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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Simplicity" data-source="post: 699830" data-attributes="member: 1496">There are a number of computer jobs being exported.  This is onereason why you SHOULD continue with your degree.  You might even want to consider grad school, if you think you're any good.  Crazy?  Hear me out.First off,  you've admitted that you're an alpha geek, and so this is an area that you have at least some skill in.  The first jobs that are going to be exported are the non-specialized ones.  Let's face it.  Anyone can program a simple GUI, and thus, yes, this work doesn't need to be done in the country.  Advanced computer science jobs are going to be around for a very long time to come yet, however.  Without a degree, losing your job in the current economy is a GUARANTEE that you won't get a new computer job without good connections.  With a degree, you at least throw yourselfinto the pool of the hopeless masses.  The advantage to getting a Master's Degree in the current economy is enormous (speaking from experience).  Also as important is the fact that as a grad student, you get to know your professors quite well...  And professors are sent job offers from companies looking for employees ALL THE TIME...  Okay, one more thing that stops people from considering the grad school option.  People think that grad school is really expensive.  NOT IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.  Here was my situation(I know it's crass to throw out the numbers, but I really thinkpeople discount the grad school option because they think it's too expensive... it's not):At UCSD (where I went to grad school) I stayed in subsidized housing most of the time (cost: $300/month... In La Jolla...  Most apartments around here are $1000+/month.).  They ALSO provided subsidized housing for married grad students at similarly outrageously low cost.  My tuition was entirely paid for by being a research assistant.  I got $1400/month in pay for the assistantship.  I also took a part-time TAship for $700/month.My summers were free, and because I started as a PhD student, I was able to get nicely paying summer internships.By the time I was done with grad school, most of my undergrad loans were paid off, and my car was completely paid off.  The subsidized housing brings your costs down so much it's ridiculous.  I also found a new job immediately when I was done because I knew a whole bunch of computer scientists.Anyways, just a suggestion you might want to consider.This is one disadvantage to the plan above.  More waiting...A feeling of "okay, can we begin our life yet?"</blockquote>

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