I've been a PC junkie kid since I was in like elementary school, messing with the old computers since the 80's.
So I picked up a lot of stuff from then until now, mostly on my own.
Then in 2006, after I graduated with a bachelors, I took a nosedive straight into the corporate PC world.
At first I was put into the lower level stuff, you know, like data entry, excel, QA management, etc. Stuff that's boring yet you'll never finish the paperwork.
Then I moved on over to a major software company, or should I say a software company that has complete monopoly over its division of customers. Its main bread and butter was an auto collision estimation software, for estimating costs to repair, graphical car datasheets and such on. They had everything you could think of relating automobile to a PC. They monopolized the car customization/repair industry, kind of like how Microsoft Windows is the powerhouse.
From there on in that company, for about 1.5 years I did IT Networking, Support, anything ranging from fixing problems over the phone, new client PC setups, software installation, etc just basically anything people have problems with on their PCs plus the other concerns with the software I worked with. Got some pretty good $ while I was there for one.
What I picked up in a nutshell:
- people can be an ass
- the customer is always right (or you lose $)
- sometimes, it's hard to convince people that what they did, or they're at fault (stubbornness)
- some people are short on patience
- the job can get tiring, and overtimes due to adapting to new client concerns
The list can grow on, but these are the things I picked out the most from it. Granted, I did have some high tech cool opportunities like working with Lexus and Honda repair facilities, Exotic european car places like Alfa Romero/Porsche/Laborginis, etc. But in the end, its the work that got to me.
I looked at myself, and said, can I see myself handling and doing this when I'm 50?
The answer was, nope.
So yeah, now I'm going for a new degree elsewhere!
