Are you a teacher or in IT.

[andyzee]

Seems to be a large number of teachers on this forum, just wondering how many we have. And ofcourse plent of IT folks, so how many of you guys or gals are out there?

 

[ChileMass]

Spent 5 years in IT at the top of the bubble, but had to get out when everything went offshore. Back in manufacturing/supply chain services now.

 

[andyzee]

Me, IT for the past 13 years and yeah, everything seems to be getting outsourced, getting scary.

 

[hammer]

What would you define as IT?

I work in a company that does software development, but I've always wondered if all software development is considered IT...

 

[andyzee]

What would you define as IT?

I work in a company that does software development, but I've always wondered if all software development is considered IT...

I think that's kind of simple. You develop software, you're IT. You do accounting for the company, you're in other.

 

[Grassi21]

I'm a teacher, but not the good kind. I am a corporate trainer that teaches investment bankers and investment managers how to use our software. Not very rewarding. I've been considering going into education. I'd love to teach and coach lax somewhere.

 

[hammer]

I think that's kind of simple. You develop software, you're IT. You do accounting for the company, you're in other.

Guess I'm IT, then, although I'm a tester, not a developer.

By this definition, I've been in IT for just over 6 years, with previous work in simulation design.

Good thing is that the work that I do is specialized enough that it really can't be outsourced.

One other good way to prevent being outsourced in IT is to do DoD work...there may not be a tremendous market for it, but I'd think that military stuff is difficult to outsource because of security concerns.

 

[ChileMass]

Hammer - you're in IT......

 

[Ski Diva]

I'm in advertising, but planning my escape. Last year I became a certified massage therapist, so maybe there's hope for me yet.

 

[ctenidae]

I'm in investment consulting, so I guess I'm an "other", too.

 

[bvibert]

I spend most of my time writing software, but I don't consider myself IT...

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

I'm a high school teacher.

 

[andyzee]

I spend most of my time writing software, but I don't consider myself IT...

He says with nose in air

 

[bvibert]

He says with nose in air

The software I write is used by our manufacturing facility test test/calibrate our instruments during the mfg process. That's why I don't consider it IT. There are lots of software programmers out there that I wouldn't classify as IT. Not that there's anything wrong with that..

 

[andyzee]

The software I write is used by our manufacturing facility test test/calibrate our instruments during the mfg process. That's why I don't consider it IT. There are lots of software programmers out there that I wouldn't classify as IT. Not that there's anything wrong with that..

OK, I guess you definetly fit into the "other" catagory. I wonder what's on SAC today? :wink:

 

[hammer]

Hammer - you're in IT......

It's worse than that...I'm also one of those "condescending UNIX users"...

 

[John84]

High School Student

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Computer geek here.

 

[Mike P.]

While I'm not a teacher my wife, her sister, two cousins, one of their husbands & one daughter (husband & daughter are not in same family) are teachers. My wife's brother is in IT.

 

[skibum9995]

I'm a student until December. After ski season I'll be in web programming, as long as I can find a job.