[–] Kramer 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I haven't, but I have some warning for anyone who is a technology worker (developer, IT, designer), ageism is real in this field. Look around you, notice how everyone is in their 20s-30s, where did all the older tech workers end up? Well unless they crossed over to upper management.... they've all be laid off. Don't expect your situation to be any different when you get older. At some point you will be forced out before you're ready to retire from work because the young guys are more malleable and energetic than you are.
[–] Super_Cooper 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I actually got fired, but I managed to start working as a freelancer and I love it. I'm making good money and I have enough extra time to work on building a real business. I hope to never have to work a real job where I'm not the owner of the company ever again.
[–] fuck_communism 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yeah, and now I work 60 -70 hours a week for myself.
[–] oedipusaurus_rex 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I've done it a couple of times now. I worked at a call center, collecting on credit cards. I ended up moving to NYC and decided not to transfer within the company. I ended up teaching beginner level robotics to spoiled brats at a glorified toy story. I ended up joining the Navy, which was a pretty sweet gig. I didn't want to spend my life doing it though, so I quit when my contract was up. Now I measure dirt and write technical papers about how the wind interacts with it for a living. It's not much money at all right now, but if I can get certified as a geologist and find work, it will pay off quite a bit.
[–] DjangoRed [S] ago
What was your job in the navy?
[–] oedipusaurus_rex 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
CIWS tech.
For the layman: CIWS is a 6 barrel gatling gun hooked up to a couple of radars that will track and automatically shoot incoming aircraft/missiles/whatever as long as it's going fast enough. I did the repair, maintenance, and operated it.