Real Estate agent. I've been working in property management recently with the typical winter months market slowdown. I want to get into commercial real estate when I get a few more classes under my belt.
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Real Estate agent. I've been working in property management recently with the typical winter months market slowdown. I want to get into commercial real estate when I get a few more classes under my belt.
Lead network engineer for Cingular (sorry, AT&T Mobility).
Working on lots of really expensive routers lighting up really really really big pipes nationwide. Good stuff.
And yes, IT people can easily make 6 figures but you have to specialize (for example I'm specifically an MPLS backbone engineer), you have to be good and you have to have the right attitude.
However, as a network engineer for example I would say your current absolute maximum (salary) is about $150k unless you're a high end contractor in which case your bill rate can be substantially higher.
So you younger folks, learn to be good network engineers! It's one of the few jobs that can't be easily outsourced (engineering mind you, not operations) since we still need to be able to "touch" things at times.
Lol! i am tier 2 so i probaly send stuff to you all day long, basically the same thing as he does but i'm only tier 2, someone is always better than me... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Sarduci',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46243#post4 6243
I'm a Mining Engineer, and I mine gold for a living. And WoW! -- ok just kidding.
I heard on NPR how Mining Engineers are in demand due to the cost of precious metal going up in price.
I'm a programmer by day. Accounting software for a media company, maintaining 32-bit apps, developing to .net
Degree: B.S. Comp Sci & Math
I am also Tier 3 technical support for a California based Software Company, largest perk is working from home :)
2 year Associates degree in Computer Engineering... considering going back for at least a 4 year though - companies care too much about a piece of paper!
That's what's odd for me Ellay...most companies do care heavily about those damn degrees(and some of them, like the IT guys, with good reason), and I was told in my teen years constantly how important it can be...but when the time for College came, I didn't have the time(to do it OR to wait on it due to family circumstances) nor the money for tuition...so I've never set foot in college, no degree and I got a decent starter job luckily and have moved up from there, thanks to "wasting" my teen years on the computer, learning the ins and outs of them and how to be effective/efficient with them ;p
I got placed where I am partly due to some job-finding testing and my computer skills scored high on it to bypass most burger-flipping jobs(No offense TMNT =x lol) - All without a degree. And I was homeschooled(For high school only) to boot. Public schools ain't what they used to be, and with the amount of info you can get off the internet, if you have the drive you can teach yourself alot ;p
I hate you. I wanna work from home.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Ellay',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46255#post462 55
SDET (Software tester) @ Microsoft.
No, I do not work on Windows.
Document Control Specialist for a sheet metal/fabrication job shop. I basically just print CAD drawings all day.
Degree: Associates in Network Administration.
Don't feel bad, there's always someone who knows more than you in something and less in another area. We're hired a few contractors that were geniuses at their area (Active Directory, multi-branch deployment scenario, auditing, server and sql performance tuning) but couldn't figure out how to install basic software on their computer.....Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Kedash00',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46251#post 46251
BTW: No degree here, my portfolio of profitable, ROI friendly and completed IT projects have spoke for themselves over the past 13 years. And yes, I am going back to school this year.
Bit of an all arounder me..
Day Job
8 years programming in VBA, mainly Access
3 years Architectural design, claim to fame was doing englands largest church though the council decided the site wasnt right and closed the project grr
6 years engineering design.
Night Stuff / My passion
Danced for Cyberkitten voted englands top small hard dance club for a year then started a small hard dance night of my own, currently waiting for a new venue to be finalised before I start up again.
I knew I sensed good in you, young one......Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Vyndree',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46260#post4 6260
<---- familiar with the server performance team and ISA team to a great degree *sigh*
I work in a warehouse packing boxes of gym spares.
I have no degree and no qualifications after high school either.
I joined the Army for 4 years and got my Sniper certificate, explosives and weapons training.
If any of you hotshots need someone killin I'm your guy. :P (total joke Mr FBI)
I work @ work 8am till 4:30pm weekdays.
I get paid £13000 a year before tax.
And I am currently negotiating with my boss to subsidise me doing a Degree in Computing so I can try and provide something better for my wife and hopefully future kids.
:)
I'm 24 years old on Wednesday too :))
I dropped out of college. For me, it was the right choice. Can't say the same for everybody else.
Wow all these IT jobs make alot of money lol. I plan on being an Architect roughly 80k i do believe.
I probably should have. I went to one of those 2 year technical colleges that in my opinion didn't really teach me terribly much. I've managed to get a job in my desired field, and I'm sure some of that can be attributed to what I learned in college and the degree I have (which is only an Associates though, no fancy Bachelors or anything) most of my knowledge related to my current job and the reason I got this job is from things I took the initiative in learning on my own.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Xzin',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46270#post4627 0
So basically, I learned what I needed on my own in my own free time, but am still stuck with all the fees that go along with a college tuition. Fail imo.
Programmer in the personal insurance industry. Mostly in C++.
No Degree. Regret it. I strongly urge anyone in college to finish up, no matter how bad it gets.
Thinking of going back to school to finish up.
Doing decently though in the mean time.
Um, confused as to why you need to negotiate? ?(Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Khayos',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46269#post46 269
College isn't for everyone.. took me two stabs at it 13 years apart to get into the right field..
lets see started with Computer Sci (late 80's early 90's) would have been ok.. but wasn't fun for me... i also spent way to much time drinking and chasing women...
fast forward 13 years.. by that time i had done 4 years in the navy where i was trained in Nuclear power plant operations and radiation safety.. got out worked in Rad Safety and Nuclear power operations at commercial power .. got out of that and became a Financial analyst for a health insurance company (job was denying people health insurance.. it sucked).. decided i wanted to do something worth while so i quit my job at 33 went back to school full time and tada..
I r edumactated...
I am an architect for the largest retail developer/owner in the world. I am based in the Los Angeles area. Pretty much I design large malls that cost anywhere from $100 million to $500 million to build. I have a masters in architecture and working towards my AIA license.
For TMNT, I currently make well over $100k after 8 years in architecture.
LOL! he has a good point, just post up in a tree somewhere and call your boss and be likeQuote:
Originally Posted by 'Sarduci',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46279#post4 6279
"i can see you through my sniper barrel scope...where is my raise?"
you might get fired/emprisioned, but we all have to take risky chances when it comes to getting a raise :P
I've seen the MS Campus, at least the facilities for the Office Team, and it's VERY far from a bad working environment... and enough people around in slippers that you would think you were home...Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Vyndree',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46260#post4 6260
Me, I'm a Help Desk Supervisor... for a staff of 2 full time and 2 interns, the 5 of us support 250+ users in 8 countries and help maintain a network that spans all our locations. "Help Desk Supervisor" is a lot like calling "Superman" a good samaritan.
Software engineer for Electronic Arts. I work on the 3D engine and graphics stuffs for PS3 and 360 games. Program in C/C++ and assembly. Contrary to popular belief, we do not get to play games all day.
living in my mom's basement, trying to get a job at the local movie theatre :)
I'm working in support for the worlds leading management strategist company.
2nd Line Tech support & 2nd Line Network Technician.
I dropped out of university after two years, was studying Computer Systems and Networking. It was shit. I'm hoping to get more into network design/management after my CCNA.
Software Developer (working on a start-up CAD [Computer-Aided Dispatch for Police Agencies]), w/ a Masters in Cryptology & Computer Science.
I'm a student from Sweden. I get 100$ every month and still live with my parents :D
So yeah, multiboxing is pretty expensive (altough I'm still on my first free month).
Currently studying to become a Gamedesigner/programmer.
Been a web developer since graduating (PHP, ASP), now doing all C# development... do a bit more than just web development these days, but we'll see what my manager thinks about that next review time :P.
Depends, its pretty much a myth, as the quality of hte code is HORRENDOUS.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Xzin',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46226#post4622 6
Mostly we use outsourced work for porting, executing test cases, manual testing, etc.
I'm a program manager at Microsoft.
And yes, I work on Windows
MOBILE!!.
You can see my work here-> www.t-mobileshadow.com. I helped lead the team that made the phone look so DAMN COOL.
wut wut you said an IPhone? ;)
ot: Back end software - Programmer, I work at a firm that sells stuff on the internetz and we provide the company with a sound working structure.. or smt like that at least :)
Retired! *roar*
Emergency Physician at a 300 bed hospital. I do a lot of multi-tasking as it is so multiple characters just came natural for me. Fortunately I can't be outsourced.... yet!
I'm a java developper for a fast growing startup company in the bay area.
By the way, programmers can make 6 figures, even in Canada (I used to live in Montreal and Toronto).
Of course but generally more senior ones. Entry level? Ehhhhh.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'sanix',index.php?page=Thread&postID=46334#post463 34
I am level designer for Russian MMORPG. This work seems to be pretty boring for people like me so I am planning to work in near future as freelancer artist (textures, scetches, whatever).
I own 3 companies which all is under the internet services category.
C7 HOSTING - Webhosting
C7 GAMES - Gameservers
dotWebs - Webdesign / Programming
Senior developer at MSFT. And no I don't work on Windows either. :)
I am an investor. I run my own investment fund at http://www.ticonline.com
In addition to the fund, my wife and I own a few properties and invest in real estate.
I play WoW as I wait for opportunity.
http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/2...ome-sales.html
USA centric real estate view but shows the spin on real estate numbers and how bad they really are.
I'm the Inventory Control Manager, & Foreign Trade Zone/Import/Export Manager, for a large Swedish Furniture Company's Western North American Distribution Center.
(I work in a big warehouse.)