Mid-life crisis - how much time is left in my technology life? I'm at least 30-40 years away to my retirement (do not try to back-track and calculate my real age :) ) provided I continue with the job sector and do not become a billionaire by selling my next big thing in technology. The young generation - Millennials are already faster, smarter with technology. I'm not that old and seasoned to stand the respectable ranks in technology stable either. Ohh, it is my technology mid-life crisis. What do I do with those remaining 30-40 years of technology life?
I was once 7-8 years in my professional career and was on a assignment as a specialist testing consultant (!!) for a client in Chicago. A particular lady in one of the project teams was proving to be a tough nut, not budging to give me any requested data and refusing any kind of coordination. I tried various means to no fruit at last surrendering myself her, pleading her to give me the information I needed. She gave in with a small story on the back-drop. She was 2 years away from retirement, still very active in her domain and work and loved what she did. Problem was, she had been doing the same job for last many years and knew nothing else outside of that client and domain. Young kids from across the globe sitting in Offshore Development Centers were snatching away her bread. I felt sorry, but moved on with my professional assignment. (What? Did you expect me to solve this myself? Aahh..anyway) What I did not realize at the time is that I'm going to be in the same boat one day in future. I already see that day on the horizon and I'm 30-40 years away from retirement.
Alright, enough of problem context, here is what I think may help me:
- Get the next version of iPhone on day 1 of launch
- Facebook is old and WhatsApp is filled with same forwarded material, learn some new cooler stuff
- Try and get Google Glass, Home/terrace edition of Hubble telescope
- Develop a technology vocabulary to speak with your wife E.g. #beep, it's dinner time
Ok folks, enough for the day, it's my time to think about an algorithm on testing iTMRYFS, caio!
P.S. I'm too young to get qualified as 'mid-life' and too old for 'quarter-life'!
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