I got a one-year contract doing phone and e-commerce support at a really, really big software company. I have been working the 7pm-4am shift for the past month, but starting next Monday, I get to climb up the seniority ladder to the 3 PM to midnight shift. This is good for me trying to finish my degree, and other things.
When we moved, my wife spent a lot of time picking out the house that we would lease, because she wanted to not make me commute an hour each way, but she wanted to move where the schools were really good, because she wanted to put our kids back into school. She has been homeschooling for 7 years, and only wanted to stop homeschooling if the schools she was putting the kids into were really good. So we ended up about 40 minutes from my work, in a north Dallas suburb where the rent is high and the schools are all rated "exemplary."
We have been here about 2 months now, and we have only had ONE day since we got here that the temperature didn't reach 100 degrees. Wow.
Anyway, maybe by the time I post again, I will have a more permanent job, but at least this one pays good. $5 more per hour than back when I worked directly for this very, very large software company (so it's the most I have ever made before).
Oh, BTW, I realized that I need to be a developer instead of a non-developer IT person. The future of IT people making lots of money does NOT rest with people who do support or maintain infrastructure. It rests with project managers and developers. I recently applied for a Software Development Engineer Test position, but haven't heard anything.
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