excell Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 So, how many of you who got canned/laid off/ejected/dejected ect. in the IT crash still work in IT today? How many of you make as much, or more, than you did before the crash? How many of you are flipping burgers to stay alive? I, myself, am only 1/4 as much in IT (do not do it day to day) and I'm not making near the money I was before. I understand this is a personal subject, but I would like to know how the IT market is doing. Thanks. tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 I never got effected by the lay offs and I am making more now than I ever did before hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl1647545488 Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 The IT department where I work at didn't seem to be affected very much during the crash. They simply stopped hiring new people. Then suddenly, when it looked like the economy was starting to turn around this year, we got hit with 24 layoffs. I'm still here though. smile.gif Never saw it coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balian Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Just got layed off and finding an job up in this city is a damn joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Got laid off. I'm not doing IT stuff really anymore. Making less then I was but it's enough for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Got laid off several times over the past 3 years since I moved up here. Hard to find a job unless you have no experience. I did however find a good job kinda in IT. Its paying more than I ever made in IT. Anyway its copier field service. I do some connected stuff, cable drops, and network troubleshooting, but not as much as I used to. I'm glad too. To much BS working on computers. Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Last time I got laid off was in April of 2k1. I've been at Bank one for almost 2 years now and the only thing I'm worried about is Chase buying out Bank One.... we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Originally posted by Earl: The IT department where I work at didn't seem to be affected very much during the crash. They simply stopped hiring new people. Then suddenly, when it looked like the economy was starting to turn around this year, we got hit with 24 layoffs. I'm still here though. smile.gif Never saw it coming. I work with Earl, so +1. And to answer another part of the question... I'm making more now than before the 'crash'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuruma Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 I guess if you consider tech support IT, I wasn't particularly affected by it... There's always a need for people to fix Grandma's internet so she can get her spam for viagra and Paris Hilton videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan900 Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 I got laid off couple years ago, and never recovered. NOw I have been out of to long and dont have the right skill set or some such. So now I turn wrenches, making half what I did before. It really sucks, but thats life. I was working at worldcom/mci/compuserve had 5 years expericence and loved my job. But I was in a niche and got caught w/ the wrong skills at the wrong time. Anyways what brought this question on? If you dont mind me asking. [ 06. July 2004, 12:50 AM: Message edited by: Slow69 ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 thus we see the flaw of readily available tech training, and radio ads for it. Seems everyone jumped the bandwagon at once, nothe job market is flooded with people wanting to work in the IT feild. They got their learn on thinking they'd be assured a prosperous job, but theres alot of competion out there now, and the slightest market fluxuation results in alot of cutbacks. But honnestly, what job markets are doing good these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 If they didn't hype it up so then the job market wouldn't be so bad for IT. At least I have my electrical/mechanical skills to fall back on. The health care industry is pretty hot right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jpurdy2003 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I'm entertaining the notion of returning to the sewer cleaning industry, since that's one industry that's pretty stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I got laid off. I'm making less than half of what I was before. Still with IT now though. Finding a job is NOT easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I was laid off but am back into IT and and now making more money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black00ws6 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I got an IT job after the crash, now work for a family company doing our IT work and accounting, plus do some consulting on the side. I make about 4 times as much as I did 2-3 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balian Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I don't know about you guys, but when I went was in High School a long time ago in 99..lol. The teachers said that the IT field is going to be the fastest growing, most paid industry in the states. Then after I graduated, went to tech school for Computer Repair/Electronics, they said the exact same thing. I had such a hard time finding a job that it wasn't funny. So fast-forward to a few years, now I am going to ITT to further my education and low and behold, they said the exact same thing..The IT Field is going to be the best industry to get into..WTF..Do these people honestly not read the paper, watch TV, or surf the net. Anyone can tell that the IT field is going do so bad that it is going to crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 That's a stereotype that will never die. I always heard "If you know computers, you'll never have trouble finding a job". Big load of BS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telsea Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by Slow69: I got laid off couple years ago, and never recovered. NOw I have been out of to long and dont have the right skill set or some such. So now I turn wrenches, making half what I did before. It really sucks, but thats life. I was working at worldcom/mci/compuserve had 5 years expericence and loved my job. But I was in a niche and got caught w/ the wrong skills at the wrong time. Anyways what brought this question on? If you dont mind me asking.i work at worldcom/mci/compuserve now smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest visualpoet Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I was doing telecom installs, cabling, router installs (Cisco, Alcate, Nortel, blah blah blah), and also ADSL routing for IPS companies. Everything I did was in a telco switching environment. However, I got stuck in the same crash, so I guess it's related. I'm doing HVAC now for half the money during the day, and my security gig at night. I miss the money ( I took home $48K in 2000), but I miss the work more. I actually loved installing all that crap and making it look beautiful, all my wires dressed neatly, no divers, no crosses. It was a job I really enjoyed, good money, travel, not terribly difficult. I got into it because my Father in law is regional project manager for a Nextel, and he told me the same things Ironray was saying; growing field, years and years of expansion ahead, always a need for people with computer skills. I was damn good at what I did and now I'm starting over in a new field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiG BeN Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by visualpoet: I was doing telecom installs, cabling, router installs (Cisco, Alcate, Nortel, blah blah blah), and also ADSL routing for IPS companies. Everything I did was in a telco switching environment. However, I got stuck in the same crash, so I guess it's related. I'm doing HVAC now for half the money during the day, and my security gig at night. I miss the money ( I took home $48K in 2000), but I miss the work more. I actually loved installing all that crap and making it look beautiful, all my wires dressed neatly, no divers, no crosses. It was a job I really enjoyed, good money, travel, not terribly difficult. I got into it because my Father in law is regional project manager for a Nextel, and he told me the same things Ironray was saying; growing field, years and years of expansion ahead, always a need for people with computer skills. I was damn good at what I did and now I'm starting over in a new field.whats your dads name? and why did you get into that part of the business? wireless is hot right now,and has been for awhile,and will be for as long as people want their phones to do fancy,useless things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRN96WS6 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I got laid off in 02 and was laid off for 8 months and got another job in IT and making more money. But I moved 8 hours from Ohio to get it and am in a higher cost of living bracket so I'm really only making a little more then I was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by Inspeckta: That's a stereotype that will never die. I always heard "If you know computers, you'll never have trouble finding a job". Big load of BS!It will never die as long as people beleive it enough to dump $20g+ on an education in the feild. Theres money to be made off deceive the youth of american, didn't you get dat memo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balian Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by telsea: i work at worldcom/mci/compuserve now smile.gif Really, which building? I am doing an Network Migration for the next three days for MCI over in Hillard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Laid off from Lucent May of 02. I now make a little over half what I was making then (I was making some pretty good money at Lucent). I'm at the far stretch of the IT term, being a cable service tech. I do work on some networking stuff, PC's, etc....but I wouldn't really consider it IT. Actually, I consider it hell (only a 16 hour day today ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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