<p>Responding to the remark by Marite above about the math/science orientation, I agree. </p>
<p>Most of my professional peers in IT are either engineers or computer scientists, and it is rare to find a well-rounded intellect in that bunch. I don't mean to over-generalize unjustly, but over 25 years in the field have provided me with hundreds of examples of this narrowness of mind. There is an oft-repeated view that the humanities are "not practical" which I interpret as embracing a rather pedestrian view of life as a human being. If all that was meaningful could be stipulated as either developing a technological innovation or building a bridge, they would be correct. But those more broadly educated may secretly be thinking "Oh, so you're another one who's consented to use only half of your brain."</p>