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SSC Eights!
 
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The backwards part was where I got the IT job because I had a PC with OS/2 on it - I never studied computer science in school.
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SSChampion
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GDI Lord (6/12/2009)
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What is it with the high visibility of the South Africans here (seemingly) all of a sudden? Are we taking over the forum?
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SADeveloper.net is down, pending a new hosting solution. We have to hang out somewhere.
A takeover sounds fun. Steve might object though. 
Gail Shaw
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We stand on the bridge and none may pass
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SSC Eights!
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SADeveloper.net is down, pending a new hosting solution. We have to hang out somewhere.
you could stand between the candle and the flame...
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SSChampion
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About the only regret is that I took a job immediately as I finished my degree. A week after I accepted the job I got an offer for a full Master's degree scholarship. Not a big thing, I'm doing the Masters at the moment.
Other than that, no major regrets. I had a couple rough patches, a year stint at a company that was going downhill fast (I could write a book on the bad management practices there), but in the long run it turned out for the best. It was while working there that I got seriously introduced to SQL Server (I'd dabbled with it up until then) by a consultant that I now work with.
Gail Shaw
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SSC-Addicted
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I have an identical twin brother. We have basically the same interests but have taken divergent paths. I sometimes wonder where I would be if I had also gone into theater and stage combat. Or if I had worked towards astronomy (one of our other interests).
Kevin C.
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SSC Eights!
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Old Hand
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Andy Lennon (6/12/2009)
i regret not taking a year break after High School before going to college.
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I didn't think about it at the time but i was flat out sick of the educational system. I went to college and hated every class, then stopped going to classes.
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i might have actually been able to stomach higher education and earned those letters next to my name.
Hrmmm... semi-autobiographical :)
I sometimes wish I had chosen a science path (either the traditional sciences or the behavioral route) instead of IT, always had a knack for it and I usually enjoyed it :)
What didn't help was when I was signing up for Uni subjects, the "advisor" that was supposed to help me make an informed decision was a total git; where was hindsight when I needed it!
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SSC-Enthusiastic
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| My biggest regret is not being more focused on a career path earlier in life. I wasted 4 years while in the armed services where I could have been taking college courses at night. After getting out of the USMC I needed to make a living and spent several years as an electronic technician before discovering the world of databases.
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SSC Rookie
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| Very interesting posts. I regret not having gotten my Bachelors degree. Quite college to get married. I don't regret having taken 15 years off to raise children I just think of it as taking my retirement on the front side. Went back to school and got an Applied Associates degree which got me where I am. Make a decent living. Love my job and the people I work with. And eventually I will get to retire for good.
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SSChampion
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Interesting that many of you wish you had done more education. I wonder if that was to get a headstart on your career now or just to learn more.
And I wonder how many people want to continue on and get that degree now. Lots of online, relatively inexpensive options now. Might be a good editorial.
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