Why a career as a computer programmer sucks

[gingerjedi]

I blame people getting soft when it comes to pushing rates up.

Rates in IT only go up because people are willing to risk pushing pushing pushing them up at every opportunity.

The new breed of young IT people lack the nerve and the bollox to ask for more.


You get the rates you deserve.

Sacked permies who don't yet realise that taking home the same as their last 'job' doesn't equate to a salary plus benefits.

[Drewster]

You get the rates you deserve.

Thank you Sir!

[DimPrawn]

I blame people getting soft when it comes to pushing rates up.

Rates in IT only go up because people are willing to risk pushing pushing pushing them up at every opportunity.

The new breed of young IT people lack the nerve and the bollox to ask for more.


You get the rates you deserve.

[gingerjedi]

Support sucks twice as much, you still have the burden of keeping on top of new technologies but the reward is on par with admin, the storeman earns the same as me at my current permy role.

[TimberWolf]

Those articles were written in March 2007

[moorfield]

Computer programming (along with nursing) has been specially targeted by our government for foreignization.

That strikes a chord. Undercut us all with cheap Bobs and the IR35 problem goes away,

[aussielong]

Half Sigma: Why a career in computer programming sucks
Half Sigma: The death of the generalist software developer

Interesting read, funny comments at the end