Comment Re:Bide your time (Score 1) 1006
"No barriers to entry".
Seriously? Check out some of my replies to job related topics on /. over the years. It took me almost 5 years after college to find a job in the I.T. field, and that job being at the bottom rung of anything tech related, telephone based technical support.
There are so many barriers, it's not even funny anymore. Most basic I.T. jobs are requiring a 4 year degree, 2-3 years experience, a spreadsheet listing's worth of Certifications, etc. Granted, I could have spent a few more years going to a nice 4 year college after having saved up the money working a retail job, to get that degree and such, but that's not really "entry level" at that point.
Maybe it's par for the course, or at least becoming that way, but lets not bullshit a bullshitter, there are obvious barriers in the I.T. field. And thats not even counting places that might secretly discriminate on age, race, etc (I've seen people in their 50's with a metric shit ton of experience be passed over for that 20-something who coasted his way through an Associates).
Some of us got into I.T. for the love of technology. Prior to the economy diving, I could have gotten a job at Wal Mart or some place. Yes, for vastly less money, but I'd rather work with technology at least in some fashion, I like problem solving. Maybe with work and effort, I can make a career of it.
Seriously? Check out some of my replies to job related topics on
There are so many barriers, it's not even funny anymore. Most basic I.T. jobs are requiring a 4 year degree, 2-3 years experience, a spreadsheet listing's worth of Certifications, etc. Granted, I could have spent a few more years going to a nice 4 year college after having saved up the money working a retail job, to get that degree and such, but that's not really "entry level" at that point.
Maybe it's par for the course, or at least becoming that way, but lets not bullshit a bullshitter, there are obvious barriers in the I.T. field. And thats not even counting places that might secretly discriminate on age, race, etc (I've seen people in their 50's with a metric shit ton of experience be passed over for that 20-something who coasted his way through an Associates).
Some of us got into I.T. for the love of technology. Prior to the economy diving, I could have gotten a job at Wal Mart or some place. Yes, for vastly less money, but I'd rather work with technology at least in some fashion, I like problem solving. Maybe with work and effort, I can make a career of it.