<p>Hi,
I'm an international student (sophomore) at the Ohio State Uni. I'm planning to switch
to a computer sc engg major. Well, honestly, I just want to major in something that will get me good money and I kinda seem to be interested in computers but I don't want to be sitting in front of the machine my whole life. </p>
<p>Well, I'd LOVE to have a job that will let me do the following:</p>
<p>Lead people. I'd love to be in a leadership position supervising stuff and being in control. I think I'm good at that. I like to pay attention to details and make sure everything is "perfect". </p>
<p>I'd like to interact with people at work and not have to be confined to my computer desk the
whole time. I'd like to receive constant feedbacks for the quality of my work so I'll be
motivated to do better every time. I want to hold an important position at my workplace so everyone would know me. I love to be recognized and known since it acts as a HUGE motivator for me. </p>
<p>Could you tell me what kind of jobs out there would fit into these criteria? I'm so confused...Will a major in computer sc help? I was thinking I should go get an MBA after the comp sc so I can get into management. What do you think? Do you think I should major in Business then? Will Biz in information systems help?</p>
<p>Also, I just wanted to know if Ohio State is considered a prestigious school. I was actually planning to transfer to a better school coz I've heard that people from good schools earn more?
What do people think about Ohio State?</p>
<p>It would be great if you guys could help me!</p>
<p>I've only taken a couple introductory comp. sci classes, but from what I could tell, it was basically, as you described, sitting in front of a machine. There's no doubt that programmers work in teams but I would not be too optimistic about leading right after getting a degree. Business and computer engineering are, by the way, very different things.</p>
<p>Your questions are quite broad and I don't think you'll get a full response here. What I really think is best is if you sit down and have a good talk with an adviser. Any specific questions after that, you could clean up here.</p>
<p>If you ever are 'leading' you won't be doing detail work. Leaders don't want to get their hands dirty. They delegate. You'll be in control as long as you can motivate your underlings to do their work. Whether a leader or not, it is doubtful that you would get constant feedback in the real world. Your boss probably will not give you much feedback (especially praise) at all.</p>
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<p>Seconding this--holds true for most traditional comp sci and engineering fields. Lots of detailed and (varyingly) intellectually challenging tasks for younger engineers, but not a whole lot of leading until later.</p>
<p>"If you ever are 'leading' you won't be doing detail work. Leaders don't want to get their hands dirty. They delegate. You'll be in control as long as you can motivate your underlings to do their work."</p>
<p>Many companies run lean management where the manager is also an individual contributor. Obviously most of the team needs to be self-managing for this kind of organizational setup to work.</p>