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Has The "Technology Bounceback" Begun?
jg21 writes "Has the 'return of technology' begun, asks this article in the wake of all the coverage of CES both here on Slashdot and elsewhere. But just as it's difficult to gauge how many swallows make a summer, how do you measure a technology bounceback? JDJ's suggestions include indicators from 2004 such as the doubling of Google's share price in just 6 months, the mega-sucess of the iPod, and the success of the Blackberry." Decent article that asks a good question; you'll have to wade through the ads to get to the real text.
Nah... Not yet. We're just now getting some stuff that the Korean and Japaneese school kiddies have had for the past 5 years.
:)
Wait 1-3 more years for us to get them fully integrated into our lives.
I know some people are already there. But I think for the most part, even those of us with these gadgets, using them constantly to their capabilities is not yet within comonplace.
I mean, I actidenditly forgot my pda somewhere and lasted like 3 days without it. And that was just after a new year res to use the thing more.
I haven't synched it in like a monthe either.
-=fshalor
Is it really "technology bounceback" or a new term for "dotcom bubble reinflation" ??
Not that it would be a bad thing.
No doubt, a good reinflation would be a nice breath of fresh air for those of us still in IT. I personally think IT is currently undervalued in many cases and a reinflation is necessary to retain good IT workers. When the economy does bounce back, I think we will see a lot of turnover- ie, IT going to the companies that do offer the good benefits again.
I entered IT when the bubble was getting going (early 98) and have been in since. For the past two years, the benefits of being in IT have certainly decreased- lower raises (the days of 10% minimum raises are gone!), having to "coordinate" work with India, doing the work of three people, etc. I don't think our IT department budgeted for training this year- which is sad, considering training is required to do you job-- you basically need to get it outside work (I do this anyway...). We're also hiring less local talent (in fact we can only hire new resources in India, but can still replace resources locally as needed). Sometimes I am convinced corporations are punishing IT departments for many of the indiscretions committed in the golden days. The sad thing is, our IT department has always been conservative and didn't get into the hype of the dot-bomb. I think it's just that many corporate execs still seem to have a bad taste in their mouths.
I find the 'printer friendly' version to be far more readable. :)
I'm seeing jobs like this in my job search as well here in the US. A great example was one that was a Security Admin requiring a long list of skills, Cisco and Microsoft certs, and paying $12/hour. Yea, 12 bucks an hour. I could likely get that working in Fast Food. Another was a Linux admin, in a "rich" part of my state, where you average WINDOWS admin makes about 70-80k, and they wanted an expereinced Linux admin for 30,000/yr.
I think the real problem though, is SOMEONE is going to take that job and these companies are going to get away with this crap.
Don't Tread on Me
My contract ended Dec 31 and I have been looking for a job ever since. I can say it looks better than it did last year this time.
I'm at the #1 company that provides precision A/C units for mainframes. In the mid 90's we made about 150 deluxe units a week. Sales climbed with the bubble over a period of years. We were making 550 units per week by the time the bubble burst. Sales dropped to a tenth of that when the bubble burst. The 'new' people on the shop floor have now been there for 7 years. We are now staffed for 150 again and waiting for the bounceback.