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New Grads Shun IT Jobs As "Boring"

Posted by timothy on from the work-from-home-chicks-dig-it dept.

whencanistop writes "Despite good job prospects, graduates think that a job in IT would be boring. Is this because of the fact that Bill Gates has made the whole industry look nerdy? Surely with so many (especially young) people being 'web first' with not just their buying habits, but now in terms of what they do in their spare time, we'd expect more of them to want to get a career in it?"

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  1. Five Years Into the Job by Van+Cutter+Romney · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd probably agree with them.

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    1. Re:Five Years Into the Job by bitflip · · Score: 5, Funny

      Are you kidding? Working in IT is like going to Disneyland!

      Except all the lines are short because all the rides suck.

  2. Different perspective by thegameiam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then again, if most folks look at computers as an appliance, who wants to be an appliance repairman? Seriously - how many folks wanted to work for the phone company in the 60s and 70s?

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  3. Spelling by ledow · · Score: 5, Funny

    "spair time"? Seriously, who edited or approved an article with that in the summary, not to mention the punctuation?

    Maybe THAT's why IT jobs are boring - you're required to spell!

    1. Re:Spelling by damn_registrars · · Score: 5, Funny

      Perhaps that (mis)-spelling was chosen because you can't spell despair without "spair".

      Which of course is what oh-so-many IT jobs are - a source of despair.

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    2. Re:Spelling by Bodrius · · Score: 4, Funny

      If Slashdot can prove anything, it's that the IT industry has no grammar or spelling requirements.

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  4. Irony? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it strike anyone else as ironic that a site that proclaims that it delivers news for nerds appears to be accusing Bill Gates of making the IT industry appear nerdy?

  5. Re:Oh come on now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Sairiously, this is ridiculous. Fixed that for you.
  6. Ummmmm.... by rindeee · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not a big fan of Bill, but blaming him for making IT look nerdy....? C'mon. I think we as a community handle that pretty well ourselves.

  7. Re:If I had the power to do it all over again... by wolfen · · Score: 5, Funny

    I... I wanted to be! A lumberjack!

    Leaping from tree to tree, as they float down the mighty rivers of British Columbia!

  8. Re:Proofreading by Mr.+Sketch · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's not that, he just doesn't have any spair time.

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  9. Thank god for Slashdot by xpuppykickerx · · Score: 3, Funny

    or the day would drag on for even longer.

  10. IT just can't compare to..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    the exciting fast paced life of working the drive through at the local burger barn for minimum wage.

  11. It;'s All Relative by Nerdfest · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was once chatting with someone at a party. They asked me what I did. I said I wrote software. They then said "Isn't that boring?". I said "No, it's generally interesting, and even fun on occasion. What do you do".

    "I'm an accountant."

    1. Re:It;'s All Relative by verbamour · · Score: 3, Funny

      How do you tell an extroverted accountant?

      He looks at _your_ shoes when he's talking to you.

      (it's an oldie, but a goodie)

  12. Is this an intentional but subtle ob-Python? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    [If I had the power to do it all over again...] I would have gone into Economics.

    Or maybe Forestry...

    Sounds like you didn't want to be an IT drone. You wanted to be.... a lumberjack!

  13. Re:Let's spice up IT by Bandman · · Score: 5, Funny

    This isn't a lot different than the general decline of math and science careers in general. It's just a small sign that we're moving away from skilled knowledge-based industries into crap-service based industries.

    Would you like fries with that?

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  14. Re:Oh come on now... by NitroWolf · · Score: 2, Funny

    Seriously, this is ridiculous.

    Oh come now, you and I both know it's really rediculous ... Spair me.

  15. Re:Let's spice up IT by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 3, Funny

    You'll probably have to spend 10-15 years working your way up through the IT chain to get to CIO/CSO before anyone is going to consider you for a board position. That depends on how many people you have above you, your ability to fill their roles when they are gone, and how many you can eliminate in a day.
  16. Re:Let's spice up IT by happyemoticon · · Score: 4, Funny

    My IT job is plenty spicy after I figured out how to make my desktop loop Destination Calabria.

  17. Re:'boring'??? by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's right! IT is boring. Stay away. Far away. You won't like it. More money for m....hey look! A shiny object!

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  18. Re:Of course IT is boring! by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 5, Funny

    And it's not because it's nerdy (as the summary opines). It's simply because its about maintenance of poorly-designed shit. You might as well call it glorified janitorial work.

    In contrast, creating new stuff, as actual programmers and engineers do -- that's interesting!

    So to sum up, maintaining poorly-designed shit is glorified janitorial work, but making new poorly-designed shit is interesting?

    Roger.

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  19. Sniglet of the day by TheMadcapZ · · Score: 2, Funny

    Spair - n. The air found within the spare tire in your trunk.

    1. Re:Sniglet of the day by Billy+the+Mountain · · Score: 2, Funny

      Spair - Adj. Heightened feeling of well being. Opposite of despair.

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    2. Re:Sniglet of the day by beckerist · · Score: 2, Funny

      So...teens acquire the majority of their ... material ... for their "spair time" online? I guess that makes sense.

  20. Re:'boring'??? by knight24k · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be IT types.
    Don't let em play Guitar Hero or config that old MUX.
    Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such.


    Sorry, couldn't resist after that doctor and lawyer line...

  21. That damned Yao Ming! by unassimilatible · · Score: 2, Funny

    Making the NBA look tall.

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  22. Re:Oh come on! by nizo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Slashdot really needs a "+1 Bitter" moderation. :-)

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  23. Re:What's IT? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > ag research

    antigravity research?

  24. Re:Let's spice up IT by brkello · · Score: 2, Funny

    The TFA

    I don't think TFA means what you think it means.

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  25. Re:What's IT? by joleran · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think being able to say "fixed laptops after pigs stepped on them" on my resume would make it all worthwhile.