Re: Realtime/embedded project to help with employment.

["Luke A. Guest" <laguest@__n_o_s_p_a_m__abyss2.demon.co.uk>]

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 18:47:14 -0400, Marin David Condic wrote:

> I don't know if the business end pays better or worse than the 
> realtime/embedded end. Some of that is geography. Some of it depends on 
> the nature of the business. Too many variables. My advice is to do 
> something you really enjoy and not worry too much about the money. It 
> has a way of taking care of itself so long as you are enthusiastic about 
> your job and do it well. If you do a job you really love, you never have 
> to work a day in your life. ;-)

Yeah, I know what you mean. The thing is I have decided to get out of my
job ASAP and I don't want to *jump into* something that's wrong for me. I
have just spent four-ish years in the game industry and that was by
accident, so I want to do it properly this time. BTW, the games industry
could be cool if it was the *right* game but that just never seems to
happen, also it pays really badly, I've been on way below graduate level
for all four-ish years mainly because I was willing to take a bit less for
a while to get off the dole.

Now I'm in debt and need to get something that pays, so if I go for a job
in London, say, I need something that will allow me to pay off my debts
(I will also have to start paying back my student loans as well by then)
and live in the London area, and that just isn't possible on �30,000 even
if you share a place :-( If you calculate the outgoings, I wouldn't be in
a better situation, so that's why I'm looking at the business end as well,
that kind of jobs does *seem* to start paying around the �35,000 - �40,000
mark, it's just a matter of getting in there (a bit of Java learning).

Now, the real question is, am I cut out to do realtime? If I am, I want a
job that won't get in the way of developing my OS, i.e. contractual
obligations and all that jazz. So, say I am cut out for it, do I really
need electronics experrience? I don't have any, so that also stops me from
earning *enough*. Many things to think about :-/

Thanks,
Luke.