Critical Shortage of IT Workers in Coming Years

Juzzam writes "The Herald Sun reports that IBM and university officals are worried about the increasing demand for IT professionals and the decreasing supply of computer science students. From the article: 'The slope shows an unbelievable decline in computer science majors,' Astrachan said. 'There are smart people no longer even signing up to take our introductory courses. We need to fix it, or there's not going to be a U.S. work force in computer sciences.'"

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You're an asshole

[drewzhrodague]

You're an asshole, and I'm glad I don't work for you.

I have no college degree, my folks weren't rich enough to send me, and I dropped out of high school because they wouldn't let me take any computer classes. I have no formal education.

In spite of that, I have come quite a distance, and I stand out among my peers. It makes me extremely fucking angry when I get turned down for a job because I don't have a degree. Why do I get punished for the socioeconomic class my folks brought me into?

So, you, take that keyboard you're typing on, and jam the whole thing into your ass. And, I'm glad I don't work for you.