Comment Re:The paradox of Soft-Eng supply/demand (Score 1) 727
You really hit it on the head with that one.
I have recently had to change fields out of CS. I became a plumber. Crazy you say. Well let me put it this way.
As an entry level CS worker, I make 25k. Within a year I was up to 30. A year after that 36k. Over the next two years I made it to 70k before the bubble burst. Now the best I could hope for is 45k. Really, I have been on interviews. I have to compete with over 400 other applicants to get that 45k. Weeeeeak.
As a plumber, I was making 50k 3 months after I "started" training. Since then they have raised the minimum to 60k. You got that, starting wage for an entry level plumber is "60k". I did not have to go to school. I don't have to read about my industry 4-5 hours a day just to stay up to date. I can get a job anywhere, and I don't have to worry about people off-shoring their plumbing labor needs. It still takes wit and talent to be successfull, but it is a lot less work.
I have recently had to change fields out of CS. I became a plumber. Crazy you say. Well let me put it this way.
As an entry level CS worker, I make 25k. Within a year I was up to 30. A year after that 36k. Over the next two years I made it to 70k before the bubble burst. Now the best I could hope for is 45k. Really, I have been on interviews. I have to compete with over 400 other applicants to get that 45k. Weeeeeak.
As a plumber, I was making 50k 3 months after I "started" training. Since then they have raised the minimum to 60k. You got that, starting wage for an entry level plumber is "60k". I did not have to go to school. I don't have to read about my industry 4-5 hours a day just to stay up to date. I can get a job anywhere, and I don't have to worry about people off-shoring their plumbing labor needs. It still takes wit and talent to be successfull, but it is a lot less work.
