Every two years a new OS comes out. Every two years a new crop of young freshly studied certs show up and underbid the the entire industry. I live in Boise. I just saw an ad in the paper here for a lan tech for $12/hour! When I first started in this industry I was making very good money. I had a new cert and a master’s degree. Microsoft has promised the industry captains that the cost of doing business will go down. It’s because Microsoft has trained way too many MCSE’s and/or we are letting people into the industry without MCSE’s. They haven’t earned their space. I say we unionize the IT sphere!
I say we apply rules of work that apply to a 40 hour work week and serious overtime. I say we demand $50/hr for any IT related work, as a minimum. If we join together we have the power to run this world!