<p>Oh. I was getting the impression that you did want to be a developer, and you were just averse to being the code monkey. Ignore me then.</p>
<p>No problem. Hope that’s clear now haha. </p>
<p>I’m still interested in what everyone else that responded to this thread does or did for a living. </p>
<p>P.S. From what I understand MIS degrees are best suited for Business Analysts/System Analysts. I’ve never heard of this profession before, maybe somebody here has knowledge about it.</p>
<p>It’s a very broad job title but all 'business" positions are. In the broadest sense I would compare it to the tech equivalent of a financial analyst. The financial analyst comes up with solutions to the company’s financial planning obstacles. That can involve anything from accountant-ish work to financing a marketing campaign to handling securities investments.</p>
<p>The IT analyst is often a middleman between upper management, lead developers, and “code monkeys”/networking guys who is assigned to come up with plans/solutions regarding the technology the company uses. If you’ve ever seen programmers at medium-to-large firms complain about “business grads who barely know how to run a compiler but decide the requirements for my projects” they’re probably talking about someone similar to an IT analyst. Despite how some programmers view them, it’s a very demanding job because you’re required to wear so many hats, and that’s why they’re typically paid very well.</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s what I figured the thing was with being a business analyst. I wonder how one actually finds out if they’re good at it or not. </p>
<p>Looks like I’m heading for an MIS degree.</p>