3/4     Anyone get fed up with an unrewarding high tech career and try
        changing to something completely different?  How'd it go?
        \_ Friend quit a security job at Warburg in London to teach diving
           in Bali.  His flight was to leave the morning that the bombs
           went off.  I'm not doing anything totally different (I enjoy what
           I do too much) but got so sick of companies and politics that
           I went consulting.  I have a good network, I like the people I
           work with, and aside from the occasional attack of nerves over
           finances, it's great.  I think if you're intelligent, single and
           don't have many debts, the sky's pretty much the limit in whatever
           you do.  -John
        \_ I'm a pilot flying turbo props in the midwest. i make peanuts
           now but will make more in 10 years.
        \_ What kind of tech career do you have that would prompt such
           a response? I mean, seriously, unless you are in a totally
           crappy work environment tech jobs are much much better than
           menial work. It certainly is better and more interesting than
           most marketing/sales jobs, and it certainly is much much better
           than menial jobs such as running a restaurant. I guess maybe
           you've never had it really tough or you don't actually have
           a passion for technology. -williamc
           \_ just the idea of getting away from people who are so fucking
              assanine that they think all non-tech jobs are "menial"
              is a great reason to consider getting out of tech.
              fortunetely as a non-software tech guy i don't have to work
              with fucktards like you on a daily basis.
                \_ Yur inglis skils ar probly te reson yu stil not geting
                   menial job yu want so mush.
        \_ i'm doing great in the sanitation department.
           \_ ^sanitation^homeland security
              \_ I'm doing great in the homeland sanitation department
                                    - hate arabs
        \_ parents dropped out and started two candy companies, friend
           dropped out and started a cafe.  Both are more work and more
           freedom.                             -brain
           \_ freedom is relative.  there's a local guy running a burger joint
              who did the same thing.  he works harder than i ever did and
              makes less.  what freedom?  he doesn't even have his own
              weekends.
        \_ I'm quitting my high-tech job to become a Professional Poker Player