In the past month or so I've started getting a whole bunch of emails from technical recruiters pitching web jobs at me. They are clearly working off of very old versions of my resume (my current one has nary a technical buzzword on it) but it is kind of interesting/flattering/reassuring to be getting these. It's been 3-4 years since there even were any jobs like this around.
I imagine that actually taking one of these jobs would be quite difficult from a technical standpoint. My (x)HTML skills are ok, but I'm a little out of the loop with the latest CSS/JavaScript/AJAX innovations. On the other hand, I essentially know what they are, and if I were to pursue this avenue I would be more interested in project management than hands-on coding anyway.
But then again, I shouldn't even be thinking about this. I'm a[n almost] lawyer, dammit! Still, the sad thing is that if I did take a temporary technical job instead of a temporary legal job, I'd probably get paid a lot more. (Potentially 2-3 times more.)
Money aside, though, it's something to think about. If I went back to tech I could be in management with a significant degree of responsibility and ownership. Whereas with law, I start from the very bottom and will need to do whatever bits are thrown at me. Obviously, of course, with law I have much to learn, but at the same time, I do crave a job where I can actually feel empowered. With tech I think I could have that right away. With law… it may be a while.