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Should I become an astronaut, a firefighter, or a system administrator?
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Author Unknown
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Are you at a career crossroads? Are you asking "Should I become an
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astronaut, a firefighter, or a system administrator?" Here is a handy
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comparison chart that may help you
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make your decision.
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PURPOSE OF YOUR CAREER
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Astronaut: Advancing scientific knowledge for the good of humanity.
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Firefighter: Saving lives and property.
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Sysadmin: Assuring uninterrupted access to alt.binaries.erotica.sheep.
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ADVICE YOU'LL GIVE KIDS WHO WANT TO FOLLOW IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS
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Astronaut: "Study science and math and eat your vegetables."
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Firefighter: "Study science and math and eat your vegetables."
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Sysadmin: "DON'T DO IT! RUN AWAY!"
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QUESTION YOU'LL BE MOST TIRED OF ANSWERING
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Astronaut: "Where do you go to the bathroom?"
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Firefighter: "Do you really slide down a pole when the alarm goes off?"
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Sysadmin: "Can't you do anything about all this spam I've been getting?"
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WILL YOU EVER BE ON TV?
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Astronaut: Yes!
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Firefighter: Occasionally.
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Sysadmin: Only MSNBC's "The Site," which doesn't technically count as TV.
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WILL YOUR JOB EVER GET ANY EASIER?
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Astronaut: As computers get more and more advanced and able to control more
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of the functions of the space vehicle, yes.
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Firefighter: As more and more people install smoke detectors in their
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homes, yes.
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Sysadmin: As more and more clueless newbies discover the Internet,
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absolutely not.
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INSPIRING MOVIE ABOUT YOUR PROFESSION
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Astronaut: "The Right Stuff"
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Firefighter: "Backdraft"
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Sysadmin: Uh... gee, I'm really drawing a blank here... "Wargames"?
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YOUR WORK HOURS
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Astronaut: Fairly long days during the mission, but lots and lots of time
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between missions to relax.
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Firefighter: 24-hour shifts, but 48 hours between shifts to relax.
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Sysadmin: Not really "work hours" or even "work days"... more like "work
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millenia."
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FRINGE BENEFITS OF YOUR JOB
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Astronaut: Lots of good stories to tell to impress members of the opposite
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sex.
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Firefighter: Lots of good stories to tell to impress members of the
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opposite sex.
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Sysadmin: You get ALL of the jokes in "Dilbert."
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NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT YOUR PROFESSION
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Astronaut: A few, from people who think the government should be spending
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its money in different ways.
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Firefighter: A few, from people who think you take too long to arrive
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following a 911 call.
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Sysadmin: You'll have to learn what comes after "trillion" to be able to
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count them all.
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YOUR VEHICLE
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Astronaut: Multimillion-dollar space vehicle atop multi million dollar rocket.
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Firefighter: Big red truck with flashing lights and siren.
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Sysadmin: 1978 AMC Gremlin.
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In conclusion, if the sysadmin option has seemed the most appealing in even
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one of these categories, you should become a sysadmin.
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