[Billy_bob_bob]

I've just wrapped up a 23 year career in high-tech, and I'm also looking to do something else. A small business seems like the most likely thing, maybe HVAC or something like that. As far as high-tech goes, forget it. The field has been destroyed by our insane immigration policies, our H1-B policies and our "free trade" policies.

[luckystarmom]

I've been out of the high-tech industry while I raised my children. I was hoping to get a part-time job next year when they are in school full-time. However, I don't know if I'll be able to find a software company to hire me. I'm obsolete. I don't know what to do now. I feel like my college degree is a waste.

[YankeeReb]

I've just wrapped up a 23 year career in high-tech, and I'm also looking to do something else. A small business seems like the most likely thing, maybe HVAC or something like that. As far as high-tech goes, forget it. The field has been destroyed by our insane immigration policies, our H1-B policies and our "free trade" policies.

I hear you loud and clear my friend, I'm in exactly the same situation. I've been in IT for 15 years and have had a wide variety of experience. Just finished up a Masters in CS, but haven't been able to find steady work now for 18 months. I've finally given up and I'vw started working towards my E-2 license. It's a long haul, at very low pay, but I've had it with all these IT hiring managers. With luck I'll be self employed in about 6 years.

[bimbo]

The last time I was on the street looking for technical work, I encountered HR Interviewers who asked questions such as: " How do you feel about working in an Asian environment?" ... "How do you plan to learn a little Mandarin?" ... and that was in '93 - the handwriting was already on the wall: Companies that could move overseas were moving; those that couldn' move were downloading workers.