highfly 0 #1 October 31, 2005 A lot of skydivers that I have met are mostly IT pros. IS this because they can afford it or is it more a case of needing an extreme sport to deal with the extreme boredom of your jobs? www.myspace.com/durtymac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tweak 0 #2 October 31, 2005 I'm a developer. I work as a consultant to BellSouth. My job isn't that boring most of the time... My ADD helps out when things slow down. The pay is nice, it does help with this sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebusto 0 #3 October 31, 2005 As much as I hate the label 'IT,' as it is much too general, I'll bite. I'm a Unix admin by day. It is moderately intellectually stimulating, but most of the time, quite boring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seekfun 0 #4 October 31, 2005 I've always been an adventurous sort. I kind of stumbled into IT after college and the military because I had accumulated some skills and it paid well. I've been at it just long enough now that even though it's f&%^($G boring, it pays pretty well and I can afford to climb, ski, jump, buy cameras and whatnot. So, for now, I stick with it."...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incode 0 #5 October 31, 2005 i do network admin for a small company based in sydney its fairly good but it can get S$&T boaring sometimes, but recently it has been good and busy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bob.dino 1 #6 October 31, 2005 I run a small development team. Fun & challenging. 4-way skydiving is challenging too, but in a different way - it's more about challenging who I am & the way I see and react to things, whereas IT is all about what I know and my ability to deductively reason. Very different and fairly complementary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skip 0 #7 October 31, 2005 Network Admin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #8 October 31, 2005 Ex-IT here.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ephrin 0 #9 October 31, 2005 I sell Macs. I dunno if that qualifies as IT. I also used to do tech support for a local ISP. -------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites incode 0 #10 October 31, 2005 doing tech support for an ISP i think that is good enough, I used to do support for Telstra a few years back and god I hated it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites junkyarddog 0 #11 October 31, 2005 Systems Administrator for the Florida Senate. Orfun #4 Juego Hombre Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CanuckInUSA 0 #12 October 31, 2005 I'm a 20 year software developer, but lately I'm not so sure you can call me a professional. I used to chase the Jones's, but that was before I became a skydiver. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shall555 0 #13 October 31, 2005 I am a highly-trained software aardvark. shall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darminion 0 #14 October 31, 2005 I've done mostly PC repair for the last 7 years, I have an associate's degree in computer network technology, about to finsih another associate's in programming, and after that I'll be headed to UAT for my bachelor's in game programming. I need a challenge in my career so I think game programming will be something that'll provide that for me. Money is good too, but I'm mainly in it for the intellectual stimulation.Anvile Brother #59 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites MarkM 0 #15 October 31, 2005 I'm a Linux admin. Well, technically I also work on BSDI boxes and I'm the lead admin for some old legacy Sun boxes. But if the Sun boxes break, I sorta just hit them with blunt instruments until they work again, so I don't know if you'd call that admining. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites waltappel 1 #16 October 31, 2005 I'm an IT tech. writer/programmer, but NOBODY accuses ME of being a professional! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fields 0 #17 October 31, 2005 Am I IT, if my job title is Computer Network Technologist? We used to be called Programmer/Analysts. I work in academia, so I don't make enough to support my habit. I have to pack."And the sky is blue and righteous in every direction" Survivor Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #18 October 31, 2005 Yeap me too... I've recently moved into Project Management (from .net Developer) of RFID based systems.... cool technologies with lots of issues. Certainly helps pay the bills! but not as well as when I was a contractor (self-employed) developer (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stumpy 283 #19 October 31, 2005 Yep - work for a large retail bank in the UK. It is very boring but it pays me enough to go jumping.....Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites highfly 0 #20 October 31, 2005 If any of you guys are looking for a change of country, let me know. Drop me a pm. Im based in Auckland NZ and theres always loads of IT jobs here. Maybe around $80k NZ salary and with jump prices going from as little as $22 NZ, its not a bad place to be. Especially now summer is coming. Thats official!!! www.myspace.com/durtymac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #21 October 31, 2005 I used to be a WAN tech for Bellsouth. Did that for 2 years. 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bob.dino 1 #6 October 31, 2005 I run a small development team. Fun & challenging. 4-way skydiving is challenging too, but in a different way - it's more about challenging who I am & the way I see and react to things, whereas IT is all about what I know and my ability to deductively reason. Very different and fairly complementary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skip 0 #7 October 31, 2005 Network Admin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ladyskydiver 0 #8 October 31, 2005 Ex-IT here.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ephrin 0 #9 October 31, 2005 I sell Macs. I dunno if that qualifies as IT. 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Certainly helps pay the bills! but not as well as when I was a contractor (self-employed) developer (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Stumpy 283 #19 October 31, 2005 Yep - work for a large retail bank in the UK. It is very boring but it pays me enough to go jumping.....Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites highfly 0 #20 October 31, 2005 If any of you guys are looking for a change of country, let me know. Drop me a pm. Im based in Auckland NZ and theres always loads of IT jobs here. Maybe around $80k NZ salary and with jump prices going from as little as $22 NZ, its not a bad place to be. Especially now summer is coming. Thats official!!! www.myspace.com/durtymac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #21 October 31, 2005 I used to be a WAN tech for Bellsouth. Did that for 2 years. Paid OK but was so damn boring that I needed skydiving to keep me sane! I don't think anyone could ever pay me enough to get back into that line of work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gordy 0 #22 October 31, 2005 Quote is it more a case of needing an extreme sport to deal with the extreme boredom of your jobs? Think you hit the nail on the head there... Embedded software engineer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites McDuck 0 #23 October 31, 2005 I'm a network engineer, but I started jumping before I was really able to afford it.Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. 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ladyskydiver 0 #8 October 31, 2005 Ex-IT here.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ephrin 0 #9 October 31, 2005 I sell Macs. I dunno if that qualifies as IT. I also used to do tech support for a local ISP. -------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incode 0 #10 October 31, 2005 doing tech support for an ISP i think that is good enough, I used to do support for Telstra a few years back and god I hated it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
junkyarddog 0 #11 October 31, 2005 Systems Administrator for the Florida Senate. Orfun #4 Juego Hombre Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #12 October 31, 2005 I'm a 20 year software developer, but lately I'm not so sure you can call me a professional. I used to chase the Jones's, but that was before I became a skydiver. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shall555 0 #13 October 31, 2005 I am a highly-trained software aardvark. shall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darminion 0 #14 October 31, 2005 I've done mostly PC repair for the last 7 years, I have an associate's degree in computer network technology, about to finsih another associate's in programming, and after that I'll be headed to UAT for my bachelor's in game programming. I need a challenge in my career so I think game programming will be something that'll provide that for me. Money is good too, but I'm mainly in it for the intellectual stimulation.Anvile Brother #59 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #15 October 31, 2005 I'm a Linux admin. Well, technically I also work on BSDI boxes and I'm the lead admin for some old legacy Sun boxes. But if the Sun boxes break, I sorta just hit them with blunt instruments until they work again, so I don't know if you'd call that admining. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #16 October 31, 2005 I'm an IT tech. writer/programmer, but NOBODY accuses ME of being a professional! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fields 0 #17 October 31, 2005 Am I IT, if my job title is Computer Network Technologist? We used to be called Programmer/Analysts. I work in academia, so I don't make enough to support my habit. I have to pack."And the sky is blue and righteous in every direction" Survivor Chuck Palahniuk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #18 October 31, 2005 Yeap me too... I've recently moved into Project Management (from .net Developer) of RFID based systems.... cool technologies with lots of issues. Certainly helps pay the bills! but not as well as when I was a contractor (self-employed) developer (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 283 #19 October 31, 2005 Yep - work for a large retail bank in the UK. It is very boring but it pays me enough to go jumping.....Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highfly 0 #20 October 31, 2005 If any of you guys are looking for a change of country, let me know. Drop me a pm. Im based in Auckland NZ and theres always loads of IT jobs here. Maybe around $80k NZ salary and with jump prices going from as little as $22 NZ, its not a bad place to be. Especially now summer is coming. Thats official!!! www.myspace.com/durtymac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #21 October 31, 2005 I used to be a WAN tech for Bellsouth. Did that for 2 years. Paid OK but was so damn boring that I needed skydiving to keep me sane! I don't think anyone could ever pay me enough to get back into that line of work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordy 0 #22 October 31, 2005 Quote is it more a case of needing an extreme sport to deal with the extreme boredom of your jobs? Think you hit the nail on the head there... Embedded software engineer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #23 October 31, 2005 I'm a network engineer, but I started jumping before I was really able to afford it.Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #24 October 31, 2005 Don't consider skydiving as an escape from my job (C# programmer) - I consider it a suplement to my sanity But I've been programming alot longer than my interest in skydiving... JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #25 October 31, 2005 unix/oracle admin for the canajun gummint. boring as hell most of the time, but it pays okay, and i'm home more than i was on my last carreer."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
