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Part Time James 14 Jun 17 4.39pm | |
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Originally posted by jamiemartin721
I've been in IT since I was 28, before that I had what I tell people were 'proper jobs' in that they had emotional and physically taxing elements. I've worked in a malt house of a brewer shifting 25kg bags all day, worked in the court service assisting on cases and clerking for judges, worked in shops, been a barman, worked in a warhouse and been an apprentice car parts sales man for ford. But I was lucky, I went from domestic violence injunctions, child protection cases and clerking /case prep on sex offence cases to working in IT (Initially document management, then Change and Configuration Management). I know we are digressing, but Document Management sounds like it could be connected to what I do, what specifically was involved?
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Stirlingsays 14 Jun 17 4.40pm | |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
Absolutely, and this forum is great for it as it goes. Still not going to marry a bloke though. Give it time.
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jamiemartin721 Reading 14 Jun 17 4.43pm | |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
I know we are digressing, but Document Management sounds like it could be connected to what I do, what specifically was involved? Initially, I was a document controller which was basically a glorified filing clerk. I'd produce document reference numbers for people, they'd send me documents to update, distribute and send out to other people. Turns out I was cheaper as a temp than providing lots of people with licences. But by the time I moved on, I was setting up and configuring document management tools, processes and procedures, developing lifecycle management etc. Which oddly is basically applied Cognitive Perspectives of Behaviour.
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Stirlingsays 14 Jun 17 4.44pm | |
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Originally posted by jamiemartin721
I did psychology, because I thought if I did philosophy I'd never find a job. But also because my course was 90% female. Turned out its a very useful degree, because you have to do a bit of everything. Its the science of the 'bleeding obvious', but it does give you some maths (Stats), neurology, biology, scientific theory, social theory, Linguistics, IT all on top of learning about behaviour and human social interaction (which turns out it be really useful if you apply those skills in the real world). Although I often wish I did an IT Degree, I'd be financially a lot better off as I ended up in IT. Edited by jamiemartin721 (14 Jun 2017 4.26pm) I think you'd probably do well whatever you did. Computer science and IT are different if over lapping areas but the knowledge area is a lot of fun....though I would say that.
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Part Time James 14 Jun 17 4.48pm | |
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Originally posted by jamiemartin721
Initially, I was a document controller which was basically a glorified filing clerk. I'd produce document reference numbers for people, they'd send me documents to update, distribute and send out to other people. Turns out I was cheaper as a temp than providing lots of people with licences. But by the time I moved on, I was setting up and configuring document management tools, processes and procedures, developing lifecycle management etc. Which oddly is basically applied Cognitive Perspectives of Behaviour. Ah ok, probably no cross over. I write applications to create transactional documentation.
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Stirlingsays 14 Jun 17 4.49pm | |
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Originally posted by hedgehog50
I worked in IT all my life. Started in the days before there were any degrees in it or much training at all come to that. The work was complex and needed intelligent people to perform it. Over the years, when IT graduates starting to appear, I found that many of them were far worse at it than those who had risen through the ranks. Probably too much for me....It was far easier teaching it. Too much actual people interaction in real IT....Far easier to 'act' in the classroom. If I had the time again though...
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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 14 Jun 17 4.55pm | |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
I know we are digressing, but Document Management sounds like it could be connected to what I do, what specifically was involved? Tech Author, Documentation management etc is my ine of country, too.
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jamiemartin721 Reading 14 Jun 17 5.00pm | |
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Originally posted by Part Time James
Ah ok, probably no cross over. I write applications to create transactional documentation. Some cross over now I suspect, as mostly I work in configuration management, and produce process and procedures to govern how people write and use applications effectively and efficiently (from inception to live useage).
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jamiemartin721 Reading 14 Jun 17 5.03pm | |
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Originally posted by Cucking Funt
Tech Author, Documentation management etc is my ine of country, too. One of the things I love about defence work, is that I get to work with technical authors. I thought I was good at writing documents, but they're like artists. I used to work with this technical author, who was had something like six of seven degrees from the OU, all simply because she'd absolutely mastered the art of analysing and writing to requirements. I'd be stoked that I got over 85% on an essay, she'd be gutted if she got under 95%.
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Portuguese Porto 14 Jun 17 5.41pm | |
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Trying not to jump in rush or bias conclusions this issue made me remember many of the words of the one and only Christopher Hitchens!... Edited by Portuguese (14 Jun 2017 5.45pm)
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jamiemartin721 Reading 14 Jun 17 5.49pm | |
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I think there is probably only one thing that really defines whether one group of people is more intelligent than others, and that is people who read vs people who don't read (dumb c**ts). I don't really care if people are left wing or right wing, but if they don't read, then I'm going to say they're less intelligent than people who do read (even people who read s**t). You see this at university, the clever kids, read a lot, the rest read enough. Its one thing to be able to answer the questions based on the excerpts, hand outs and study guide. But the kids who read the textbook, the case studies and the articles in journals always do better. Intelligence really can be measured in the books you've read. Its even an fact that an individuals substantial enjoyment and experience of life is directly correlational to the size of their vocabulary. Never trust people who don't read. Its so good that even people who can't see have found a way around that.
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Stirlingsays 14 Jun 17 5.53pm | |
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Originally posted by Portuguese
Trying not to jump in rush or bias conclusions this issue made me remember many of the words of the one and only Christopher Hitchens!... Edited by Portuguese (14 Jun 2017 5.45pm) Fondly remembered and sadly missed.
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