{"id":2393,"date":"2015-05-27T21:53:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T04:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mike.peay.us\/blog\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2015-05-31T20:48:39","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T03:48:39","slug":"whose-problem-will-i-solve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mike.peay.us\/blog\/archives\/2393","title":{"rendered":"Whose problem will I solve?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you work in IT, your daily job is using your experience and skill with technology to solve problems facing the business. Not surprisingly, in the weeks following <a href=\"http:\/\/mike.peay.us\/blog\/archives\/2385\">my departure<\/a> from my previous employer, it has been a little tough to no longer think\u00c2\u00a0about the projects and challenges I had been facing for weeks or months (or even years). Don&#8217;t fret, I hardly loose any sleep over things any more as I spend my days with my family. That&#8217;s been a total plus of my present situation.<\/p>\n<p>As I interview with companies and discuss the various\u00c2\u00a0challenges they face,\u00c2\u00a0I find myself contemplating\u00c2\u00a0how I would go about\u00c2\u00a0addressing them. Some are quite familiar while others are unlike anything I&#8217;ve faced\u00c2\u00a0before. Which challenges will I ultimately be called on to address? Only time will tell.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you work in IT, your daily job is using your experience and skill with technology to solve problems facing the business. 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