finished my 8 year career today...

Einstein · 30-09-2005 7:28am #1

So i'm leaving the IT industry after 8 years today...whew...little surreal tbh. I know i'm happy, but i'd be lying if I said i wasn't a little nervous...

eek!

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 30-09-2005 7:45am

What career are you changing to?
Or did you win the lotto?

Einstein · 30-09-2005 7:53am

i wish i won the lotto...opened a newsagent and deli...and I'm in the process of building a small recording studio too...

xzanti · 30-09-2005 7:58am

Fair play I say... Good luck with it

Ann Elk · 30-09-2005 7:58am

Best of luck to you man

I'm leaving my four year career next week to concentrate on the last year of my University course - absence of the regular paycheck is a daunting prospect no? If the searc is enabled, I seem to recall one of the Mods giving up a job to open a newsagent recently also - maybe he has some friendly advice, again, good luck!

Einstein · 30-09-2005 8:13am

cheers for the good wishes

one of the mods eh??
Anyone have any idea who it might be?!

Töpher · 30-09-2005 8:14am

Best of luck with everything.

So did you leave a vacancy somehwere....?

Einstein · 30-09-2005 8:48am

Einst&#252 wrote: »

Best of luck with everything.

So did you leave a vacancy somehwere....?

Cheers!

Yes vacancy left, but will be filled promply by a happy go-lucky entusiastic Graduate looking forward to a career within Irelands Leading Electricity Supplier!!

Oriel · 30-09-2005 8:48am

Aye, what did you do?

Einstein · 30-09-2005 9:51am

operations type support type role...

Neuro · 30-09-2005 10:44am

Divers wrote:

operations type support type role...

Good luck in your new career. I too quit IT a number of years ago and have never looked back. It is said that it takes individuals two or three career changes before they find their true vocation. This fact isn't surprising considering that most people are forced to 'choose' their career in their late teens, long before they have fully matured.

Dave! · 30-09-2005 10:49am

Hey that's good to hear, man

There was a thread about someone else doing something similar, and a few people posted in it saying that they've done the same. It's nice to see so many people not accepting mediocrity, and working a boring job -- living their dream, innit! lol. Hopefully I'll have to courage (and the resources) to do the same when I'm finished college (although I don't think I have a dream at the moment

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pickarooney · 30-09-2005 11:36am

Good luck. I quit IT after 7 years yesterday, but have no idea what I want to do next.
Any suggestions?

ferdi · 30-09-2005 11:57am

open a newsagents?

kerinsp · 30-09-2005 2:09pm

Good luck fella,
I'm in IT a long time and I want out at this stage too. I am finding it hard to change career though.

Where did you learn how to open the shop?

Tom Dunne · 30-09-2005 2:21pm

I know how you feel.

I have left my job of 13 years (in IT too) today. Very mixed emotions.

Einstein · 30-09-2005 2:31pm

Yeah I never really learned exactly how to open a shop, kinda just learnt as I went along! I did work for a long time and kinda part-time supervise in a spar shop for a few years, so had an idea what I was getting into...Although it's amazing how fast you learn in a short time when you need to!!
I reckon the only way to get out is set yourself a target. I originally planned to get out of IT in January of this year. Fair enough it's October tomorrow, but without that deadline, I'd still be here in 2 years time saying "I'd love to leave"...

Pighead · 30-09-2005 2:42pm

Best of luck in your new career Mr Divers.I hope your a jolly happy go lucky fellow because the last thing this county needs is another grouchy newsagent who seems to have the weight of the world on his shoulders and who greets his customers with nothing more than a scowl.
Anyway please do me one favour,recently there has been an alarming trend where newsagents in my area have been increasing the price of Mega Meanies from 35 to 45 cent.This is quite simply outrageous,,Pighead loves nothing more than to wake up early,head down to the spar with a shiny 2 euro coin in his pocket and buy a twix a bag of Mega meanies and THE SUN newspaper(classy Pighead).With this latest increase my bill comes to 2.05 which is highly annoying.Do the right thing buddy and best of luck

Einstein · 30-09-2005 2:55pm

Mental note taken..

will not upset Pighead

skywalker · 30-09-2005 2:59pm

Your new shop is in whitehall isnt it? which shop is it, I might pop in & congratulate you on my way home from the grindstone.

Peace · 30-09-2005 3:02pm

Go get em tiger....

Einstein · 30-09-2005 3:03pm

matts newsagent in whitehall!!
drop in we do great rolls

skywalker · 30-09-2005 3:06pm

I dont think I know that one. I presumed it was one of the ones in the row of shops at the bingo hall.

[opportunity for plug]so how do I get to Matts newsagents?[/opportunity for plug]

finished my 8 year career today...

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