What if…?
Some years ago I used to read quite a lot of sci-fi and comic books. My favourite storylines where the ones about parallel universes, alternative realities and in general the what could have happened if somebody had done this instead of that? story type, for example, the Marvel's What if? series.
And today I was having a nice chat with mr. Madgoblin about the prospectives in Spain, the house prices and the possible devaluation of IT workers in the future, and I thought: what if we changed our jobs and switched to a non pure IT field? I mean, a place where computers are a tool, not part of the product, if you understand me.
I don't really know what I would do, and it's hard for me to imagine myself in a what if…? scenario. If it wasn't by the money, I presume I would try to do something artistic like writing or composing stuff; a pity there's too many people doing both types of stuff nowadays and inspiration isn't something which is up and ready every day at 9 o'clock in the morning :-)
So what would you do if IT jobs were to disappear? Would you stay loyal to your beloved computers? or would you just shut them off and search for a better paid job?
Jcl
20061220
uhm… if I had to choose a job outside computers (which I would), it'd probably be one of these two:
- locksmith: they get paid very well for a moderately simple job.
- cook: I love cooking and I am not all that bad at it. Probbly cooking at a restaurant is something much more difficult, but as I see it, this would be the "second thing" that I seem to know how to do :-)
sole
20061220
That's very very funny, I was also considering those jobs for the "jobs which give you money" category, and exactly with the same reasonings than you said :-D
Interesting o_o
herotyc
20061220
I'd like to be a musician. If only I could spend all the day in front of the computer doing music…
Anyway, there are tons of artists out there who can do it better than me. In fact, I often think I chose the wrong direction, being a computer scientist instead of a -real- musician.
As you say: "If it wasn't for the money"…
What if money didnt exist?
trace
20061220
Let's all clean the streets!
sole
20061220
well, cleaning for other people is something I don't really feel attracted to …