Bamboo Claw
27 Jan 2005, 04:17 AM
Hi All,
Just getting my CV ready for my next career move (I am 30). I have been in my current job for about 2.5yrs which is a record for me (the system was embedded, proprietry OS, little documentation, so I guess I enjoyed mastering the system). In the last 10yrs I have had 11 jobs, mostly contracting, in many different spheres of IT. In my personal life I enjoy all types of engineering type hobbies, I learnt AutoCad so that I could design my house, which I then built myself, do mechanics on my car, muck about with electronics, design all types of wierd inventions, etc, etc....
I enjoy problem solving and design/architecture type work. I find that I can work really well if I have another employee to implement my ideas/designs, also I find that I am a catalyst to helping them through any obsticles they have. The problem with work is that nearly every job I am in really appreciates the design/ideas etc that I have but then they all expect me to implement/test/maintain this software with the same enthusiasm and I have for the solution/design part of the work.
This is not working for me. What I would like to know is, What careers have fellow INTP's found in IT that really keep them interested for the long term? Or should I just accept that I am destined to keep moving from company to company? How do I get managers to understand that they can't expect me to be a 'finisher'?
Just getting my CV ready for my next career move (I am 30). I have been in my current job for about 2.5yrs which is a record for me (the system was embedded, proprietry OS, little documentation, so I guess I enjoyed mastering the system). In the last 10yrs I have had 11 jobs, mostly contracting, in many different spheres of IT. In my personal life I enjoy all types of engineering type hobbies, I learnt AutoCad so that I could design my house, which I then built myself, do mechanics on my car, muck about with electronics, design all types of wierd inventions, etc, etc....
I enjoy problem solving and design/architecture type work. I find that I can work really well if I have another employee to implement my ideas/designs, also I find that I am a catalyst to helping them through any obsticles they have. The problem with work is that nearly every job I am in really appreciates the design/ideas etc that I have but then they all expect me to implement/test/maintain this software with the same enthusiasm and I have for the solution/design part of the work.
This is not working for me. What I would like to know is, What careers have fellow INTP's found in IT that really keep them interested for the long term? Or should I just accept that I am destined to keep moving from company to company? How do I get managers to understand that they can't expect me to be a 'finisher'?