Does this job work well for someone who wants to constantly snowboard? Anybody here a programmer that can chime in? I've hear that it's a field rich in job opportunities and you can work pretty much anywhere. I just want a pretty good idea of this job so i can compare to other career paths.
DiamondCarver
Programming?
I work for Xbox as a UX designer. The local hill is about 1 hr away, which makes it easy to get up to the hill either before or after work (or on lunch). Generally speaking, hours are very flexible, except during 'crunch time' of a given production cycle, which can vary depending on what you're developing. Then you're at the office "till it's done." 
really depends on where you work.. I have a job where I have huge amount of freedom like crawli: I can simply leave work anytime for a couple of hours or even a day, as long as I compensate that by working more the next day or so and making sure everything works. Except when there's something really urgent going on, then I sometimes find myself working 12+ hrs. But i like it. On the other hand I also know programmers that have standard 9 to 5 jobs.
I'm a programmer, working in the UK, writing desktop applications for medical institutes...
We have some people who work from home... if I were working from home, theoretically I could work from anywhere in the world - although there are times when I need to be in the office.
Like the others said, it depends a lot on the individual job. The "programming/development" trade is one that allows for remote working. That doesn't mean your employer, or you yourself, would like to work remotely, but it is definitely possible. That in itself could allow you to work from a location that's either very close to the mountains, or perhaps in the mountains themselves...
That would be sick
We have some people who work from home... if I were working from home, theoretically I could work from anywhere in the world - although there are times when I need to be in the office.
Like the others said, it depends a lot on the individual job. The "programming/development" trade is one that allows for remote working. That doesn't mean your employer, or you yourself, would like to work remotely, but it is definitely possible. That in itself could allow you to work from a location that's either very close to the mountains, or perhaps in the mountains themselves...
That would be sick
I recruit for technology and like everyone else said it depends on who you work for. Some of my clients have flexible hours and others are sweat shops.
In a previous job, I did hiring for the I.T. dept, and I just have got to offer this piece of advice: If you don't have any actual talent and/or interest in computers, go elsewhere. I've hired a couple of people who looked great on paper because they could study well and did well on test but had no actual talent. Unfortunately, when you start actually working in the profession, it shows. You can't be an artist if you have no artistic talent; you can't be a musician if you have no musical talent; you can't be a mathematician if you have no head for math; and you can't be a programmer if you don't have the logical methodical mindset and the interest in the subject to be a programmer.
Oh, if you're a smart enough person overall, and driven enough, you can be competent. But if you're that smart and driven, you can probably do something else much better. Programming, despite all attempts by upper management to reduce it to a rote blue-collar occupation, is very much an art.
Oh, if you're a smart enough person overall, and driven enough, you can be competent. But if you're that smart and driven, you can probably do something else much better. Programming, despite all attempts by upper management to reduce it to a rote blue-collar occupation, is very much an art.
Project management is a whole other side of this equation too.
NOT all programmers make good leaders or are able to utlilize personel properly.
This side of IT is also an art form, and a mine field.....haahahahaa
NOT all programmers make good leaders or are able to utlilize personel properly.
This side of IT is also an art form, and a mine field.....haahahahaa
I start tomorrow at University of Idaho after doing a year and a half of general education stuff online, and my major is computer science as well. After taking a visual basic class, I really fell in love with programming because while it's creative in the sense that you can make a program that can do virtually anything, it's also entirely logic based, which suits me very well as I'm a highly logical person. Not to mention I've been fixing everyones computer since age 10.
I've heard pretty much the same things about programming jobs, so I'm curious to see how it works out after I graduate. I'd really like to go into game design and programming, since it's a sub-field I'm more interested in then others. I know however for game design the job follows more of the "crunch" schedule where your stuck in the office however long it takes.
I've heard pretty much the same things about programming jobs, so I'm curious to see how it works out after I graduate. I'd really like to go into game design and programming, since it's a sub-field I'm more interested in then others. I know however for game design the job follows more of the "crunch" schedule where your stuck in the office however long it takes.
Well i'm like the guy above, been the computer wiz for as long as i can remember. I also am pretty dang logical, creative, and talented (also a musician), tutoring pretty much everyone in my pre-cal class(math ain't fun, but ain't boring, eh), killin it in advanced physics (i looooove science), and am hoping to take an AP Java class next year. (junior in high school).
Good characteristics?
Oh and i think i would do good in management cuz my dad is one for his company and has pretty much been a role model.
Good characteristics?
Oh and i think i would do good in management cuz my dad is one for his company and has pretty much been a role model.
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