-=> Mike Powell wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

 MP> Several years ago, I also tried to make a switch from IT to another
 MP> profession.  I ran into similar issues.  It only worked when I found a
 MP> job that was "something else, with IT knowledge."  I liked that while
 MP> it lasted (roughly 4 years) but, after a couple of upper management
 MP> changes, I have found myself shoe-horned back into doing mostly IT work
 MP> in an IT division.

I've gone through that also.  Heck, when I went into the Army, I didn't have a 
degree then but the first set of orders I received out of basic training was 
to report to 4ID (4th Infantry HQ, then at Fort Hood, Texas) to work as a 
heavy equipment transport logistics tech ... usually a captain's (O-3) job but 
I was a private first class (E-3) doing the same thing.

Why?  Someone figured out I knew Excel.  This was in 1997.

 MP> Seems like once you get that mark, it is difficult to remove.    I am
 MP> planning to retire in a few years.  I will be young enough that I will
 MP> still want to work part-time.  I am hoping that I will not run into
 MP> similar issues as I did when trying to change full-time careers.

It's like having a scarlet letter.   I am trying to see if I can work while 
on Social Security (though I am 'permanently unemployable', I could get back 
on at the VA).  It all depends on several factors right now.  I miss working.

-- Sean

 
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