Yep, that's part of it, but if I had to bet, I would say that a majority of the folks that got the boot were the hordes of moron's that believed they could mold themselves into a functional IT resources by attending college.
Let's face it, you are either an IT resource or your not. You either have the aptitude to be a techy or you don't. College ain't gonna change that.
I'm not saying that college isn't necessary, because it clearly can take someone with the aptitude to be a techy and solidify their resourcefulness, it just can't make someone something they are not.
So, all those moron's that were majoring in psychology, history, or some other non-functional curriculum, made the shift to IT when they saw how great and wonderful it was in the late 90's.
In comes the razor sharp blade of reality which destroys the Internet bubble and out pops the hordes of worthless college graduates with IT diploma's in hand.
Obviously, there was a lag between when the money dried up for all the hair-brained Internet ideas and burst of the bubble, and those worthless IT folks were hired. Then the money dried up, the worthless folks are kicked to the street, and here we are in 2004.
So then what? All the worthless folks went back to school to major in something that relates to security.
(rise, wash, and repeat...)
Oh and a bit off topic, but somewhat related; the hordes of worthless folks were increased by the huge influx of worthless foreign folks. These foreign folks were even worse, because not only were they functionally usless, but you couldn't even tell them that they were worthless, cause they didn't understand what the hell you were saying. I had one fella that I hired as a C programmer, his name was Nadeem, and he spent the three LONG months that he worked for me trying to install real player. My techy circle that I hang with has now adopted his name as a verb which means, "TO DO NOTHING."
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Yep, that's part of it, but if I had to bet, I would say that a majority of the folks that got the boot were the hordes of moron's that believed they could mold themselves into a functional IT resources by attending college.
Let's face it, you are either an IT resource or your not. You either have the aptitude to be a techy or you don't. College ain't gonna change that.
I'm not saying that college isn't necessary, because it clearly can take someone with the aptitude to be a techy and solidify their resourcefulness, it just can't make someone something they are not.
So, all those moron's that were majoring in psychology, history, or some other non-functional curriculum, made the shift to IT when they saw how great and wonderful it was in the late 90's.
In comes the razor sharp blade of reality which destroys the Internet bubble and out pops the hordes of worthless college graduates with IT diploma's in hand.
Obviously, there was a lag between when the money dried up for all the hair-brained Internet ideas and burst of the bubble, and those worthless IT folks were hired. Then the money dried up, the worthless folks are kicked to the street, and here we are in 2004.
So then what? All the worthless folks went back to school to major in something that relates to security.
(rise, wash, and repeat...)
Oh and a bit off topic, but somewhat related; the hordes of worthless folks were increased by the huge influx of worthless foreign folks. These foreign folks were even worse, because not only were they functionally usless, but you couldn't even tell them that they were worthless, cause they didn't understand what the hell you were saying. I had one fella that I hired as a C programmer, his name was Nadeem, and he spent the three LONG months that he worked for me trying to install real player. My techy circle that I hang with has now adopted his name as a verb which means, "TO DO NOTHING."
nuf said...
peace...