I'm the Youngest Wherever I Go
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@scottalanmiller said:
Well this shouldn't be weird. The average employee at the average company is ~ 45. Just think about it, it has to be.
If you are under 40 you feel like one of the young ones almost anywhere.
Being 21 you should be very young in any non-fast food joint. You are young. So being around people older than you is natural.
Fair enough. Still, I look at it as positive forward movement at an accelerated rate.
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A highly accelerated rate, higher than normal 21-year-olds.
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not to burst your self blown bubble, but you're kind of on the same track most of us went on and continue to follow. I was working for CSC at a NASA location when I was 19, those guys were all 55+ Heck my ITSM was almost 70!!! I dont really get the purpose of this thread, and i'm sorry that I generally come off as critical/cranky in your posts, i'm just generally rubbed the wrong way by your posts. They don't generally add much of anything to conversation. sometimes it's better to chill in the back of the room and observe. I'm not saying that i'm a superior individual, and I really have no idea why i'm posting this here...so i'm gonna stop and hit submit.
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@Hubtech said:
not to burst your self blown bubble, but you're kind of on the same track most of us went on and continue to follow. I was working for CSC at a NASA location when I was 19, those guys were all 55+ Heck my ITSM was almost 70!!! I dont really get the purpose of this thread, and i'm sorry that I generally come off as critical/cranky in your posts, i'm just generally rubbed the wrong way by your posts. They don't generally add much of anything to conversation. sometimes it's better to chill in the back of the room and observe. I'm not saying that i'm a superior individual, and I really have no idea why i'm posting this here...so i'm gonna stop and hit submit.
I'm sorry my posts rub you the wrong way. Not my intention.
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In time......you won't be.
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Yup just wait till you are old. Then you won't be young.
Just to expound on Bill's pronouncement.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Yup just wait till you are old. Then you won't be young.
Just to expound on Bill's pronouncement.
Hmmm during my first year here at work i thought I'm the Youngest .
But today i am the oldest in our Department
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It can happen fast
I'm still young nearly anywhere that I work. I'm still at least 10 years younger than the average of my teams.
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AJ,
I had the following certifications before I was 18:
MOS, A+, Network +, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, and CWNA.
So I was the young guy everywhere.
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Why does age matter? I really don't see why it's even a topic of discussion (other than blowing your own horn). As long as you do your job and do it well without giving talk back no one cares what age you are outside of legal issues. (18 for some things, 21 for driving for work). When people label you as "old" is when you stop learning new things, become stubborn and hardheaded and that can happen to people at any age.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Why does age matter? I really don't see why it's even a topic of discussion (other than blowing your own horn). As long as you do your job and do it well without giving talk back no one cares what age you are outside of legal issues. (18 for some things, 21 for driving for work). When people label you as "old" is when you stop learning new things, become stubborn and hardheaded and that can happen to people at any age.
Why is everyone blowing this up? It was a straight comment. That's all.
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Maybe because this type of comment belongs more on a blog and not on a tech forum. Also, forums are much more about posting responses.
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@Dashrender said:
Maybe because this type of comment belongs more on a blog and not on a tech forum. Also, forums are much more about posting responses.
This is a social community, not solely technical.
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So how old is everyone? C'mon, don't be shy.
I'm 42. I was 25 when I got my first IT Manager role for a massive US company. I was flying! My career was pretty good in my twenties. But not much happened in my thirties. I don't care as I got happier, had kids and stopped working so hard. Now my kids are growing up fast and are getting more independent, I'm starting to think I need another big push.
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@Carnival-Boy said:
So how old is everyone? C'mon, don't be shy.
I'm 42. I was 25 when I got my first IT Manager role for a massive US company. I was flying! My career was pretty good in my twenties. But not much happened in my thirties. I don't care as I got happier, had kids and stopped working so hard. Now my kids are growing up fast and are getting more independent, I'm starting to think I need another big push.
Nice. You're still pretty young then.
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41 back in April. My 6yo was quite happy to repeatedly inform me of such.
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@JaredBusch said:
41 back in April. My 6yo was quite happy to repeatedly inform me of such.
Lol. I have a story for you about my younger brother and father then...lol
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I'll be 22 on Friday. Sharing since everyone else is.
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49 as of June.
Started IT in 2003 as a salesman for a computer/web design company and ending up doing computer repair for the same company.
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I'll be 31 this Wednesday.
