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1. Comment - Students now avoiding IT degrees, despite good job prospects

   (Jun 23, 2008 - 9:45 PM)

   AGREED

2. Comment - Students now avoiding IT degrees, despite good job prospects

   (Jun 23, 2008 - 9:42 PM)

   I've been in the industry for over 8 years. When students ask me, "should I go into Computer Science?" I repeatedly answer, "NO! and here's why:".
   
   * Even with high entry level salaries, you will only end up being paid 10-15/hr.
   * Because of the long hours and unrealistic expectations of "how long a business stakeholder thinks something should take" you'll always have to put in the "extra hours".
   * When most skilled workers getting paid overtime after 40/hrs, you won't but you'll be expected to work 60+ hours to finish a task that wasn't scoped/planned correctly.
   * The enjoyment you experienced programming in University will fade quickly and you'll wish you went into a true profession.
   * Finally, a masters degree only gets you 65K. You should be being paid over 90K for that level of education (debt).