Believe the Occupational Outlook Handbook?

http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/11/2120238

I read something like this about the industry, and it seems to just leave me more confused. Differing views of "the industry is dead" or "no it isn't as long as you're good". Pointy-haired bosses and management shitting all over technical staff.

What do you think, /prog/? Is the CompSci field dead, or is it still good to go into? How "good" do you have to be, exactly? What fields are actually still "safe" from outsourcing, which might still be fun (or at least easy)?

just a place where I can use my intelligence to my advantage, be respected for what I do for a company, and not be worked to death.
You take the risk of wage slave/code monkey when you apply for any company. About two weeks of work should give enough time to figure out if it is worth staying. To me, it sounds like you want a contracting position where you get paid by the hour.