Subj : Re: Software Job Market Myths To : comp.programming,comp.software-eng From : dalamb Date : Sat Jul 23 2005 06:32 pm In article , Ronald Skoog wrote: >In my area a union electrician or plummer make more than $40K (base pay) >after a 3 to 4 year apprenticeship and a police officer makes considerably >more with a MUCH better retirement package. > >Given that, why would anybody want to spend 4 in college just to earn $40K? >Add in that the industry is so unstable that you'll probably be out of a job >is 5 years (if you don't burn out) and you have to wonder why anybody is >taking computer science classes anymore. And indeed enrollments are 'way down in the last few years (since the .com bust, more or less). -- "Yo' ideas need to be thinked befo' they are say'd" - Ian Lamb, age 3.5 http://www.cs.queensu.ca/~dalamb/ qucis->cs to reply (it's a long story...) .