What are some IT jobs where you don't sit at a desk for 8-10hrs a day? [closed]
Like a lot of people in IT I sit at a desk for 8-10hrs/day working on stuff that needs to get done "now". That usually means eating unhealthy lunches at my desk, and sometimes dinner too. This does terrible things to your health. I have been trying to work some exercise into the workday but I was thinking it would be great if I worked somewhere where I was exercising all the time (walking around, lifting servers, etc.).
Does anyone have a job in IT (or know someone) where you are actually moving around (not sitting) doing something for most of the day?
Any job you can do sitting down should be doable standing up. There's even an ad that appears on this and other sites for a vertically telescopic desk to allow for both positions.
In all my jobs the only person dictating whether it's a sit down job or not has been myself. If sitting doesn't suit you then you need to take steps to change it. It's not the job, it's the person who decides.
Two catagories of Jobs come to mind:
- A Field technician, you will spend lots of time traveling.
- Working at a data center NOC. If you work for a colocation facility, you will probably be running around a lot if it is a busy one.
As to "the get it done now"... This is likely part of being in a IT position from time to time. It should however not be the norm. If it is the norm, I would recommend one of two things depending on the situation. The first would be to a look for a job where things are not out of control and all you do it put out fires. The second would be to maybe evaluate if it really needs to be done right away, and just go to lunch (This if course carries the risk of getting fired).
Small Business IT Consultant -- park downtown in the morning, walk from client to client, stop off for a lunch outside at the market, make a few calls, head into office late afternoon to log hours. Rinse, repeat. New challenges every day, little to no politics, lots of secretaries to flirt with :)