I do'nt know in the US... (Score 2, Interesting)

... but in Spain, being an IT is the worst thing you can be. Here the money is in everything related to economics and commercial issues. You deal with money, you get money. You deal with computers, you eat shit. Although IT is usually what boost companies, they treat IT staff like dogs. No doubt people is starting to get sick and saying... "You want IT, do it yourself, moron... I want my bucks" Thank God the new generations are not so naïve as mine was.