Post #65819 by PolynesianPop on Sat, Dec 20, 2003 5:25 PM

Derek, I'm sorry to hear about your misfortune. The timing - geez, you'd think they'd have planned it better.

Fred, I'm a firm believer that its never too late to change if you really want to. Currently, I'm a Business Systems Analyst for a Software company. Prior to this I was the Senior Telecom Analyst for the same company. I made the change because of how badly the Telecom market tanked (after the MCI Worldcom fiasco).

And you know what? Prior to Telecom, I was a freelance Architectural Consultant for 13 years. Changing from Architecture to Telecom was an about-face that required I return to school and get another degree (I have a BS degree in Architectural Engineering, a BS in Telecommunications Management, and an AA in Liberal Arts). I just felt that I had done all that I can in architecture and needed a change. I went back to earn another degree because architecture was all I knew.

Make the change if you really feel its what you gotta do. You'll thank yourself iin the long run. Right now, I'm beginning to think that the business world is not for me. I really miss my architectural career and hope to make some changes in 2004 to get myself back there.

You'll never know what you enjoy until you try them all. Good luck on whatever you decide.