[nfbcs] Computer Science Career Questions

Wed Jan 6 01:32:51 UTC 2016

I agree with the sentiment, but I never tell my employees this and I 
resented it whenever it was said to me. I can't always solve every 
problem placed in front of me, but if I'm being gated by a problem, or 
the organization is suffering because of something I can't fix, I still 
need to bring it up to my managers attention. Sometimes you just need to 
identify the problem and let the person or team's job it is to fix it, 
just do their job. I don't ever want to hear that we slipped a date 
because of a problem someone knew about but they didn't want to bring it 
to my attention because they didn't have an answer themselves yet.

I do agree that you don't want to be whining or negative when talking to 
your manager. When you bring up issues, even if you don't have the 
solution yourself, do it in a positive and constructive way. Don't blame 
others and don't make excuses.

Note, I'm not saying you should have a "that's not my job attitude", but 
at the same time, you shouldn't be fixing someone else's problem and not 
getting your own job done.

On 05/01/16 07:48, John G Heim via nfbcs wrote:
> I think the smartest thing a manager ever told me was, "Bring me
> solutions, not problems." That's not always possible, of course, but it
> is indeed really good advice. Don't even tell your manager you're doing
> it, you will be their favorite employee and they won't even know why
> exactly.
>
>
> On 01/05/2016 07:02 AM, Tracy Carcione via nfbcs wrote:
>> Hi Robert.
>> Re remote solutions, Citrix is a bear.  Whatever screen access
>> software you
>> use has to be installed on the Citrix server, if you can get the
>> powers that
>> be to do that.  And, if there are 2 jumps involved, from 1 server to
>> another, it just plain won't work.
>> However, I have used TeamViewer to work with someone fixing my PC, and
>> that
>> works fine.  It seems like a simple web interface.  But then, I wasn't
>> controlling things, just hanging out listening to the Helpdesk person
>> operate my PC.
>>
>> I went back to school to get programmer training, similar to what you are
>> considering.  I chose a certificate program, as I was not eager to spend
>> another 4 years in school.  It worked very well for me, but that was 28
>> years ago now.
>> I echo what someone else said.  When my managers hire a new person,
>> they not
>> only want someone with the requisite skills, but also someone with good
>> communication skills, and who will work well with the rest of the team.
>> They also value people who can work without a lot of supervision.
>> You seem to communicate well, judging by your emails, and just the
>> fact that
>> you've been learning on your own already is a plus.
>> Good luck.
>> Tracy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert
>> Spangler
>> via nfbcs
>> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 2:49 PM
>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Robert Spangler
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Computer Science Career Questions
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>>
>> So I am considering going back to school.  Here in Dayton, at Wright
>> State
>> University, there are BA and BS programs in Computer Science.  I am
>> considering the BA program as it seems to have less high level math
>> requirements and I feel will allow me to focus more on computer-related
>> material instead of becoming frustrated with difficult math concepts
>> which I
>> feel won't really help me anyways.
>>
>>
>> I'm basically looking for opinions.  I didn't study computer science my
>> first time around in college because I was intimidated by the math and I
>> kind of took the easy way out.  In regards to careers in computer science
>> and being blind, is there any specific advice from which I could benefit?
>> In what types of computer science careers are blind people employed?  I
>> think my interests revolve more around networking, computer maintenance,
>> installing operating systems-basic IT stuff-more than hardcore
>> programming.
>> Is there anything about which I should be aware relative to blindness
>> when
>> going into this field?  I've always just done what I wanted without even
>> considering being blind but I just thought it would be best to ask.  A
>> lot
>> of IT jobs are using remote access solutions to help coworkers with
>> computer-related issues.  I'm thinking that most of these are not
>> accessible
>> with screen reading technology.  What are the workarounds?  This is
>> the main
>> issue I can think of off the top of my head.
>>
>>
>> Thanks and I'm looking forward to your input!
>>
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
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