It's always fun to hear people's stories of how they got started. For me it was the classic accidental IT pro. I graduated from college and had no idea what I wanted to do next. Ended up working for a government contractor who had a contract to support a couple hundred people in a department at HHS in DC. I'd grown up tinkering and programming (my first computer was a C64) so I enjoyed getting to learn more in a professional setting. Back in those days hardware was a lot more tricky (anyone remember dip switches and IRQ settings) and it was fun for me to get my hands on a much wider range of stuff than I had at home. We were a Novell shop so I got to learn Groupwise. From there I spent about 10 years doing SMB IT work until I found my way to community management.
How about you guys? How'd you get your start?
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