Bob, I'd call it a degenerative spiral at this point not a self fulfilling prophecy. 50% of those who went through comp sci programs in California in the last ten years are no longer in the business. The comp sci folks who have given up on their desired career don't show up in government stats as unemployed techies because they've moved on to other things out of necessity.
Most folks aren't looking to be a Bill Gates when they go through college they're looking for career they can build gradually and perhaps raise a family on. Paul Hanrahan -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Shannon Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 8:52 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: More Hype for the B1 visas? > I don't think it's prudent for younger people to focus on I.T. as a life > long career. You may be right. Of course, it's also a self-fulfilling prophecy. If more Americans reject computer science American corporations will have no choice but to go overseas for talent. Bob Shannon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
