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Anxvariety,
What IT field are you in? Just curious.

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[quote=JEEscondido]Good luck on your job search.

I suspect that there are jobs out there but they don’t pay what he/she is used to making and probably won’t for a very long time.

I never understood why IT people, many with no degree, made substantially more than mechanical/electrical engineers, chemists, etc. many with advanced degrees. Maybe we’re finally seeing “reversion to the mean” for salaries in IT. [/quote]

I know several brilliant people in IT who have no degree, it’s not that uncommon. In IT, you have to produce, and a degree (even in Computer Science) will not really make a difference one way or another.
You need a specific set of skills in the IT field you’re in, and companies need someone with that specific set of skills and most could give a wit about whether they have a degree or not.
I think that the field itself is just getting hit.

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[quote=JEEscondido]Good luck on your job search.

I suspect that there are jobs out there but they don’t pay what he/she is used to making and probably won’t for a very long time.

I never understood why IT people, many with no degree, made substantially more than mechanical/electrical engineers, chemists, etc. many with advanced degrees. Maybe we’re finally seeing “reversion to the mean” for salaries in IT. [/quote]

I know several brilliant people in IT who have no degree, it’s not that uncommon. In IT, you have to produce, and a degree (even in Computer Science) will not really make a difference one way or another.
You need a specific set of skills in the IT field you’re in, and companies need someone with that specific set of skills and most could give a wit about whether they have a degree or not.
I think that the field itself is just getting hit.

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[quote=JEEscondido]Good luck on your job search.

I suspect that there are jobs out there but they don’t pay what he/she is used to making and probably won’t for a very long time.

I never understood why IT people, many with no degree, made substantially more than mechanical/electrical engineers, chemists, etc. many with advanced degrees. Maybe we’re finally seeing “reversion to the mean” for salaries in IT. [/quote]

I know several brilliant people in IT who have no degree, it’s not that uncommon. In IT, you have to produce, and a degree (even in Computer Science) will not really make a difference one way or another.
You need a specific set of skills in the IT field you’re in, and companies need someone with that specific set of skills and most could give a wit about whether they have a degree or not.
I think that the field itself is just getting hit.

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[quote=JEEscondido]Good luck on your job search.

I suspect that there are jobs out there but they don’t pay what he/she is used to making and probably won’t for a very long time.

I never understood why IT people, many with no degree, made substantially more than mechanical/electrical engineers, chemists, etc. many with advanced degrees. Maybe we’re finally seeing “reversion to the mean” for salaries in IT. [/quote]

I know several brilliant people in IT who have no degree, it’s not that uncommon. In IT, you have to produce, and a degree (even in Computer Science) will not really make a difference one way or another.
You need a specific set of skills in the IT field you’re in, and companies need someone with that specific set of skills and most could give a wit about whether they have a degree or not.
I think that the field itself is just getting hit.

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[quote=JEEscondido]Good luck on your job search.

I suspect that there are jobs out there but they don’t pay what he/she is used to making and probably won’t for a very long time.

I never understood why IT people, many with no degree, made substantially more than mechanical/electrical engineers, chemists, etc. many with advanced degrees. Maybe we’re finally seeing “reversion to the mean” for salaries in IT. [/quote]

I know several brilliant people in IT who have no degree, it’s not that uncommon. In IT, you have to produce, and a degree (even in Computer Science) will not really make a difference one way or another.
You need a specific set of skills in the IT field you’re in, and companies need someone with that specific set of skills and most could give a wit about whether they have a degree or not.
I think that the field itself is just getting hit.

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If you haven’t already read it, read Rich’s article on this: http://www.pcasd.com/the_us_government_will_not_choose_deflation

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If you haven’t already read it, read Rich’s article on this: http://www.pcasd.com/the_us_government_will_not_choose_deflation

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If you haven’t already read it, read Rich’s article on this: http://www.pcasd.com/the_us_government_will_not_choose_deflation

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If you haven’t already read it, read Rich’s article on this: http://www.pcasd.com/the_us_government_will_not_choose_deflation

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If you haven’t already read it, read Rich’s article on this: http://www.pcasd.com/the_us_government_will_not_choose_deflation

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My take on it is that it’s just a system run on laziness by both parties. The city knows red light cameras are BS, but it just wants you to get scared and pay the ticket so they and their accomplices (the companies who build these automatic cash machines) can get their money. Send out an official looking notice with photographic evidence and scare the mark into paying up. The victims of this scam just want to pay it and get it over with and are afraid of ignoring the notice and/or appearing in court.
This is not legal advice, just me bitching.
And no I’ve never gotten a red light ticket.

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My take on it is that it’s just a system run on laziness by both parties. The city knows red light cameras are BS, but it just wants you to get scared and pay the ticket so they and their accomplices (the companies who build these automatic cash machines) can get their money. Send out an official looking notice with photographic evidence and scare the mark into paying up. The victims of this scam just want to pay it and get it over with and are afraid of ignoring the notice and/or appearing in court.
This is not legal advice, just me bitching.
And no I’ve never gotten a red light ticket.

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My take on it is that it’s just a system run on laziness by both parties. The city knows red light cameras are BS, but it just wants you to get scared and pay the ticket so they and their accomplices (the companies who build these automatic cash machines) can get their money. Send out an official looking notice with photographic evidence and scare the mark into paying up. The victims of this scam just want to pay it and get it over with and are afraid of ignoring the notice and/or appearing in court.
This is not legal advice, just me bitching.
And no I’ve never gotten a red light ticket.

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My take on it is that it’s just a system run on laziness by both parties. The city knows red light cameras are BS, but it just wants you to get scared and pay the ticket so they and their accomplices (the companies who build these automatic cash machines) can get their money. Send out an official looking notice with photographic evidence and scare the mark into paying up. The victims of this scam just want to pay it and get it over with and are afraid of ignoring the notice and/or appearing in court.
This is not legal advice, just me bitching.
And no I’ve never gotten a red light ticket.

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