| Mathson was lucky to have relatives in the computer business. He got his foot in the door by asking just to job shadow for a week. They put him to work and were so impressed they hired him. He's also helped neighbors set up computer systems and volunteered in the senior center computer lab. The research jobs came up through personal contacts too. One was a neighbor who is a chemist. He wanted a program that would analyze proteins, or something like that. The programming wasn't actually that hard, but it made a big impression. My son also did some website work, first for me when he was in elementary school and then more interesting things. But KrazyKow is right, it's his least favorite thing to do! Too bad, I've got a website that really needs to be revamped! |