Quote Originally Posted by Blakk_Majik
Hey all, me again.

You probably don't remember me, but a few of you were very helpful with some of my questions regarding not only programming, but my post about career advice as well.

Anyway, I am happy to say that I will be completing my bachelor's this semester, with graduation a mere three weeks away. I'd also like to add that I have been recruited by a Fortune 500 company as a programmer and will begin work in February (you will only understand the irony of this if you remember my original post about career advice).

However, over the past couple of years, I have become increasingly worried about outsourcing. Am I worrying too much or not enough? I've been getting so much conflicting information on the topic.

Now, I will say that I may not be in immediate danger of having my job outsourced, since the company I will be working for is one that is very particular about protecting their ideas, developments, etc. I'm highly doubtful they would let a foreign country have access to this kind of information.

I really just want a straight answer for this, since I am considering going for a Master of Information Systems, and maybe even a PhD. I'll save that school money for Burger College if I'm just going to be laid off in 3 years.
PhD is not worth the effort. I'm not sure what MIS is these days, but I've seen a regular Computer Science degree get more respect.

In any case, work experience is more important than anything else, that being said, getting Internships during College is the real goal in attending college other than the degree.

If you never landed an Internship during College, consider your degree worthless in helping you land that first job.

As for Outsourcing, well the market is still good, and many programming assignments are restricted from being outsourced due to company trade secrets (ex Microsoft) or because it's a government contract.

In any case don't go into a field just for the money, if you like doing it, then go for it. Conditions change over the years anyway, and software/IT will always have a market.