Threadstarter:
I think the way you phrased your friend's story puts him in bad light.
- you make it seems he resign when his project was cancel by the new boss. (cannot adapt to company direction)
- you make him seem that he cannot prioritize his spending (so many post on Honda City, guys this is Jobs and Career lah...)
When I read the initial post I also feel that sure kena flame one...

But back to the question, Programming or Support? I myself also in this situation before, still in same job but changed from programming to support gradually. Generally, Support is continuous. Your role becomes a co-ordinator and less hardcore work. Your hours must be flexible. Just ask your friend, is he willing to wipe the slate clean and start off as a Prorgammer, or continue and try to leverage his current knowledge and use it to his advantage when getting new jobs?

Not many ppl can have a job that is also their interest. Not when your survival depends on it. Work to survive. Got spare, indulge in interest. I wouldn't go and waste my experience in support just to pursue programming, an area where many firms prefer fresh grads .

Come on, man. You pass over a 4K offer, I read also get annoyed. Tons of forummers here get paid peanuts for tough jobs. But we all grit our teeth and continue.

This post has been edited by vey99: Aug 7 2006, 12:39 PM

I did not mean that. I just highlight why the comments were rather negative by the bros. We all cari makan susah. In a way, the bros are helping out to see where the gap is, that's all.