What goals does everyone have in life as far as your career is concerned? What would you like your career to be when you retire? Is your career going to allow you to retire early?
Me I work for AT&T which is a HUGE company and plenty room for advancement. As a Technician (non mngmt) im pretty much at the top of my peak since I cant advance much more than im already at. Ive already maxed out the pay scale for any non management job out there. A buddy of mine here in our department recently jumped the union ship and took a management job. Im very happy for him but its got me thinking about myself. I can see my self in few years or maybe sooner making that jump to management. It can sound like a good move but as anyone who is in the IT/Telecom field will tell you it can come back to bite you in the ass. Management jobs come and go like nothing in a huge company like AT&T. One day your managing 25+ Technicians and the next day they ship your work to another state and possibly out the dam country. Then your fucked and have to take whatever they give you or your pretty much out of a job. As a tech in a union its pretty fkn hard to get fired and IBEW is a great union to be a part as where in management they can dump you like nothing. I do plan to retire in the IT/Telecom Field but will it be with AT&T?? Only time will tell. More than likely I will retire at the normal age.
Me I work for AT&T which is a HUGE company and plenty room for advancement. As a Technician (non mngmt) im pretty much at the top of my peak since I cant advance much more than im already at. Ive already maxed out the pay scale for any non management job out there. A buddy of mine here in our department recently jumped the union ship and took a management job. Im very happy for him but its got me thinking about myself. I can see my self in few years or maybe sooner making that jump to management. It can sound like a good move but as anyone who is in the IT/Telecom field will tell you it can come back to bite you in the ass. Management jobs come and go like nothing in a huge company like AT&T. One day your managing 25+ Technicians and the next day they ship your work to another state and possibly out the dam country. Then your fucked and have to take whatever they give you or your pretty much out of a job. As a tech in a union its pretty fkn hard to get fired and IBEW is a great union to be a part as where in management they can dump you like nothing. I do plan to retire in the IT/Telecom Field but will it be with AT&T?? Only time will tell. More than likely I will retire at the normal age.
