Reply to: Do you enjoy working in the IT industry?

[vetran]

It pays better than anything else I fancied doing. Plumbers have to stick their hands in Tulip,Chippies & Brickies have to work in the rain. Doctors etc have to take some real responsibility.

I sit in a nice warm office totty all around and play with computers.

Ill take the cash. - where is the 'Show me the money' smilie?

[Clippy]

Rah rah! Dow Jones are you also this much of a tosser in real life?

Or is this just great trolling?

Credit where credits due.

DJ has more than earned his moniker of board t0sser

[Dow Jones]

Buddies

You two should get together (you so like each other)

[oracleslave]

Rah rah! Dow Jones are you also this much of a tosser in real life?

Or is this just great trolling?

Just keep him entertained until the men in white coats arrive.

[Dow Jones]

In your opinion (again)

I've seen you coming up with all sorts of drivel lately but I haven't bothered to reply in such a way. Once again, it is your (insignificant) opinion

[sasguru]

Rah rah! Dow Jones are you also this much of a tosser in real life?

Or is this just great trolling?

[Dow Jones]

Self-motivation

This is what most people (inc. some here) are lacking. Whatever motivates you in life should be enough to keep you going. It won't come from your job or the money it brings but from you setting goals and targets in life, then applying your talents in achieving them. What motivates a Premier League multi-millionaire footballer to become even better? Another target for an IT contractor, is say, if you want to retire in 10 years and need say £ 1m, then you should ensure that you put away on average £ 100k/year. Self-motivation is to be able to get up first thing in the morning and look forward to another day's work. For this, it's pretty obvious that you should like what you do. Less whingeing also helps. Blimey!

[SueEllen]

I suggest you try doing something else for a while and quiz your mates on their jobs, 99% of other forms of work are equally demoralising and in most cases harder work and less well paid than contracting.

I've quizzed my mates, acquaintances and family on what they do -

teachers, shop assistants, shop owners (large and small), doctors (hospital and GPs), nurses, physiotherapists, accountants, police officiers, civil service with non-jobs, lawyers, hospitality industry, advertising, sales consultants, probation officers, prison officiers, building trade (self-employed), tube workers -

and the only conclusion I can make from those that are happy with their job is either work for yourself or be the head honcho in a business.

As most people can't be head honcho the only other thing is to work for yourself.

[NotAllThere]

I do it for the money. Though I quite enjoy the work sometimes.

[gingerjedi]

No, not at all.

I don't work in "Information Technology", we write software to control hardware, end of.

You are aware that CUK is "The IT contractor Portal"? ...maybe you should be posting somewhere else?

[Churchill]

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?

No, not at all.

I don't work in "Information Technology", we write software to control hardware, end of.

[rootsnall]

I did a degree in Business Studies, in the IT units I got my worse marks just skimming a pass, I also had to do a years work placement as part of the course and I ended up doing it in IT as it was all I could get and I needed a years placement to pass the course. After I finished uni the one I knew was there was no way I was going to work in IT, applied for non IT jobs didnt get them, applied for an IT job as I was desperate and got it, 10 years now Ive been working in IT and I hate it not saying its bad but I dont enjoy it. Im totally intergrated with the business in my current gig more so than ever before and its made me realise more so the mistake I made. So for me yes it was a mistake and is now a means to end, I'm sh*t at IT but dont tell the client

Pretty similar story here but I'll blow my own trumpet and say, I'm strictly average at IT but dont tell the client

I've gone from hatred to resignation to thinking it's not turned out that badly. I suggest you try doing something else for a while and quiz your mates on their jobs, 99% of other forms of work are equally demoralising and in most cases harder work and less well paid than contracting.

[AtW]

I did a degree in Business Studies

Apologies for intrusion, but are those 2 birds on your avatar classed as Great Tits (it's safe for work link folks)?

So in essense the message of your avatar is 2 great tits?

[Bumfluff]

I did a degree in Business Studies, in the IT units I got my worse marks just skimming a pass, I also had to do a years work placement as part of the course and I ended up doing it in IT as it was all I could get and I needed a years placement to pass the course. After I finished uni the one I knew was there was no way I was going to work in IT, applied for non IT jobs didnt get them, applied for an IT job as I was desperate and got it, 10 years now Ive been working in IT and I hate it not saying its bad but I dont enjoy it. Im totally intergrated with the business in my current gig more so than ever before and its made me realise more so the mistake I made. So for me yes it was a mistake and is now a means to end, I'm sh*t at IT but dont tell the client

[rootsnall]

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.

How come you are doing the AtW impressions again ?