Dearest all, I would like to contribute my humble opinion based on my years in diversified industries (sales, education, IT, servicing) and my mentors who are professors in universities.


IT jobs sux because lets face it, companies would rather hire foreign specialists who are more qualified yet paid lower than what we locals would desire/expect.

IT jobs sux because students cannot do basic programming and even if they do, some would copy blindly and submit.

IT jobs sux because indirectly students dont have inclinations towards mathematics. Initially i dont agree to this, but after realising that Mathematics somehow teaches us resources optimisation and such, it allows us to understand/create algorithms better

IT jobs sux because almost all tom d*** and harry colleges are offering IT courses (and the best part, now ALL college universities are being upgraded to a full university status)

IT jobs sux because some think IT is very generalised. Forget about how many programming subjects u learnt in varsity, focus on just a few which is deemed neccesary and important. Exaample a combo of Linux/Unix/Solaris + Oracle/DB2/Jasmine + Java/.NET/C++/SAP + PHP/Cold Fusion/ASP

IT jobs sux because theres too much IT graduates (and prospective ones) who think they can make a world of a difference. Lets face it, unless u are really damn good and gifted, otherwise IT BOOM has burst its bubble, forget about what your ma and pa want and focus on your interest/what u are good at. Besides, not everyone can be an excellent IT professional.

IT jobs sux because we fail to realise that IT is just a tool for industries. A tool is just a tool. nothing more

IT jobs sux because....hey if u cant make it in the IT industry, just change field. Theres a lot of field offering a hybrid nature of IT + management, IT + education. Who knows u may be good at it. Besides whatever IT info u gathered in university might be of good use to you later on..who knows?

PS: forgive me if i piss anyone off with my statement above. however this is purely my opinion and what i observe . Thank you

This post has been edited by HaszAhmad: Nov 17 2006, 02:59 AM

Thats not a fair assessment to make. Intel dont hire GOONS and give them senior engineer posts for nothing. I've came across brilliant mathematical and computer scientist professors from india and middle east, who doesnt even know how to activate the MS-DOS console. Does that mean those PHd holders are fluke? NO..its means, they cant be bothered or are just plain one dimensional and monotonous...