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An IT-2 clearance won't matter if your next job requires a secret clearance. .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly ----- "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 ----- "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

First Ancient Job: Intel Z80 Assembler for a Large Telco. Had to work from 9P till 6A to get access. Pretty paleontological. No one understood what I was saying, just it does or does not work. So not much user feedback or input. First Modern Job: Wang VS COBOL for a Distributor. Dream system for COBOL. Customer did not understand the process of specification. analysis, design, programming, testing, and acceptance. Again worked from o'dark thirty to o'dark thirty-two. Almost impossible to phase project and keep on budget. They loved what they got but did not understand the effort needed and the costs that we incurred. Current Jobs: Customers are a lot more literate in programming and technology. Easier to get the understanding needed. Still people and emotional issues of course. It's is a lot more fun now. Open source, lots of tools and the net for an infinite reference tool. People and bosses will always be somewhat the same. The rules have changed in the positive direction but it will never be ideal. "Coding for fun and profit ... mostly fun"

Unfortunately, there are many companies who does the same with their employees. I was hired as a software developer in my first job. I was so excited to work everyday, even if I was always asked to carry desktop machines into their delivery trucks(By the way, the company provides hardware solutions for their clients). After a month of doing my software development job(carrying desktop machines for delivery) I got pissed off and talked to my manager. My manager said that the client who I was supposed to work to backed out because of budget. On my 3rd month, I was assigned to a client and my task was to provide support to their employees. On my 6th month, I got my first dev work. I was asked to do an online employee management system and that will be integrated on their existing payroll system. Unluckily, it wasn't finished before my end date because I was exposed to non-programming tasks for 6 months and my mind was like it needs a review before doing the application. Moral of the story: Be sure to clarify the details of contract with the employer before you sign it, especially the kind of work that you will be doing. :laugh: