Reality Check

[insomniac1]

I read this off of MSN and started to bust out laughing:

Computer Science - $53,396
Computer science majors may go on to work in artificial intelligence, computer design and engineering, architecture, information technology or software applications, doing everything from developing computers that simulate human learning to designing computer software

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[fudebusho]

I love how the job description is something that CS majors "go on to work" on ... they certainly don't want to post the real deal:

Computer science majors will start out performing technical support, dealing with clueless users and even more clueless managers; occasionally maintaining ancient, buggy, undocumented code; making copies; completing the menial tasks and grunt-work that senior staff doesn't feel like doing; etc.

... at least, that was my path to career nirvana ... (*snerk*)

[insomniac1]

completing the menial tasks and grunt-work that senior staff doesn't feel like doing

Wow...it's like you summed up every job I have had, lol.

[fudebusho]

Just wait until that golden day when you become the "senior" and can pass off the grunt-work! It's so awesome.

... of course, then you'll find that it takes you 10x longer to explain the grunt-work to your minions and monitor their progress than it would take you to do it yourself. Now that's a damn rude awakening!