-- Posted by strider888 at 3:38 pm on July 19, 2008 I need the pros and cons when I take IT,, and after I graduate IT -- Posted by ManicD at 3:49 pm on July 19, 2008 pays good, when your good hours are normally pretty straight, industry is still expanding even within current economic depression --- Very under appreciated job, when everything is going well, they dont notice you, when something fucks up, its yoru head. depending on what you do you can end up boxed in a small room all day every day. -- Posted by Link01 at 2:12 pm on July 23, 2008 in some areas you get paid lots to write names into a database -- Posted by lucky015 at 5:37 am on Aug. 14, 2008 Only get into I.T. If you actually find it interesting, it is more of a career than a job, if you get into it for the money you will almost crash and burn. You have to have a basic understanding as a minimum and at least a moderate interest to do well. -- Posted by PiXiE at 3:05 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Pros? You can make mad money. Cons? Nearly everyone you end up working with will be male and socially inept. Also, you might have to deal with stupid people all day. That's when the saying "the problem is between the keyboard and the chair" comes in handy, haha. -- Posted by Majo at 7:39 am on Jan. 13, 2009 Well I can't say for sure because I don't know what you're doing. Most people seem to assume that if you major in IT, you'll wind up in customer service when I'm an IT major and am heading towards Web Development. If you go the "traditional" route, you'll make good money but have to deal with idiots all day. -- Posted by MrRight at 9:45 pm on Jan. 14, 2009 You will make good money if you have certifications such as cisco or are a project manager/director. OR specialize in something such as security which again you need certifications or databases. Other then that expect to be a monkey working 9-5 -- Posted by Catlin at 6:47 pm on June 21, 2009 Cons: No Job Security or little unless in the Armed forces. -- Posted by allsmiles at 4:05 am on July 4, 2009 Quote: from Majo at 3:39 pm on Jan. 13, 2009 Well I can't say for sure because I don't know what you're doing. Most people seem to assume that if you major in IT, you'll wind up in customer service when I'm an IT major and am heading towards Web Development. If you go the "traditional" route, you'll make good money but have to deal with idiots all day. Webdev is Csci, not IT :/ -- Posted by ElfQrin at 6:53 am on July 21, 2009 You have deal with a lot of not so smart people. "It says Press ANY Key!" "Where is the ANY Key?" /sigh -- Posted by dumdull at 6:22 am on Aug. 24, 2009 Enterrin into it field is great problem due 2 crisis u hav 2 certify in any language atleast one language and 1 dbms try 2 study well Online schools | Online universities -- Posted by Majo at 6:19 pm on Sep. 18, 2009 Quote: from allsmiles at 7:05 am on July 4, 2009 Quote: from Majo at 3:39 pm on Jan. 13, 2009 Well I can't say for sure because I don't know what you're doing. Most people seem to assume that if you major in IT, you'll wind up in customer service when I'm an IT major and am heading towards Web Development. If you go the "traditional" route, you'll make good money but have to deal with idiots all day.   Webdev is Csci, not IT :/ Well, seeing as how this thread has been bumped like three or four times now anyways... Web Dev can be IT. As I already stated, it's what I was majoring in at the time so it's clearly doable if it's what I was working on. Every school is different but most seem to have "tracks" or "concentrations". So when you say that you're an IT major, that doesn't really tell a person a whole lot. I've been in classes with IT majors who specialize in Security. I've been in class with ones who are into Web Design. I've been in ones with kids who enjoy Programming. It really just depends upon the student but we're not all going to end up in the same place. Web Dev is an IT track but you could also be a Web Dev about two or three other ways here. Again, I know because I've asked and researched the matter with two professors, three advisers, and a department head. If you check out different schools and each's requirements, you'll notice that they're not all the same. My boyfriend, for example, thinks it's ridiculous that programming was required for it here. Other schools don't seem to need/want it. But my school feels it's for the better that students at least go through a year's worth of Java first and that's required of all IT majors regardless of their concentration.