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1 Escaping the Urban IT-Support Rat Race
ОглавлениеThis book is a step-by-step guide for computer support professionals working high-stress information technology jobs in large cities. It’s intended for the ones who plan to or just dream about moving out of the city to a small town — and actually making a living as an independent rural computer consultant.
This was exactly what I did in 1999, when I left one of Houston’s most successful network integration firms, moved to rural Brenham, Texas, and started a one-man computer consulting firm.
Most IT jobs are located in cities. Compensation is good — but there’s a price to be paid for it. There’s also an alternative, which I’ll tell you about later in this chapter.