Inspired by the neighboring Habratopik about men and the army. On the one hand, I understand those who do not want to lose the year that could be spent on learning new and interesting technologies. On the other hand, I also understand those who served for the benefit of themselves (and I personally know several such people). BUT!
All same IT Schnick - not only male. There are women in this area. And women, you know, tend to sometimes get married and have children. While the children are small - someone should sit with them. It so happened that women are traditionally taking maternity leave to care for their children. It would seem, too - lost time, joining the "cattle" and becoming a home wedge class "children, kitchen, church." But FIG!
I’ll reveal a little secret: approximately in four months we are with a beloved husband (a sysadmin, by the way) expecting the birth of the best lyalka in the world. Yes, it is difficult to combine the legwork of doctors, full-time work, sometimes drawing freelance jobs, self-education on the part of technology and study at a technical school in absentia (there’s at least some kind of "crust" I’d like to learn, 100% self-taught). Yes, unlike employees of the military registration and enlistment office, which can be given on the paw, the child will not ask you whether you want to sit with him or not. You can, of course, hire a nanny, but in the most radical case you can not even have children and bypass the opposite sex per kilometer, for something like that did not work out ... but Christmas trees, sticks, in the world, believe me, there is more important things than any ratings, career growth and other methods. ')
And, yes, I am going to combine the pleasant with the useful - all the computers at home as much as 4 pieces, books unread too nemeryannoy ... FIG you, and not home wedge! Yes, I will still take part-time work, read books and study in every way, the benefit of which time can be found one way or another. Although I could use this time as an excuse for idleness, yes. Moral: who wants to - is looking for an opportunity. Who does not want - looking for the cause ...