Maybe I'll go become a citizen of India... They seem to be getting a lot of IT work. Heck $20/hour over there is like $80/hour here :-))
Brandon Goodin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 1:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Does a degree matter? Hello Brandon, Generally degrees, diplomas, accreditation, courses and the like can only help you in any career. But the IT career is unusual because of pace at which things change in the IT industry. Cheaper computers, cheaper software and cheaper programmers make it tough to see where you will be in a couple of years. Downturns in the economy and outsourcing/nearsourcing IT work to far away lands only make it worse. There's a lot of soul searching going on now within the IT industry. It's tough going from being able to get work anywhere for lots of money to having a tough time getting a job for much less money. I think that if you are considering going to school for a degree, you should make sure that computers is the career you want. This may be a rare opportunity for you to consider another kind of career. Auto mechanics now earn about the same as programmers and they can open the windows while the work! Good luck! Steve -----Original Message----- From: Brandon Goodin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 3:09 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Does a degree matter? Hey all, I'm trying to make a decision as to what I am going to do. I am sucking wind on profitable work. So, I was thinking about going to school and getting a BA in Comp Science to make myself more attractive in the job market. Is it really worth doing? I've been doing development for 5 years professionaly. 2 years Perl and ASP, 3 years Java. Prior to that I was hobbying in those languages on my own. My knowledge is competitive with anyone else in my realm of experience. Anyways, I was just wondering how important you all think a BA in Computer Science is for a family man trying to give his career a boost. Brandon Goodin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
