I read similar stories in '91. This is just the cyclical effects of the economy. They'll be back in work. I know it sucks, but...
""nrf"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > They say misery loves company. Well, for what it's worth: > > http://news.com.com/2100-1017-832553.html > > Dude has an engineering degree from a respected school and an MBA and is > tossing mail for the post office for $13 an hour. A former marketing > manager is stocking shelves. Another guy with master's degrees from > Columbia and Harvard is doing lawn-care work (forklifts, fertizilier, etc.) > . Even more poignantly, a dude with computer and networking certifications > (doesn't specify what kind of certs) now has the hazardous job of clearing > crud in an oil refinery coker unit. > > > > > > > ""s vermill"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > When I was in high school (vocational) studying to be an electronic repair > > technician, I thought I would retire from that job a very wealthy man. > Two > > realities caught up with me and the rest of that career field pretty > > quickly. First, the throw away revolution. Second, a bloated job market > > (DeVry was as common as McDonalds for a while there). I'm glad I didn't > > mortgage the farm on a degree in that field. The Navy was kind enough to > > give me a "free" education instead. I guess if you have a perfect job, > you > > had better start looking for the next one. > > > > > > AMR wrote: > > > > > > Something I have noticed with clients is that they have laid > > > off too deep > > > and then end up having to use jr. staff or rehire staff with > > > the same > > > constrained budget to manage their systems and network. As a > > > result these > > > companies are still running their networks but with less > > > qualified staff at > > > much lower wages. It seems great at first but these companies > > > will come to > > > their senses when their network falls apart. But I hear your > > > frustration. > > > > > > You also have to understand that MASSIVE number of people > > > rushing into the > > > networking/IT job market. It's simple economics. The more > > > people that come > > > into the sector, the fewer the jobs, and the lower the wages. > > > If you are > > > old enough to recall or study historical data this has happened > > > to several > > > job sectors in the past. The last I recall reading about was > > > the jet > > > mechanics in the commercial airline industry. Not a lot of > > > highly skilled > > > people available so those that were qualified were writing > > > their own > > > tickets. Eventually more people were lured into that skillset > > > with the > > > amount of money they saw. The jobs became fewer and the > > > salaries lowered as > > > a result and then the airlines hit a few down periods and that > > > killed the > > > massive interest in being an airline mechanic. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=35796&t=35611 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
