I am bored and don't wanna do work...
Anyone though about what they want to do once they got tired of whatever they are doing? I figure I would probably last as a programmer for at most 15 more years, and finance isn't as much fun as I imagined.
What have you all thought about as a cool job you might want to do after you have enough money saved up?
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Jonathan
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I think the most likely thing for me is to become a first line manager.
The job I think would be cool is to be a quantum computer architect.
Other jobs I've thought about are shareware developer and private school teacher. I also think it would be cool to work for either NASA or a private space company.
In the interest of thinking up new topics, I will post something.
The job I think would be cool is to be a quantum computer architect.
Other jobs I've thought about are shareware developer and private school teacher. I also think it would be cool to work for either NASA or a private space company.
In the interest of thinking up new topics, I will post something.
Right now I'm kind of on the program management track, but I'm not sure if I really want to do that, way too tedious, but there is money and power in it. So I guess the most likely thing for me is to become a PM of something or other.
I've thought of doing some other things. Right now I'm talking with two coworkers on developing a plan to open a lan-center somewhere around here. The other two are business and operations guys and I would be the idea and technical support. We're kind of flexible on the idea of the lan-center, but I'm pretty sure the three of us want to try and pitch something soon.
The job I think would be cool would be to be in black ops or the q division, but that's not going to happen.
Other jobs I've considered are venture capitalist, lobbyist, analyst either with a government agency or a think tank, law clerk, patent lawyer, or a researcher at NFS, DARPA, NASA or something along those lines. I think you can kind of see that living around here has kind of had an influence on the selection. What's kind of odd, is that all are attainable and actually not that hard to accomplish. Most only require getting a juris masters.
I've thought of doing some other things. Right now I'm talking with two coworkers on developing a plan to open a lan-center somewhere around here. The other two are business and operations guys and I would be the idea and technical support. We're kind of flexible on the idea of the lan-center, but I'm pretty sure the three of us want to try and pitch something soon.
The job I think would be cool would be to be in black ops or the q division, but that's not going to happen.
Other jobs I've considered are venture capitalist, lobbyist, analyst either with a government agency or a think tank, law clerk, patent lawyer, or a researcher at NFS, DARPA, NASA or something along those lines. I think you can kind of see that living around here has kind of had an influence on the selection. What's kind of odd, is that all are attainable and actually not that hard to accomplish. Most only require getting a juris masters.
I think I'd hate to be in program management. You get all the stress when things go wrong, but you have no actual involvement in the development, so you can't do anything about it. I like to be able to solve problems, rather than threaten my underlings until they solve the problems for me. And, in a matrix organization like Northrop, program management doesn't actually have their own underlings. They borrow them from the functional departments.
A functional manager would only be a slightly better. At least then you get to influence procedures (which is currently my biggest pet peeve). However, you're stuck doing a lot of paperwork, presentations, and book-keeping. And you still don't get to do any problem solving.
My goal for the near term is some kind of technical lead position. Something where I still get to develop software, but where I also have the power to force the engineers around me to develop to my standards (or as close as they are able).
A functional manager would only be a slightly better. At least then you get to influence procedures (which is currently my biggest pet peeve). However, you're stuck doing a lot of paperwork, presentations, and book-keeping. And you still don't get to do any problem solving.
My goal for the near term is some kind of technical lead position. Something where I still get to develop software, but where I also have the power to force the engineers around me to develop to my standards (or as close as they are able).
I feel like I just beat a kitten to death... with a bag of puppies.
I'm probably going to stay in this field until I retire, but I have occasionally imagined some alternatives.
Something I want to try that does seem feasible is some kind of local public office. Elected or appointed, either way. Not a near term thing probably, but if I could find something for which I am not unqualified and which doesn't conflict with my real job, I'd like to give it a shot.
Less seriously, I'd like to get a law degree at some point (more as a defensive tool than anything else), but I can't see myself actually practicing law. I hate writing too much, though I'm apparently pretty good at it.
I'd also like to try teaching. Physics or history, or maybe some unusual elective. I oppose private schools philosophically, hate and distrust young children, and don't know enough to teach college, which pretty much leaves public high schools. However, I have no interest in dealing with discipline problems. That practically limits it to suburban high schools in affluent areas. Then there's still unions, crappy pay, whiny parents, student apathy/stupidity, and meddling politicians. The only possibility I see is teaching one or two classes at a time as a hobby after retirement. Something where I wasn't doing it for money (maybe as a pure volunteer, if the union would allow it), so I'd have some leverage over the administrative staff.
Least serious still would be some kind of law enforcement. A desk job, FBI, or something like that. I'd like to qualify for Bush's new federal law that allows concealed carry of firearms by all off-duty and retired law enforcement officers anywhere in the country.
Something I want to try that does seem feasible is some kind of local public office. Elected or appointed, either way. Not a near term thing probably, but if I could find something for which I am not unqualified and which doesn't conflict with my real job, I'd like to give it a shot.
Less seriously, I'd like to get a law degree at some point (more as a defensive tool than anything else), but I can't see myself actually practicing law. I hate writing too much, though I'm apparently pretty good at it.
I'd also like to try teaching. Physics or history, or maybe some unusual elective. I oppose private schools philosophically, hate and distrust young children, and don't know enough to teach college, which pretty much leaves public high schools. However, I have no interest in dealing with discipline problems. That practically limits it to suburban high schools in affluent areas. Then there's still unions, crappy pay, whiny parents, student apathy/stupidity, and meddling politicians. The only possibility I see is teaching one or two classes at a time as a hobby after retirement. Something where I wasn't doing it for money (maybe as a pure volunteer, if the union would allow it), so I'd have some leverage over the administrative staff.
Least serious still would be some kind of law enforcement. A desk job, FBI, or something like that. I'd like to qualify for Bush's new federal law that allows concealed carry of firearms by all off-duty and retired law enforcement officers anywhere in the country.
I feel like I just beat a kitten to death... with a bag of puppies.