MJFChat: Learn to Live: Navigating Choppy Career Waters

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• ejuly

  13 August, 2020 - 11:14 am

  <p>Over the past 20 years MJF hair has gotten better with age and PT's not so much. Looks are everything in the tech world. BTW, my hair is a mess.</p>

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• Paul Thurrott

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  14 August, 2020 - 9:43 am

  Sadly fair.

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• mrdrwest

  13 August, 2020 - 10:16 pm

  <p>I was never worried about losing my job because of a technology skills deficit. I'm always learning. I'm adaptable. I got a job with a company that encourages a growth mindset.</p><p><br></p><p>But I don't like (have no interest in) Exchange, SharePoint, O/M 365, green eggs, and ham.</p>

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• Paul Thurrott

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  14 August, 2020 - 9:00 am

  But green eggs are great!

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• jpwalters

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  14 August, 2020 - 11:34 am

  <p>This was really helpful and interesting. Great tips for overcoming perhaps some of the biggest obstacles in this field — staying relevant no matter what you do. It's not easy, and I suspect we all falter at times unless you keep somewhat regimented which sounds like a great approach. Unfortunately for me, it comes in spurts. I'll go through a learning phase, and then a phase where life events sort of take over for a while. Aging in this field does have a tendency to wear one down and the appetite for doing it all over again becomes less and less each technical wave. </p>

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