Do you enjoy working in the IT industry?

[gingerjedi]

…or is it just a means to an end?

Personally my initial excitement is fading fast as I find myself wishing I was doing something else but with my skills I can’t think of anything that will pay me anywhere near as much with such little effort.

[Churchill]

I don't work in the IT industry, I work for a company that manufactures a product, I run the team that writes the software for that product.

Churchill - In "IT Industry my arse!" mode!

[bored]

I don't work in the IT industry, I work for a company that manufactures a product, I run the team that writes the software for that product.

Churchill - In "IT Industry my arse!" mode!

Yep. What the ma... dog said.

[gingerjedi]

Churchill - In "IT Industry my arse!" mode!

I know what you're saying, proper 'Industry' was banished from this country a long time ago.

"Do you enjoy working in the IT sector?" ...Is that better?

[M_B]

Here for the money and that is all. Once I have built up my pot then I'll be off.

[rootsnall]

NO but it is still very cushy money so I'll be putting up with it a while longer.

[beaker]

I like it. It's better than cutting people up or looking in their mouths all day IMO.

Although you do what's necessary to get the job done.

[DiscoStu]

I don't think I like the job that much, but I like what it pays me, so I keep doing it...

[Francko]

I think it is a very good job for tape changers like Milan who get more money out of what they are really worth.

But if you are excellent at what you do and do progress a lot in your knowledge you would hardly see your increased value recognised morally or economically like in other fields happen (example: lawyers, doctors, solicitors, chemists, etc.).

Let's admit it, it's not rocket science to get a well sought after technical skill and make loads of money out of it but it's very hard to become a professional ITer with a global knowledge of the subject. Yet the latter would not guarantee you the effort you spend on. Well, to be fair IT is a young discipline and it will take many years before it matures to a good standard like other fields.

[Ardesco]

I like it. It's better than cutting people up or looking in their mouths all day IMO.

Although you do what's necessary to get the job done.

I don't know that sounds quite good fun. I should have studied to be a Medical Examiner that does postmortems. That would be a fun job, cutting people up to find out how they died....

I could then run around solving mysteries and bedding random blondes with spouting self rightous crap.

I could have been QUINCEY!!!!