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Hmmm...

I’m the IT manager and work, I’m also a software and electronics engineer... people actually pay me for this stuff... lol

...My fear... we’re all nerds! 

 Been a Automotive-Mechanic for just under 20 years,(Back was getting tired) then went into Auto-Parts bout 4 years ago.
Industry collapsed, looking for new frontiers 

Been actively building PC's since 386 days, never bought a pc in my life.(not just a knuckle dragger ok)
Oops, o/t, my bad.

lol

WR

Well...I'm 28 years old and I've been working with computers since I was 11. At 17 I was training my teachers how to use their computers and fixing problems on my principle's computer. I went into the military as a broadcast engineer right out of high school. I worked on computers, tv, and radio equipment for the army for about 8.5 years. The last year of it was spent on a deployment in Iraq where I also acted as the webmaster for AFN Iraq's website. I have an associates degree in computer networking and I'm working on a bachelors degree in video game and simulation programming. I did some hardware repair for gamestop for a while, moved on to a field service tech job that I did for a year or so before coming to the job I have now. I had a few little jobs here and there throughout the years and every time I ended up being the one fixing computer issues along with what I was actually there for lol. I do IT Support for an airline parts sales/distribution company. It's pretty nice especially considering they paid for me to get my A+ and MCDST certifications.

I know what you mean about everyone coming to you for their computer issues. I was at a party the other night and two people my brother works with were asking me about issues they were having. I normally tell them that I can help, but I'm not cheap. Most of the time they think I'm joking, but then realize I'm actually serious lol. I actually taught one of my computer classes since the teacher was too incompetent to do it herself. I got free grades and free reign to do what ever I wanted to in exchange for helping everyone else with their work so she wouldn't lose her job for being incompetent. I would've started on computers sooner than 11 if it was possible, but my first "system" was a commadore 64 when I was 8. At 11 I was spending all day in the library on the computers. Got called out of class a few times because I had set passwords on the screensavers lol.

Just as I had suspected! We are all nerds in some way. Not that it's a very shocking revelation. At least we'll all be able to help contribute to making the forum awesome!

I never had trouble with people asking me to fix their computers though, perhaps because most of my friends are also nerds.

One question though, are any of us girls (other than myself)? It's hard to tell on here. You don't see many ladies in IT. Do I have all you lads to myself or are any of my sister-nerds representin'?

I'm really suprised non of the ladies responded to Tigertosser's call out..

The phone, is well balanced between masculinity an femininity in design, imo anyways.
(In a proffesional kind of way)

I guess, it's just too powerfull for most lady folk to handle, idk....


Just Kiddin' ladies

Tiger, I suspect your not alone here, thinking the others just are shy, till provoked anyways...we may see.
 

WR