On Apr 14, 2009, at 4:37 PM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote:
> I am just not sure that any company would have me after so many years
> as a generalist. I look at job listings and see a specific
> requirement: I say "yes, I did that for about 5% of the time." Am I a
> systems Architect? I think so, but compared to a 28-year-old IS/EE,
> maybe not. Am I a project manager? Sure, but I only managed *myself.*
> Am I a programmer? Sure but only as a means to to an end. Do I know
> hardware? Only enough to keep my own world from collapsing (lately,
> unsuccessfully). Project manager? "Again, just me." Done design work
> as part of a team? "No -- never -- not even for 10 minutes."
>
> Nor am I sure that I could have a job again after so many years of
> freedom. "What? You want me to come there? *Every* day??" Am I a
> "team player?" Um, do I have to be honest about that?
It was a real change of pace when I switched from consultant to
employee last year, so I understand. My point was that Python is a
growing language, and there are both employment and consulting
opportunities out there.
-- Ed
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