According to a recent Career Development Organisation (CDO) study of 2000 undergraduate respondents, 'over 60% of non-computing students do not wish to enter the sector because they think it will be boring.' The article in Computer Weekly goes on to state: "IT is at the heart of business these days and there are real opportunities now to have a career in IT which will ultimately lead to a position on the board." - yeah, as if.
Slashdot has an active thread on this right now with the usual mix of views from 'its all Bill's fault' to 'I don't like capitalism' type entries - highly amusing.
For the uninitiated - most jobs are boring - the objective is to find yourself in one that is less boring than others. Rockstars, Neurosurgeons and Royalty all find their jobs boring, just less often than most.
I am off to become King now....