I mean, wow.
It pretty much renders the rest of the article irrelevant.
As opposed to those short hours in, say, the more traditional nursing field?
Definitely longer hours than, say, teaching.
I'm so evil and... skanky. And I think I'm kinda gay.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Feb 07, 2005 7:14:14 am PST #4532 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kalshane - Feb 07, 2005 7:15:06 am PST #4533 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
No CS degree or programming skills here. I just don't have the patience for the latter. Once in a blue moon having them might be useful, but it's not required for my job. That's what our various System Administrators do.
§ ita § - Feb 07, 2005 7:16:47 am PST #4534 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What is your job, Kalshane?
I'd feel so naked without my CS degree or equivalent programming skills (because, really, in the 80s I could have gotten decent work straight out of HS and ended up where I am. But it'd be on the job experience of a similar sort, though it'd eventually limit my promotability or ability to compete).
shrift - Feb 07, 2005 7:21:27 am PST #4535 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Slightly relatedly, I'm taken aback by how many people I encounter these days in IT who don't have CS degrees, and who can't program.
t raises hand
I'm well aware that I suck. I haven't gone for a CS degree yet simply because I don't learn the way most CS departments teach, and I suspect attempting a degree would be a frustrating and ultimately pointless exercise.
I need lunch. Hmm, lunch...
Tom Scola - Feb 07, 2005 7:22:08 am PST #4536 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I think I may be the only person on the IT staff who isn't a developer with a CS degree. I'm certainly the only one with an MS in CS.
§ ita § - Feb 07, 2005 7:24:31 am PST #4537 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Shrift -- you're in sysadmin? And Tom -- what's your job description?
tommyrot - Feb 07, 2005 7:25:08 am PST #4538 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Most of what I do is programming database stuff. I have no CS degree. I've had two programming courses: BASIC in high school, and Fortran in college.
Tom Scola - Feb 07, 2005 7:25:12 am PST #4539 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Unix System Administrator
Kalshane - Feb 07, 2005 7:25:37 am PST #4540 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
PC support. Every once in awhile we'll get a new program in that is specific to a department rather than hospital-wide (and thus not something supported by the Sys Admins, though they'll help out if the can) that won't work right and it'd be nice to have a better understanding of how software works and how to "fix" it, but for my normal day to day job it doesn't matter.
tommyrot - Feb 07, 2005 7:26:00 am PST #4541 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But there are times I wish I had a CS degree....