I was trained as a scientist, Geophysics to be precise, and I have a company that in a nutshell provides 'support services to any company that utlilises technology'. Whether it is research, training, strategic planning, support etc, in theory the company is set up to offer all of these services. If we don't have someone inhouse who can do it, we have associates throughout the world who will have expertise in the technology required by our client.
Unfortunately in Jamaica all that has turned out so far to mean is IT support for Microsoft Systems.
Let me come right out and say it, I think Microsoft is excellent at marketing and world dominance but nothing else. I think they make very crappy products (except for my optical mouse) that is usually full of bugs but is so common place especially in Jamaica, I have to end up supporting it. For me troubleshooting on Windows platform is a nightmare, you can do the same thing twice and get different results. My first OS was unix and my second was the macintosh OS. Now with OS X I get the best of both worlds, however not many people in Jamaica use anything other than Microsoft software. My blood pressure and stress level go up everytime I get a call "something is wrong". I really wish I didn't need the money and could say to all. I do not provide ANY services for Microsoft software, truly a stressful part of my life.
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