Two Years
Ryan on Mar 03, 2005 1:35pm
Yesterday, no wait...Tuesday was my official 2 year anniversary in my current position. Well, with the same company that is. In that time frame I believe I\'ve come a long way. Years ago, when all I did was networking, I would\'ve never imagined me being a programmer, especially since I was so sure early in my career that nobody would *EVER* convince me to be one. Here I am, 10+ years later and am knee deep in Java, and have been known to dabble in PHP.
Part of me misses the networking side of things, but when I look at what is involved with that sort of thing, I can\'t even imagine what I liked about it. I\'ve really no interest in that subject anymore, and part of me is sad. Occasionally I like to dip into that part of my \"Jack-of-all-Trades\" personality, but am noticing more and more often, that I know less, and less.
Being a Jack-of-all-Trades in I.T. is both a blessing and a curse. It\'s great because you never really get \"bored\" of your job as you\'re often called upon to do different things. However, the trade-off is, you are never called on as the \"expert\" in anything. Granted no matter how good you are, there will always be someone better, it *IS* nice to be the \"goto man\" for things.
Overall though, I am extremely happy where I am it with my career. I am slowly regaining the pay that I once made, which is always good, and I no longer feel like I am stagnating. (I suffered from a HUGE stagnation period from about 2000 to 2003, I didn\'t learn much, and my job(s) were really a pain the in ass to even wake up for.)
I am looking forward to my next year with this company and all of the challenges to come. There will be plenty of trying days, but there will be a number of successes too, (I hope).
Still, I can\'t see myself doing *this* until retirement age. Once can only hope I make good enough investments to retire before I am obsolete. Anyone know where I can buy a llama farm? (*ONLY KIDDING*).
Here\'s to another year of growing, learning, and enjoying what I do. I really am a lucky guy...great wife, wonderful daughter, and I don\'t hate my job. That makes for a happy home life and a happy work life, which is always a good combination.
Part of me misses the networking side of things, but when I look at what is involved with that sort of thing, I can\'t even imagine what I liked about it. I\'ve really no interest in that subject anymore, and part of me is sad. Occasionally I like to dip into that part of my \"Jack-of-all-Trades\" personality, but am noticing more and more often, that I know less, and less.
Being a Jack-of-all-Trades in I.T. is both a blessing and a curse. It\'s great because you never really get \"bored\" of your job as you\'re often called upon to do different things. However, the trade-off is, you are never called on as the \"expert\" in anything. Granted no matter how good you are, there will always be someone better, it *IS* nice to be the \"goto man\" for things.
Overall though, I am extremely happy where I am it with my career. I am slowly regaining the pay that I once made, which is always good, and I no longer feel like I am stagnating. (I suffered from a HUGE stagnation period from about 2000 to 2003, I didn\'t learn much, and my job(s) were really a pain the in ass to even wake up for.)
I am looking forward to my next year with this company and all of the challenges to come. There will be plenty of trying days, but there will be a number of successes too, (I hope).
Still, I can\'t see myself doing *this* until retirement age. Once can only hope I make good enough investments to retire before I am obsolete. Anyone know where I can buy a llama farm? (*ONLY KIDDING*).
Here\'s to another year of growing, learning, and enjoying what I do. I really am a lucky guy...great wife, wonderful daughter, and I don\'t hate my job. That makes for a happy home life and a happy work life, which is always a good combination.
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