Anyone ever successfully gotten *out* of IT?

[Ramsker]

^^^Very similar here, but I'm at 25yrs and too young to retire (i.e; access funds w/out penaties). I agree that it's not a great time to "start fresh", but maybe there are actually more opportunities out there right now due to all the hoohah going on.

Yeah, I'm 52 . . . so it's another 7ish years before I'm in the no penalty stage.

We'll see how it all goes. I keep my ear to the ground for potential opportunities so you never know. Nothing that has come up so far would be worth leaving--equal stress for less pay. I've thought about what my next move here might be if I get to "that point" again. Maybe would go to my new manager and have a chat about whether they'd be open to creating some new position at a reduced salary where they could benefit from what I bring (which they'd be hurting if I left) while having some funds back to backfill with someone younger who'd start at a lower salary anyway. High risk move and I'd have to be ready for the "thanks but no thanks" response or just getting laid off later.

[gnihcraes]

Me too. Sick of IT. Covid has made things a real pain in the ass.

But trying to hang in there, in my 20th year with the state.

Wishing you luck in the search. I'm still trying to find something I'd like to do but have some medical and age issues too. Limits what I can choose to do.

[Great-Kazoo]

Too bad none of you are jack of all trades handymen. You could make a killing down here. All you'd need to do, besides actually know what your doing is.

1: answer the phone, email, or text

2: show up, when you say you will. especially as close to on time as possible. Or call to say you're running a little late. But not 40 minutes after the time you set.


Be good at what you do. Adhere to the 2 requirements i posted. You'd be busy almost all year round.

[gnihcraes]

Too bad none of you are jack of all trades handymen. You could make a killing down here. All you'd need to do, besides actually know what your doing is.

1: answer the phone, email, or text

2: show up, when you say you will. especially as close to on time as possible. Or call to say you're running a little late. But not 40 minutes after the time you set.


Be good at what you do. Adhere to the 2 requirements i posted. You'd be busy almost all year round.

I can do a lot of things, just none of it I want to do all the time. Handyman sounds OK, but I'm tired of dealing with people for 30 years In IT. Haha

Tons of people on the neighborhood next door looking for simple things to be fixed, crazy how folks don't know jack shit and want REASONABLE PRICED plumber electrician sprinkler repair person. Basically the upper middle class in 700k$ home doesn't want the plumber to live on 50k Year.

Easier to stay where I'm at and outwork the lazy protected ones on our staff.

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[whitewalrus]

I can do a lot of things, just none of it I want to do all the time. Handyman sounds OK, but I'm tired of dealing with people for 30 years In IT. Haha

Tons of people on the neighborhood next door looking for simple things to be fixed, crazy how folks don't know jack shit and want REASONABLE PRICED plumber electrician sprinkler repair person. Basically the upper middle class in 700k$ home doesn't want the plumber to live on 50k Year.

Easier to stay where I'm at and outwork the lazy protected ones on our staff.

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Those people will be still waiting or realize they need to pay someone much more.

I know people who do the handyman thing and have worked their way into doing more with housing. It?s a good path, but someone in IT will likely need to take a decent paycut when starting out. Slowly work into more complex jobs, and what GK put is 100% accurate. Contractors that actually show up when they say, don?t take smoke breaks every 20 min, are pleasant to deal with, and do a decent job tend to get referrals and people like them.

If you enjoyed the desktop support, why not try to get into a job closer to that? Maybe easier than changing everything in your career.

[izzy]

Getting RIFd is the dream that never happens. Every time a company I'm at goes through one it's always "please pick me please!". Severance enough to chill for a while and figure out something new seems amazing.

[Wulf202]

Start a business in the service trades that are non union or work for a non union shop until you can hit journeyman status.

Diesel techs are in need. Equipment operators.

I'd pay for someone who knows tuckpointing and isnt afraid of work.

Finish carpentry is the highest paid per square foot on new builds.

Learn CNC software, learn what a millwright is and fix cnc machine issues.

Pipeline welders make $90+ an hour with a truck mounted rig. You could make decent money just fabing bumpers for 4x4 guys or building trailers.

If you're not afraid of heights being a siding guy is lucrative with a helper.

Being a gc in co is as simple as opening any other business if you've got the contacts and cash or credit to build houses

[gnihcraes]

Not sure I've ever liked desktop support but its what I've done for my career. Retail, private, gov, server, network and desktop. Got out of server and network stuff when I had kids and didn't want 24x7 hours. No certifications that are still valid. No degree.

I'm listening to options, medically limited now on some career options. Just enough broken to be an issue but not enough to file for my disability. Ha. Not an excuse, just reality.


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[whitewalrus]

Not sure I've ever liked desktop support but its what I've done for my career. Retail, private, gov, server, network and desktop. Got out of server and network stuff when I had kids and didn't want 24x7 hours. No certifications that are still valid. No degree.

I'm listening to options, medically limited now on some career options. Just enough broken to be an issue but not enough to file for my disability. Ha. Not an excuse, just reality.


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The desktop comment was more for the OP, sorry I didn?t make that clear in the post.

[Gman]

Not sure I've ever liked desktop support but its what I've done for my career. Retail, private, gov, server, network and desktop. Got out of server and network stuff when I had kids and didn't want 24x7 hours. No certifications that are still valid. No degree.

I'm listening to options, medically limited now on some career options. Just enough broken to be an issue but not enough to file for my disability. Ha. Not an excuse, just reality.


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Amazing how similar this sounds. I also think my Chiari is affecting me more as I'm getting older.