I have successfully left the technology field!!!

**klenard** · July 5th, 2001, 06:16 AM

I finally did it!! I left my sh*t job and I am finally pursuing a dream career. I am going to culinary school to be a chef and I am only going to work with computers as a hobby. I finally got fed up with all of the corporate bullsh*t that I had to put up with and after a lot of soul searching, I quit my job. I was not happy doing what I was doing, Managing the Tech Support and Testing department where I formerly worked. Culinary Arts has been a passion in my life for a longtime and the only thing that has held me back was the cost of the schools, but since I was making a killer salary working as a corporate slave, I saved up enough to live on while working part-time. I feel so much better now that I know that I don't have to deal with boneheaded (l)users.

**Geek #1** · July 5th, 2001, 06:37 AM

DigiFuge - Well done, I know a lot of people who have changed careers to work with computers, all hoping to make a quick buck (boy, did they get shot down in flames....) But never the other way around.

So, are you going to setup a website with all your receipies & culinary tips? "The Techs guide to cooking perhaps". <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

**Platypus** · July 5th, 2001, 06:52 AM

Wow, I hope it all goes really well for you!

I second Geek's idea of Tech Cooking too, mmmm, Steamed Clam, Platypus Soup....

**Wayward Clam** · July 5th, 2001, 07:13 AM

Hey! I'll have you know it takes an awful lot to get me steamed.

Congratulations, and good luck in your new career. My wife's an amateur chef and she loves being in the kitchen--I hope you get as much enjoyment out of it as she does!

**Gabriel** · July 5th, 2001, 07:32 AM

First of all - Good Luck!
I still Believe that once you had tech Experience you will miss it after some time.

Anyway, Good Luck

P.s. Share Recepies.... I cook Wonderfully
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**weich** · July 5th, 2001, 08:25 AM

That Rules!!!! This doesn't mean your leaving Windrivers, does it?

**LabRat** · July 5th, 2001, 09:25 AM

Best of luck to you. I'll just be glad to change industries right now. When you're ready to interview, make sure to do a 'survey' trip to the company that is hiring. Ask the employees how they like it there. Better yet.. look at how they act. Don't get stuck in a nowhere company that keeps the little guy down psychologically as well as financially.

If cooking is your passion, you'll do great!

**MacGyver** · July 5th, 2001, 10:34 AM

You should change your custom status to "Chef in Training" - Hey how many stars for "New Chef" or "Chef God"? <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

Congrats on your career move!

**WesFlash** · July 5th, 2001, 10:57 AM

Good luck to you. If there are any casinos or other high class "leisure" businesses near you, you can get in there and make good money. You might have to apprentice for a few months, but it might be worth it.
If you plan on moving in the long run, and there are the casinos, etc. nearby, then getting the apprenticeship stuff is great because you can be referred from within the same company if it is big.
Good Luck.

**klenard** · July 5th, 2001, 09:16 PM

I am not leaving Windrivers, it is too much fun here. I will still work on computers, but not as a career, as a hobby. I have been wanting to do this for a while now and I finally bit the bullet and applied.

Maybe I'll take that advice and add some recipes and stuff for the techies out there. Thank you for all the nice words and support!!

**In The Wind** · July 5th, 2001, 09:44 PM

Congradulations to you and best wishes. The day is much better when you enjoy what you are doing to make a living or pass the time. Lots of people never find that out, or find out to late to have it mean something to their lives. If the chef thing doesnt work out, go for something else. BTW, re the puter thing, a good hobbyist practices the hobby for the enjoyment it brings, and in all honesty, many of the really big discoveries have been made by hobbiests in the electronics field. Keep your hand in, you may find a new enjoyment away from the professional side of the business.

**snooper2** · July 6th, 2001, 09:52 AM

congrats and good luck make sure you send us some quick recipes for us computer ppl, so we can make something right at our computers and never have to leave. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

**Imagenatas** · July 6th, 2001, 11:20 AM

Congrats! I hope to see you on the Iron Chef someday. You'll want to square off with Morimoto! Take care

**ephmynus** · July 6th, 2001, 01:25 PM

Wow that's so bizarre. Once my wife completes school I'm starting cullinary school and doing computer work as just a hobby/side job. Wierd....

**klenard** · July 6th, 2001, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by aplustech:
<STRONG>Wow that's so bizarre. Once my wife completes school I'm starting cullinary school and doing computer work as just a hobby/side job. Wierd....</STRONG>

This is weird because my wife is finishing school this year and it is the reason why I am going to culinary school now...WOW, I guess great minds think alike huh...hehe

What school do you plan on attending??

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