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What is your career goal?   [Edit]

Survey period: 5 Jul 2004 to 11 Jul 2004

Do you want to rise out of development and into management? Or keep doing what you are best at?

OptionVotes% 
To own and run my own IT company45747.31
Chief Technology Officer15816.36
Lead architect25125.98
Lead developer27828.78
To manage a team of developers17718.32
To manage the systems / Infrastructure363.73
Business development444.55
Sales and Marketing90.93
To leave the IT world entirely12012.42
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

View optional text answers (57 answers)


 
GeneralGood topic to poll Pin
Vihar Patel8-Jul-04 19:37
professionalVihar Patel8-Jul-04 19:37 
GeneralRe: Good topic to poll Pin
pumi15-Jul-04 23:06
pumi15-Jul-04 23:06 
GeneralLead Developer & TPL Pin
James R. Twine7-Jul-04 6:10
James R. Twine7-Jul-04 6:10 
GeneralRe: Lead Developer & TPL Pin
Michael P Butler7-Jul-04 8:53
Michael P Butler7-Jul-04 8:53 
GeneralText Answers Pin
Corinna John7-Jul-04 1:06
Corinna John7-Jul-04 1:06 
GeneralRe: Text Answers Pin
peterchen7-Jul-04 1:55
peterchen7-Jul-04 1:55 
GeneralRe: Text Answers Pin
Nick Seng7-Jul-04 15:13
Nick Seng7-Jul-04 15:13 
To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilization, to boldly go where no man has gone before

Somebody's been watching too much Star Trek



"if you vote me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine" - Michael P. Butler.
GeneralRe: Text Answers Pin
Joel Holdsworth10-Jul-04 9:24
Joel Holdsworth10-Jul-04 9:24 
GeneralRe: Text Answers Pin
Daniel Turini11-Jul-04 11:03
Daniel Turini11-Jul-04 11:03 
GeneralEventually.... Pin
Anonymous6-Jul-04 7:49
Anonymous6-Jul-04 7:49 
GeneralMiddle management Pin
Navin6-Jul-04 3:07
Navin6-Jul-04 3:07 
GeneralNot Important Pin
Corinna John6-Jul-04 1:37
Corinna John6-Jul-04 1:37 
GeneralRe: Not Important Pin
dandy726-Jul-04 2:25
dandy726-Jul-04 2:25 
GeneralRe: Not Important Pin
HairiDog10-Jul-04 7:24
HairiDog10-Jul-04 7:24 
GeneralRe: Not Important Pin
Michael P Butler6-Jul-04 2:38
Michael P Butler6-Jul-04 2:38 
GeneralArrrh the Ostrich method, Pin
NormDroid6-Jul-04 2:46
professionalNormDroid6-Jul-04 2:46 
GeneralFor the less-young Pin
Paul Watson6-Jul-04 0:40
sitebuilderPaul Watson6-Jul-04 0:40 
GeneralRe: For the less-young Pin
Michael P Butler6-Jul-04 2:59
Michael P Butler6-Jul-04 2:59 
GeneralRe: For the less-young Pin
Michael A. Barnhart6-Jul-04 13:42
Michael A. Barnhart6-Jul-04 13:42 
GeneralRise out of development? Pin
Ravi Bhavnani5-Jul-04 11:27
professionalRavi Bhavnani5-Jul-04 11:27 
GeneralRe: Rise out of development? Pin
Michael Dunn5-Jul-04 19:43
sitebuilderMichael Dunn5-Jul-04 19:43 
GeneralBored now Pin
Michael P Butler5-Jul-04 8:20
Michael P Butler5-Jul-04 8:20 
GeneralRe: Bored now Pin
John R. Shaw8-Jul-04 13:38
John R. Shaw8-Jul-04 13:38 
GeneralRe: Bored now Pin
Okeno Palmer9-Jul-04 11:03
Okeno Palmer9-Jul-04 11:03 
GeneralRe: Bored now Pin
Phil Harding9-Jul-04 13:20
Phil Harding9-Jul-04 13:20 

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