IT careers: Retire? How about never? Posted by l33tdawg on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:00 AM (Reads: 215)

Source: Computer World For as long as he could remember, Ben Richardson had big plans for an early retirement. Passionate about computers, but anxious to leave the confines of a desk job, Richardson, a technical adviser in database services for CVS/Caremark, had prepped for a host of post-tech alternatives even as he met the demands of his IT career. He took classes and labored on business plans, dreaming of the time when he would be able to retire from IT and pursue his love of what he calls "blue-collar hobbies." He thought he might teach school, start an HVAC business or even get into general contracting and welding. "I wanted to spend more time outside and get healthy," Richardson explains. "Sitting in a chair for 30 years takes its toll."