How many went back to their old non-IT jobs before they moved into IT during the boom years when IT sucked people from the non-IT sector?
ltiu DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote: >List - We have discussed the employment situation a lot over the past year, >and I am still dismayed to hear of Oracle DBAs out of work. I found some >interesting statistics that put the situation in perspective: > > In 2001, there were an estimated 10.4 million IT workers in the U.S. > In 2001, 2.6 million IT workers were dismissed. > In 2001, 2.1 million IT workers were hired. > In 2002, there were an estimated 9.9 million IT workers in the U.S. > >This means that 1 in 4 IT professionals were laid off in 2001. Small wonder >that some of those included DBAs. Of those laid off, 20% were not rehired >(at least in IT). > >These figures are from: http://www2.cio.com/metrics/ >The print magazine had a small summary box that I couldn't find online. > > >Dennis Williams >DBA >Lifetouch, Inc. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ltiu 3/4 OCP 9i eH? -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: ltiu INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
