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Most of them probably just have unrealistic expectations and ideas about what it will be like to work at a game shop. This probably applies to designers and en

Most of them probably just have unrealistic expectations and ideas about what it will be like to work at a game shop. This probably applies to designers and engineers both. Although can you really do that well in healthcare IT? I've worked in a tangentially related space, and from the glimpses I've seen in healthcare, its all a giant clusterfudge (and pay wasn't that great either).

cableshaft 9y ago
I've worked a couple of jobs in healthcare IT, and worked with several other big companies while working those jobs. I'd say you're not wrong. And it's an industry where it seems like no one really has their acts together when it comes to properly managing their data or communicating their requirements in a consistent or timely fashion to the people they need to build their software, while pretending otherwise and thinking forcing everyone to take the same online HIPPA class every year is all they need. And yeah, the pay isn't too great, unless you're an executive or founder.
- SmirkingRevenge 9y ago
  > And it's an industry where it seems like no one really has their acts together when it comes to properly managing their data or communicating their requirements in a consistent or timely fashion to the people they need to build their software, while pretending otherwise and thinking forcing everyone to take the same online HIPPA class every year is all they need. Wow, that has been my experience exactly. I think the odds are pretty high that there will be an "Equifax moment" in healthcare IT in the not-so-distant future.
  - stuxnet79 9y ago
    Did a short stint at a healthcare IT company and also was surprised at how dysfunctional the whole industry is - can't say I was very impressed. At this point, my CV is peppered with healthcare related roles, positions I feel like I've already pigeon-holed myself :(

cableshaft 9y ago

I've worked a couple of jobs in healthcare IT, and worked with several other big companies while working those jobs. I'd say you're not wrong. And it's an industry where it seems like no one really has their acts together when it comes to properly managing their data or communicating their requirements in a consistent or timely fashion to the people they need to build their software, while pretending otherwise and thinking forcing everyone to take the same online HIPPA class every year is all they need. And yeah, the pay isn't too great, unless you're an executive or founder.

SmirkingRevenge 9y ago
> And it's an industry where it seems like no one really has their acts together when it comes to properly managing their data or communicating their requirements in a consistent or timely fashion to the people they need to build their software, while pretending otherwise and thinking forcing everyone to take the same online HIPPA class every year is all they need. Wow, that has been my experience exactly. I think the odds are pretty high that there will be an "Equifax moment" in healthcare IT in the not-so-distant future.
- stuxnet79 9y ago
  Did a short stint at a healthcare IT company and also was surprised at how dysfunctional the whole industry is - can't say I was very impressed. At this point, my CV is peppered with healthcare related roles, positions I feel like I've already pigeon-holed myself :(