Yeah, with no alternatives, that can be a worse situation. Do you have alternative options?
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Yeah, with no alternatives, that can be a worse situation. Do you have alternative options?
Job market for my current technical skillset (at my pay or even 75%) is pretty tight and very small.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
My penance for always busting my ass, working 60, 70, 80 hour weeks or more at times for that past 30 years, and never really getting much training outside my core skill area. Now I'm expendable. Typical "old guy" trap, but nobody to blame but myself I suppose.
I was really hoping to just ride it out the next 3-4 years, doing what I do, and ease into retirement, maybe just doing some PT consulting. That's not looking promising lately and the stress of it is killing me, and affecting my productivity. Company has killed off all my local accounts, so my pipeline on that as a fallback is non existent. I have one, maybe two solid accounts I can possibly subcontract through a body shop because I could never meet the ins bond reqs for most of these outfits, but they're not enough hours over the year to pay the few bills I have. Hell, I was trying to get hired on at one, but they cut staff as we were kicking it around. One other is in a big hiring freeze or I might have had a shot there.
I may reach out to a few contacts at some of the competition to see if they have anything cooking.
I might have to look at early retirement withdrawals before 59-1/2 and just plan on dying before it's all gone so the wife has something left.
Think you could fly a drone?
Better yet, think you could program a flight pattern for a drone that is malleable within a few pre-set perameters?
I bet I could make one do a Barrel role! HAHAQuote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I know you're situation.... the 12 years experience in the military for a specific job either makes me Move where I don't want to, or is EXTREMELY hard to get into the job where I would want to move.
With bifocals?Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I suck at coding, really really suck.
But I can spell parameters, does that help?
I had a heckuva bike ride today. 50.7 miles. ugh!
That makes my knees hurt just hearing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBelly
If you're unarmed, you are a victim
What do you do if you don't mind me asking?Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
IT consultant that never got a CS degree and seems to now have a case of adult onset ADD as I'm always getting pulled in 40 directions.Quote:
Originally Posted by William
More of a field systems engineer than anything. Started as a radio tech, then computer tech in the Army, and did systems field maintenance and repair for many years.
I work on IBM-i (AS/400) mostly, and IBM storage.
I've done a lot of a little of everything. Mostly IBM gear but Cisco too.
Systems, storage, switch/route, firewalls, virtualization, UCS, blades, fiber switching, etc.
Mostly a 25+ year career in IBM-i (AS/400) infrastructure and support, IBM storage.
Sadly, I've also become a bit picky about when/where to work. I work remotely from home but was traveling 30-40% nationally, and that was OK. I would go bust my ass for a week somewhere, get shit done, and come home and kick a little until the next trip. Been working almost 100% remote since last June. Was QA guy on a huge migration project for IBM at one of our big accounts. Flew only once since just to meet a new client in Phx for lunch.
And now a Haku from me, Stu.
I hate the Wish app.
I despise that commercial.
HATE, HATE, HATE Wish app.
Hope you liked it.