Please give me a moment - How Employable am I?

[steve.falzon@]

To end this right here (hopefully), Mark, I have pulled the Blog (even though it
made no direct reference to you other than what you wrote). I do understand now
the point you were attempting to get across and although I don't agree with the
method, I do respect it. My apologies!

There are so many other ways to get one's point across, as there were for me to
get my point across and I apologize for not taking one of those other avenues.

I would, however, like to ask one thing of you. Could you please just not post
direct links to braindump sites? That's all I ask. By doing so, at least you're
not helping worsen the situation that currently certified individuals have found
themselves in the middle of.

I'll be leaving now, as I despise these friggin' newsgroups just about as much
as you hate certifications.

Thanks,

Just been reading the original argument you started and one thing is
evident, you guys at CertGuard need get certified in how to relate to
people, what an aggressive bunch you are.

I'll be leaving now

Will you be taking the rest of your gang with you?

Steve

 

[ajk]

I hope there are some team leaders/managers (or insightful grunts) out
there that can give this post a little time, as this topic is a heavy
weight on me.

I owned a software company for about 6 years. I sold it about 5 years
ago, did almost nothing for about 2 years, and have been employed as
the sole developer in a .COM for the past two years by a former client
of my software company.

I manage the web site, web services, and Windows Development, SQL
Server, and Windows 2003 Server (dangerously).

While I have managed a development team, (and support/Service Team)
that was done so in my own company in my own style, perhaps not
correctly, I don't know as I have no I have nothing to compare it to.
In essence, I have never worked in conventional corporate
environment.

I am not satisfied with my current job as it is stagnant, I am going
nowhere. To boot, I am burnt out on Entrepreneurship, while new
product ideas are vast, the idea of going back to "business
management" makes me cringe. I don't want to go back to that level of
stress.

I have no college degree, I am self taught, I am 36 and am considering
becoming a MCPD (Enterprise Developer / C#) What can I expect in the
workforce at that point?

Am I employable? At what position? What Salary?

"Any" Comments would be greatly appreciated.

i am a teamleader.. i think what makes a person employable is that the
person is open to learn new things. i myself am 45 and know that as
programming is concerned the older one gets the more firm opinions one
has. sometimes this opinions are incorrect so how adaptable are u?

keep up listening to people and are willing to learn that makes u
employable.