones that are stuck with it. c# vs Java isn’t even really fair.

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Not even close to reality.

[meadandale]

[quote=anxvariety]the only companies using Java IMO are the ones that are stuck with it. c# vs Java isn’t even really fair.

[/quote]

Not even close to reality.

[meadandale]

[quote=anxvariety]the only companies using Java IMO are the ones that are stuck with it. c# vs Java isn’t even really fair.

[/quote]

Not even close to reality.

[meadandale]

[quote=anxvariety]the only companies using Java IMO are the ones that are stuck with it. c# vs Java isn’t even really fair.

[/quote]

Not even close to reality.

[meadandale]

[quote=anxvariety]the only companies using Java IMO are the ones that are stuck with it. c# vs Java isn’t even really fair.

[/quote]

Not even close to reality.

[drboom]

On the programming side of IT, if you think you can wait for someone to throw a spec over the cubicle wall, you’re just another interchangeable drone … and you’re screwed.

Turn off the computer and go get some experience in the real world. Working on avionics? Go get a pilot’s license. Business systems? Go work in an accounting department or at least take some bookkeeping classes (no, QuickBooks is NOT real bookkeeping). Point of sale systems? Work at Radio Shack for a while.

Seriously, most coding is easy if you’re halfway competent. The hard part is knowing which problem to solve.

[drboom]

On the programming side of IT, if you think you can wait for someone to throw a spec over the cubicle wall, you’re just another interchangeable drone … and you’re screwed.

Turn off the computer and go get some experience in the real world. Working on avionics? Go get a pilot’s license. Business systems? Go work in an accounting department or at least take some bookkeeping classes (no, QuickBooks is NOT real bookkeeping). Point of sale systems? Work at Radio Shack for a while.

Seriously, most coding is easy if you’re halfway competent. The hard part is knowing which problem to solve.

[drboom]

On the programming side of IT, if you think you can wait for someone to throw a spec over the cubicle wall, you’re just another interchangeable drone … and you’re screwed.

Turn off the computer and go get some experience in the real world. Working on avionics? Go get a pilot’s license. Business systems? Go work in an accounting department or at least take some bookkeeping classes (no, QuickBooks is NOT real bookkeeping). Point of sale systems? Work at Radio Shack for a while.

Seriously, most coding is easy if you’re halfway competent. The hard part is knowing which problem to solve.

[drboom]

On the programming side of IT, if you think you can wait for someone to throw a spec over the cubicle wall, you’re just another interchangeable drone … and you’re screwed.

Turn off the computer and go get some experience in the real world. Working on avionics? Go get a pilot’s license. Business systems? Go work in an accounting department or at least take some bookkeeping classes (no, QuickBooks is NOT real bookkeeping). Point of sale systems? Work at Radio Shack for a while.

Seriously, most coding is easy if you’re halfway competent. The hard part is knowing which problem to solve.

[drboom]

On the programming side of IT, if you think you can wait for someone to throw a spec over the cubicle wall, you’re just another interchangeable drone … and you’re screwed.

Turn off the computer and go get some experience in the real world. Working on avionics? Go get a pilot’s license. Business systems? Go work in an accounting department or at least take some bookkeeping classes (no, QuickBooks is NOT real bookkeeping). Point of sale systems? Work at Radio Shack for a while.

Seriously, most coding is easy if you’re halfway competent. The hard part is knowing which problem to solve.

[barnaby33]

I figured in order to have a thread this rant filled, it had to be started by partypup, or start with Powayseller said.

IT is pretty diverse. Java is not dead, Microsoft is not the evil empire devouring the planet. Very few people seem to be hiring. Software engineering is real engineering. No you don’t have to live in CV to be an engineer. Lots of qualified people in IT don’t have any formal IT education, I happen to.

IT, is no longer the wild west/gold mine of the last few decades. Many of us will have to move to find jobs in the current recession (just like the last one.)

Josh

[barnaby33]

I figured in order to have a thread this rant filled, it had to be started by partypup, or start with Powayseller said.

IT is pretty diverse. Java is not dead, Microsoft is not the evil empire devouring the planet. Very few people seem to be hiring. Software engineering is real engineering. No you don’t have to live in CV to be an engineer. Lots of qualified people in IT don’t have any formal IT education, I happen to.

IT, is no longer the wild west/gold mine of the last few decades. Many of us will have to move to find jobs in the current recession (just like the last one.)

Josh

[barnaby33]

I figured in order to have a thread this rant filled, it had to be started by partypup, or start with Powayseller said.

IT is pretty diverse. Java is not dead, Microsoft is not the evil empire devouring the planet. Very few people seem to be hiring. Software engineering is real engineering. No you don’t have to live in CV to be an engineer. Lots of qualified people in IT don’t have any formal IT education, I happen to.

IT, is no longer the wild west/gold mine of the last few decades. Many of us will have to move to find jobs in the current recession (just like the last one.)

Josh

[barnaby33]

I figured in order to have a thread this rant filled, it had to be started by partypup, or start with Powayseller said.

IT is pretty diverse. Java is not dead, Microsoft is not the evil empire devouring the planet. Very few people seem to be hiring. Software engineering is real engineering. No you don’t have to live in CV to be an engineer. Lots of qualified people in IT don’t have any formal IT education, I happen to.

IT, is no longer the wild west/gold mine of the last few decades. Many of us will have to move to find jobs in the current recession (just like the last one.)

Josh

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