I started in 1981, so I’m right there with you. I hated when someone would ask, since you’re in IT can you fix my laptop or desktop computer.
My wife and I own a vacation condo, I was asked one time about the feasibility of installing wifi over the entire complex so we could all have internet everywhere and jointly pay for the service.
I replied not only NO, but HELL NO I do not want to be involved with any aspect of that.
OMG, I HATE wireless with as much passion as I do liberals and the LA. Lakers.
the whining about wireless is almost constant. I miss the days of just being a board swapper to fix problems.
Me, too. I didn't hate it, but it was time to go. As one moves up the hierarchy, there is less opportunity for keeping technical skills fresh. I didn't want to be a coder for 40 years, I wanted higher-value positions that had more impact on the business.
I've been through file-based ISAM/VSAM systems in COBOL and PL/1; IBM 360/370 JES/JCL systems; VM & TSO; early 4GL languages like FOCUS and NOMAD2; the advent of SQL with IMS, DB2, and Oracle; 3-tier client/server systems with PowerBuilder and Composer; SAP; and Agile/Scrum.
Forty years later, the technologies were changing again with cloud-based SaaS, IaaS, and IoT. It was just time to go. I saved my retirement portfolio and it's time to live work-free for the next 25 years.
-PJ
"Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
“I replied not only NO, but HELL NO I do not want to be involved with any aspect of that.”
Smart. Any time the internet goes down, it is your fault.