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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hacker school PP here.

You'll notice that some posters will refer to having degrees in "IT" or having the "IT" department [b]outsourced. No respectable tech firm puts testing in the IT department[/b] - that's for buying monitors and replacing keyboards when they break.

You want a job in "computer science" or "software engineering," these are the jobs that are on the rise and will never be outsourced. Be careful of the advice you're getting and be wary of ops people bemoaning the end of software when in reality it's because they [b]don't have the skills to compete[/b]. [/quote]

Bullcrap! How many years of experience do you have?

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Not sure why years of experience matter. You can have 20 years of experience in software, but really only the last 3-5 matter since frameworks and best practices change so frequently. In addition, this is a vanity metric because in software, 3 years of doing things the better way is worth far more than 20 years of doing things the inefficient way.

But sure, I'll bite. I'm in my mid-20s and make a 6-figure salary in software, which is exactly the point - this is a lucrative field that does not take much experience, just pure brainpower. I am not being outsourced because my job takes real technical/coding skills, and I'm efficient and use the latest tools (ie: Selenium) instead of clicking around manually.

Now tell me, what is your experience? What type of company? What type of testing do you do?[/quote]

I bill $125 an hour on a 2000 hr scale, and yes I have more experience than you, 25+, and an IC.  Guess what - ur making maybe early 6 figures, but that's it - u have reached your max thanks to all the outsourcing. I'm a developer, and my wife is a self taught Selenium tester..., and her rate has actually regressed from the late 90's when she did manual testing.  What you're calling lucrative now was the norm mid 90's salary, with tons of US jobs.[/quote]

Huh. I am the PP. When I do consulting I bill $120/hour. It's not that much in this industry.  Sure, I am young, but why do you make the assumption that I don't know anyone older making more? I don't have to have experienced it myself to know what career progression looks like. Sure, as a developer you max out around $150-200K, but a) that is great money and b) developers are analysts and associates of the software world. To make more, you have to lead projects and manage teams, just like in any other industry.

Again, you haven't answered my most important question: what types of companies do you work for? [/quote]

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