True, but the nature of most IT jobs produces dead-end specialists. The only way to keep from being pigeon-holed was to keep switching jobs and nobody can do that now.
Right now I may have a seemingly stable IT job, but I don't count on having it forever, especially since I am the only pale male left (with the commensurate salary.)
Everyone around me is fresh off the boat and works for magic beans.
This probably won't be an issue this election, but sooner or later the democrats are going to figure out this demographic and start making promises.
I disagree. I have had the same employer for 25 years, but my job keeps changing. In some cases, I took on a new job in addition to my regular tasks and waited for someone to notice. I still love learning new things and jump at the chance.
However, I have worked with many people (who didn't survive the environment) who would say "Hey I was hired to do one thing and only one thing for 40 hours a week. Don't even suggest I do anything else." If I had that attitude, I would still be coding cobol, instead I am coding PHP.