If you could land your dream Geek job what would you do and what would be most important in your work environment?

Example:
Programmer
Network Administrator
Help Desk
Free lunches
Minimal dress code
Uniforms
Learning allowance for books, hardware, software, etc
Personal project time
Food provided (lunch, snacks, cafe)
Free coffee
Relaxed environment
Business style
Personal Office (no cubes!)

My dream job would be to work in an office with windows overlooking a lake. I would work with Network Administrators and Engineers designing networks for businesses. A gym would be nice too because I like to work out in the afternoon.

Also, I think providing lunch would really increase my productivity because I start thinking about what I am going to eat an hour before lunch. Food freely available would allow me to eat when I am hungry and get back to work, instead of wasting time feeling hungry and immobile because I missed breakfast because I stayed up all night programming or fixing servers.

A uniform would be nice because I don't like deciding what I am going to wear that my business would consider appropriate. Along with that, a couple 30” LCD’s would be nice for my workstation.

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Permalink Reply by Griffindork on July 13, 2009 at 1:07am: I am interning to become a computer consultant right now. I love the work and it pays really well haha.

There's no dress code, as long as you dont seem indecent to customers. You Get paid for doing something you love and find (for the most part) easy. Food is often provided, whether it be chinese for lunch or just a kitchen with a stocked fridge for employees to grab drinks from as they please. As for my office. Depending on how it is set up its usually just one big open work are with tables and monitors set up with stations for many computer to be running (one monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers for each computer)

The only downside to this job is well.m the customers. They are the neediest and pickiest people that you can imagine (even as bad as fast food -.-) If one little thing is slightly different or out of place they will complain. Like say the theme they had on firefox is gone because you had to reload the OS. Well They will bitch and moan till its fixed. Even things like there desktop icons not being where they remember.....

But alas this is my dream job and I'm on my way to becoming a computer consultant. =D; ▶ Reply to This