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Skarsnik
Caldari
A.W.M
Ka-Tet
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Posted - 2008.02.04 23:38:00 -
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Hi all, Just thought I'd ask around the forums if anyone else had done a really dramatic change in career at anytime in their lives? Did it turn out for the best? Was it the Worst move you made?
I myself have just begun the transition from IT to Commercial Diving. To say it's a rather different change it's also fun and exciting for me right now. So has anyone done something similar??
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Criags Dive Blog - Career Change
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Gibbal Slogspit
Amarr
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Posted - 2008.02.04 23:38:00 -
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IT is suck, do it!
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Skarsnik
Caldari
A.W.M
Ka-Tet
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Posted - 2008.02.04 23:38:00 -
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Hi all, Just thought I'd ask around the forums if anyone else had done a really dramatic change in career at anytime in their lives? Did it turn out for the best? Was it the Worst move you made?
I myself have just begun the transition from IT to Commercial Diving. To say it's a rather different change it's also fun and exciting for me right now. So has anyone done something similar??
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Criags Dive Blog - Career Change
EVE-Ink Tattoo Project |
Gibbal Slogspit
Amarr
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Posted - 2008.02.04 23:38:00 -
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IT is suck, do it!
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Skarsnik
Caldari
A.W.M
Ka-Tet
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Posted - 2008.02.04 23:43:00 -
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 Originally by: Gibbal Slogspit
IT is suck, do it!
Believe me after 14 years in IT I know how much it sucks. So far this has been the best move I've made, just wondering on other folks experiences :D
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Criags Dive Blog - Career Change
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Skarsnik
Caldari
A.W.M
Ka-Tet
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Posted - 2008.02.04 23:43:00 -
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Originally by: Gibbal Slogspit
IT is suck, do it!
Believe me after 14 years in IT I know how much it sucks. So far this has been the best move I've made, just wondering on other folks experiences :D
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Criags Dive Blog - Career Change
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lofty29
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.02.05 00:06:00 -
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I just lold for 5 minutes 
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Isiskhan
Gnostic Misanthropy
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Posted - 2008.02.05 00:13:00 -
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Yes, around 12 years ago I did a dramatic career change, it worked out great and I feel very happy about my decision.
I won't go into details though, as that would require making public things that I'd rather keep private, but I will say go with it if it feels right and you've got a reasonable plan. Few things can make you unhappier than being stuck in the wrong career path.
Good luck!
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
Guiding Hand Social Club
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Posted - 2008.02.05 01:01:00 -
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I'm moving from dental technology into writing full time. I fully expect to be homeless and starve to death in a sewer somewhere as a result, but who knows, at least I'm following my dream. Maybe it'll pan out.
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Spaced Skunk
9omH
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Posted - 2008.02.05 01:02:00 -
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Originally by: Istvaan Shogaatsu
I'm moving from dental technology into writing full time. I fully expect to be homeless and starve to death in a sewer somewhere as a result, but who knows, at least I'm following my dream. Maybe it'll pan out.
Respect for doing that by the way, follow your dreams, gotta take risk in life.
To Spawny, a great guy, a great laugh. Rest in peace buddy.
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Shameless Avenger
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Posted - 2008.02.05 01:04:00 -
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With 14 years of IT myself, I approve this thread. IT does suck! |
defiler
Mad Hermit
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Posted - 2008.02.05 06:09:00 -
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Originally by: Skarsnik
Originally by: Gibbal Slogspit
IT is suck, do it!
Believe me after 14 years in IT I know how much it sucks. So far this has been the best move I've made, just wondering on other folks experiences :D
Kind of the feeling I got after four years in college. Becoming a software engineer was the natural choice for me before that, but I got more and more fed up with the tedious crap and the idea of becoming a full-time code monkey.
So I dropped out, moved home and started looking for work. Through a spot of unbelievable luck I got a job as a CNC operator (laser cutting, woot! Go Amarr!) at a local factory when one of their operators broke his wrist the day after I had applied for and been turned down from a job there.
Best. Job. Ever. (let's ignore the fact it's the only real job I've had). It's nothing fancy, I just fire mah lazers and go home happy after a night's honest work. I still love everything related to computers and do a bit of programming etc - I just don't want to waste and potentially ruin my passions on work, because that would mean having to find new hobbies. I still get to apply some of my geek skills at work (and I'm the best (which doesn't say all that much tbpfh)) when something breaks down, but I'm not expected to and thus it becomes a fun challenge instead of a task that must be done.
This might sound odd but I'll probably never work with anything that relies on any of my skills/interests.
Mad Hermit corporation
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Crimsonjade
Infected Below
Privateer Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.05 12:25:00 -
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Originally by: Skarsnik
Hi all, Just thought I'd ask around the forums if anyone else had done a really dramatic change in career at anytime in their lives? Did it turn out for the best? Was it the Worst move you made?
I myself have just begun the transition from IT to Commercial Diving. To say it's a rather different change it's also fun and exciting for me right now. So has anyone done something similar??
Ive been a commercial truck driver ever since i got out of the Army in 1992, so let me tell you from 16 years of experience ! IT WILL NEVER SUCK AS MUCH AS DRIVING!
whats fun and exciting at first is the thought of traveling,and not being stuck behind a desk. no way i could type all the **** they put on you at first. hopefully your not fully opposed to being Union as its about the only way in america you can get a decent life outside of trucking and still be driving a truck.
not sure what you what part you want to get into, but one that is profitable is the expeditor's( small cargo trucks that move small expensive freight) please o god put what type your thinking of getting into.
Its not a bad life. but otr trucking is way different that what any lying sack of **** recruiter will admit
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Iva Soreass
Personal Vendetta
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Posted - 2008.02.05 12:56:00 -
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Im about to make a huge change, something 10//12 years+ ago i would never of thought of doing. But i shall be looking to become a MET Police officer, gl to me
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Skarsnik
Caldari
A.W.M
Ka-Tet
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Posted - 2008.02.05 19:36:00 -
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Originally by: Crimsonjade
Ive been a commercial truck driver ever since i got out of the Army in 1992, so let me tell you from 16 years of experience ! IT WILL NEVER SUCK AS MUCH AS DRIVING!
whats fun and exciting at first is the thought of traveling,and not being stuck behind a desk. no way i could type all the **** they put on you at first. hopefully your not fully opposed to being Union as its about the only way in america you can get a decent life outside of trucking and still be driving a truck.
not sure what you what part you want to get into, but one that is profitable is the expeditor's( small cargo trucks that move small expensive freight) please o god put what type your thinking of getting into.
Its not a bad life. but otr trucking is way different that what any lying sack of **** recruiter will admit
Crimson, I think you misread me.  I'm going DIVING, not DRIVING 
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das licht
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.02.05 19:53:00 -
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I lost my house and wife because of a dirty conspiracy. Now i live out in the bavarian and bohemian woods. Walking around seeking for food, found a cave for o sleep, talking to owls, every now and then i'am able to connect to the interweb.
dramatic!
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
Atlas Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.05 20:09:00 -
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Originally by: das licht
I lost my house and wife because of a dirty conspiracy. Now i live out in the bavarian and bohemian woods. Walking around seeking for food, found a cave for o sleep, talking to owls, every now and then i'am able to connect to the interweb.
dramatic!
Pics or it didn't happen.
Of any of it. The cave, or maybe the owl.
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Micheal Dietrich
Caldari
The Delta Source
Dread Sovereign
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Posted - 2008.02.05 20:25:00 -
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Originally by: das licht
I lost my house and wife because of a dirty conspiracy. Now i live out in the bavarian and bohemian woods. Walking around seeking for food, found a cave for o sleep, talking to owls, every now and then i'am able to connect to the interweb.
dramatic!
You have no idea how many times I seriously thought about going this route.
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Darth Achari
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Posted - 2008.02.05 20:27:00 -
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Originally by: Crimsonjade
Ive been a commercial truck driver ever since i got out of the Army in 1992, so let me tell you from 16 years of experience ! IT WILL NEVER SUCK AS MUCH AS DRIVING!
qft after spending most of my working life driveing most things from small vans to artics and industrial machinery (includeing being self employed) it really is a lousy dead end job, and now i am trying to find some courses to re educate and get qualified for a different carear only to find theres almst nothing available in my area 
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das licht
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.02.05 20:44:00 -
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Originally by: Patch86
Originally by: das licht
I lost my house and wife because of a dirty conspiracy. Now i live out in the bavarian and bohemian woods. Walking around seeking for food, found a cave for o sleep, talking to owls, every now and then i'am able to connect to the interweb.
dramatic!
Pics or it didn't happen.
Of any of it. The cave, or maybe the owl.
Qwl Girlfriend
She is visiting me on regular basis at the cave. In the background you see some stones of the cave. Not too shabby.
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Dirtee Girl
Omega Enterprises
Mostly Harmless
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Posted - 2008.02.05 21:22:00 -
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ha! im right in the middle of a career change
about a year ago i was laid off like 10 days b4 xmas
i have been in school for IT , i like it it's decent but the part time job front is crap here and with 42 days til i graduate i do fins myself running low on energy and enthus. but whenever i get down i just think of my last job and my last boss and say F%%% them . keeps me going .
how will it all turn out ? hopefully for the best
but i figure when i start doing interviews im gonna hop the desk grab their stapler and say " hire me or im gonna staple your hand to your f%$#*&^ head " . it's really all about people skills and positive thinking .
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Glassback
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2008.02.05 23:00:00 -
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I recently changed from being an Estate Agent to a Technical Software Recruiter. I was an EA for 10 years and it's going pretty well.
G.
BH Kharnubis > Need more people against the MC meanies |
Crimsonjade
Brutor tribe
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Posted - 2008.02.06 02:36:00 -
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Originally by: Skarsnik
Originally by: Crimsonjade}
Crimson, I think you misread me. I'm going DIVING, not DRIVING
yaaa.... im a little bit of a **** when i THINK i see someone wanting to get into driving.. diving is whole nother thing.. just dont get eaten by a fish :)
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Avery Fatwallet
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Posted - 2008.02.06 03:21:00 -
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oh man... going from IT work to diving... man...
i cant imagine how you must feel...
i just think you have to be very very happy guy now.
as if you would breathe for the first time or something...
right?
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Cult of Rawr
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Posted - 2008.02.06 03:34:00 -
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Originally by: defiler
Becoming a software engineer was the natural choice for me before that, but I got more and more fed up with the tedious crap and the idea of becoming a full-time code monkey.
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I just don't want to waste and potentially ruin my passions on work, because that would mean having to find new hobbies. I still get to apply some of my geek skills at work (and I'm the best (which doesn't say all that much tbpfh)) when something breaks down, but I'm not expected to and thus it becomes a fun challenge instead of a task that must be done.
This might sound odd but I'll probably never work with anything that relies on any of my skills/interests.
I can relate to this somewhat. I do like doing some technical things every now and then (level design, modding) but I find myself getting VERY bored of it after a while. Though I may have quite a bit of skill at it I would absolutely hate to HAVE to do it as a job.
My job atm requires me to be physically active (not majorly or really strong, just moving about constantly) so I'm pretty tired when I get back home, which is perfect for doing comp-related things. I just can't imagine how I'd cope with sitting at a computer for 8 hours only to come home and do more of it. I would probably die of lethargy.
I'm sure I read something somewhere that Computers (particually computer programming) are supposed to be the most soul-sucking activites you can do?
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Shameless Avenger
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Posted - 2008.02.06 10:59:00 -
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Originally by: defiler
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I just fire mah lazers and go home happy
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That made my day man! Good for u! I only get to use a $2 cheap lazer pointer from walmart when some director ask "where is it" during the monthly IT presentation/meeting.
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Yoshimako
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Posted - 2008.02.06 12:36:00 -
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Originally by: Rawr Cristina
Originally by: defiler
Becoming a software engineer was the natural choice for me before that, but I got more and more fed up with the tedious crap and the idea of becoming a full-time code monkey.
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I just don't want to waste and potentially ruin my passions on work, because that would mean having to find new hobbies. I still get to apply some of my geek skills at work (and I'm the best (which doesn't say all that much tbpfh)) when something breaks down, but I'm not expected to and thus it becomes a fun challenge instead of a task that must be done.
This might sound odd but I'll probably never work with anything that relies on any of my skills/interests.
I can relate to this somewhat. I do like doing some technical things every now and then (level design, modding) but I find myself getting VERY bored of it after a while. Though I may have quite a bit of skill at it I would absolutely hate to HAVE to do it as a job.
My job atm requires me to be physically active (not majorly or really strong, just moving about constantly) so I'm pretty tired when I get back home, which is perfect for doing comp-related things. I just can't imagine how I'd cope with sitting at a computer for 8 hours only to come home and do more of it. I would probably die of lethargy.
I'm sure I read something somewhere that Computers (particually computer programming) are supposed to be the most soul-sucking activites you can do?
Try welding tbh. Sticking your head in a bucket for 12 hours a day 7 days a week isnt the most brilliant of activities.
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Skarsnik
Caldari
A.W.M
Ka-Tet
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Posted - 2008.02.06 19:46:00 -
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Originally by: Avery Fatwallet
oh man... going from IT work to diving... man...
i cant imagine how you must feel...
i just think you have to be very very happy guy now.
as if you would breathe for the first time or something...
right?
You got that right. Couldn't be happier right now. Time will tell or not if it was a good move though. At least I can say I've done and tried everything I wanted to in my lifetime.
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defiler
Mad Hermit
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Posted - 2008.02.06 20:06:00 -
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Originally by: Yoshimako
Try welding tbh. Sticking your head in a bucket for 12 hours a day 7 days a week isnt the most brilliant of activities.
No thanks, the only welding I do is when my car needs a bit of love (body/exhaust). I don't envy the poor bastard at work who spends his entire day with the welder and angle grinder...
Mad Hermit corporation
Minding our own business since 2004 |
Calderio
Caldari
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.02.06 20:26:00 -
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I left retail. It was great for a month and a half I looked for jobs and drank all day. Then I got a shoe in position with a local IT provider. So far I don't have to deal with customers and I get all the coffee and candy I can stand, or sit. The only downside is my cube, its in the middle of a high traffic area. So far I am loving my carrier change m-f Friday ftw.
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