I don’t know if this will be posted or not. I’m now in the position of not having a job after having been told that I did have a job and it’s the shits.

I’m so tired of the broken promises that is the technology game. I’ve loved my time in tech but it’s been as hard as it was fun. I guess it’s a good place for someone in their twentys but I’m at the point where I just want to work in a reasonably stable job for a decent wage.

All these tech companies that want the world in an employee and then offer a salary that is frankly offensive given the education required. If you mange to get in, you get tasked with working 60 hours a week and no overtime. Then when someone else doesn’t do a good job (read, management, sales, et al) you pay the price but they’re still there.

I was too late to the party. If only I had gotten started a year before I did, it would have made all the difference. I think this is the end of my technology career; it’s just not worth it any longer. Maybe that sounds dramtic but this feeling has been brewing since Responsetek.

I really dreaded going to work there and nearly quit several times. When I finally did quit, I told them that after Infowave I was going to do something else. Now maybe it’s time to follow up on that. A few of my friends have already left and a few more have plans to bail when they finish up their current jobs.

So now what? I have no idea. I love computers and I’d like to make a living working with them but I’m not sure it’s going to be an option nor a part of my future. It’s not the end of the world but it sucks, plain and simple.

Ideas are welcome…