What to do...
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So here I am, thinking heavily about leaving the IT industry after my current employ due to lack of work out there and a really bad current environment for developing software. Why such a bad environment? 1. No right clicks allowed in windows (Security restriction). There are other major security restrictions too that should be lifted on a developer. 2. No admin rights to databases (despite being the most knowledgeable SQL person on site). 3. Constantly getting asked to make projects cheap/free when there is no investment in tools. 4. Constantly getting asked to work outside my comfort zone. 5. Little to no likelihood of gaining another developer to assist me in learning the areas I am missing experience in. Also there is little to no time allowed to try and get up to speed on these areas.
Hah! Sounds like reality has raised its vicious head. 1 and 2 are probably corporate policy, good luck with that. 3 is a fact of life. Requests from relatives are worse. 4 is how you gain more talents. If you want to always stay in your comfort zone, then get a job as a mindless factory worker or something. "Would you like fries with that" is a good phrase to learn. 5 means you need to take the initiative yourself. Many of us are self taught --> meaning no one hired a developer to teach us. Seriously, perhaps your current job isn't the greatest or maybe you'd be happier doing something else. Only you can answer that question. But whatever you decide, keep in mind that in any field of endeavor, if you want to succeed and rise above the average, you need to take control of your efforts and continually work outside your comfort zone. And if you just shoot for being average, then you'll not succeed at even that.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software