Damn, why the hell did I do Comp Sci?

[miniMUNCH]

Your only hope is to work for a start up and rake in a cool million in stock options.

It all about the the finance...unfortunately, I'm studying for a PhD in Chemical Engineering and will be lamenting my salary too, probably.

 

[AU Tiger]

Not a Comp Sci major , but I believe that it can get better for you. I have a MIS degree and have been working for 9 years. I am currently making 10K more than I thought possible two years ago and that is not including my bonus and stock options. It is still realistic to expect high salaries in IT, it is just a matter of proving your importance to your company and finding the right company. Most companies view IT/systems as an expense and they try to minimize the cost rather than paying employees what they deserve.

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

I'm a fellow Comp Eng student with the same thoughts as you...but for me..it boils down to this: a) I want to work with hardware, do something like VLSI or CPU archeticture because it interests me greatly b) I do not like business/finance and I wouldn't enjoy studying it.