If you love your son, encourage him to NOT study programming.
Even if he gets straight "A's, his competition for a job in technology won't come from around the neighborhood, it'll come from around the world. Why hire a Bachelor's degree graduate for 60K when you can get a PHD for 30K in India, China or the Phillipines?
Tell your son to study air conditioner repair, auto repair, plumbing or carpentry. These jobs, although similarly subject to salary deflation due to cheaper offshore workers coming into this country, can still be viable income sources for enterprising and competent young adults.
Longer term, the salary deflation present in technology isn't likely to improve. R&D spending by the big tech companies isn't likely to improve anytime soon and start ups are hard to get one's foot into. You must encourage your son to pursue economically viable professions.
YES, it is an effective 75K BECAUSE OF THE COL!!!
And one more thing...
Your work hours have also gone up from 9 hours to 10 to 12 hours a day. Not counting weekends, not counting early morning conference calls to interface with offshore programmers.
Please adjust your salary figure DOWNWARDS!!!
'Global recruitment companies were telling prospecting employees that they were no longer going to be employed just because they were a technical guru. They were going to have to learn to dress, communicate, and adapt all the traditional corporate ideals that IT has
been exempt from during the dot-com boom. "
This kind of "I give the friggin orders around here!" attitude on the part of corporations is NOT reflective of a labor shortage. You don't treat that rare commodity called "techie" by telling him how "to dress, communicate, and adapt all the traditional corporate ideals" This is the sign of a DRUM-TIGHT labor market where the employers are calling the shots in a big way.
Sure, developers are getting 100K for Javascript and such, but whatta difference in work environment these days? Anyone talk to a corporate coder lately? Chances are theat they're working 10 to 12 hours a day, plus a couple weekends a month, plus conference calls at odd hours so that they can interface with the programmers working offshore on THEIR time zone.
There is no worker shortage. If you want to see any worker shortage evaporate, simply pay higher wages! Remember CICS paying $1,500 a day??? I do!
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If you love your son, encourage him to NOT study programming.
Even if he gets straight "A's, his competition for a job in technology won't come from around the neighborhood, it'll come from around the world. Why hire a Bachelor's degree graduate for 60K when you can get a PHD for 30K in India, China or the Phillipines?
Tell your son to study air conditioner repair, auto repair, plumbing or carpentry. These jobs, although similarly subject to salary deflation due to cheaper offshore workers coming into this country, can still be viable income sources for enterprising and competent young adults.
Longer term, the salary deflation present in technology isn't likely to improve. R&D spending by the big tech companies isn't likely to improve anytime soon and start ups are hard to get one's foot into. You must encourage your son to pursue economically viable professions.
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YES, it is an effective 75K BECAUSE OF THE COL!!! And one more thing... Your work hours have also gone up from 9 hours to 10 to 12 hours a day. Not counting weekends, not counting early morning conference calls to interface with offshore programmers. Please adjust your salary figure DOWNWARDS!!!
'Global recruitment companies were telling prospecting employees that they were no longer going to be employed just because they were a technical guru. They were going to have to learn to dress, communicate, and adapt all the traditional corporate ideals that IT has been exempt from during the dot-com boom. " This kind of "I give the friggin orders around here!" attitude on the part of corporations is NOT reflective of a labor shortage. You don't treat that rare commodity called "techie" by telling him how "to dress, communicate, and adapt all the traditional corporate ideals" This is the sign of a DRUM-TIGHT labor market where the employers are calling the shots in a big way. Sure, developers are getting 100K for Javascript and such, but whatta difference in work environment these days? Anyone talk to a corporate coder lately? Chances are theat they're working 10 to 12 hours a day, plus a couple weekends a month, plus conference calls at odd hours so that they can interface with the programmers working offshore on THEIR time zone. There is no worker shortage. If you want to see any worker shortage evaporate, simply pay higher wages! Remember CICS paying $1,500 a day??? I do!