Thanks KoRn,
I don’t want to offend anyone. All help is appreciated from me no matter the skill level as long as one is trying their best! As a short term career to build capitol and start your family I’d recommend IT. But long term it’s brutal unless you love it! I use to love it. I’ve been retired less than a year. I may go back in time once I’ve recovered my health and my sanity. Or I may do something else. Hell I’m not even 60 years old yet. One thing I can say about IT. If your good at it, it pays extremely well but it comes with a heavy load on all other aspects of your life. Think carefully before entering!
The comments about degrees, education, cost, its worth etc. got to me. I usually don’t post just lurk. I had a need to vent! (LOL)
In my personnel opinion the worst thing to happen to the US is the proliferation of worthless Arts degrees as a result of public funding of education ( ie supply and demand) subsidize it and they will come and the price will go up, Ivy league schools, and especial the Harvard School of Business and the way overvalued MBA degree!
The only thing worse is a .gov senior executive career track with a Phd in Political Anthropology. Google it!
Exact same here. I've come to realize that most IT operations are little more than digital sweat shops. They put you on what sounds like a great salary, then work you for 500 hours per week, and you're constantly on call. I was once reprimanded for showing up for work an hour late, because I overslept from working for damn near 30 hours without sleep, due to some server/storage issues. When my director gave me that paper to sign, that's the closest I've ever come to giving someone a severe beating at work. I somehow kept my cool. Damn my blood pressure is probably elevated just thinking about it. lol