The New IT Crisis

Matey-O writes "You've succeeded in delivering 5 9's, your server farm is a well oiled machine, the helpdesk lines lie dormant. No? Well then how do you get credit for the work you do, when all that's noticed is the downtime? When the IT budget has to be justified, and you're overworked, undermanned, and you have to apply three patches to 100 servers before Close of Business, what has to change in IT before we melt down? Marc Andreessen has an interesting article on what has to happen to IT next."

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Profiling the IT 'worker'

[Mentifex Veritas]

IT workers really are the scum of the earth; I express this in the most sincere tone possible. This urethral discharge known as the "Information Technology Specialist" is truly a burden on the world.

Some habits of an average IT worker:

Usage of company bandwidth for activities which are not related to work. This is called personal bandwidth piracy. On the same token, they carry out personal bandwidth piracy and are paid to do the task by hapless managerial staffers.

Terrible hygiene. System administrators and PC technicians are often so unkept that passers-by would prefer a homeless man's asscheeks on their face to the reeking stench of this sub-species. Most of the time, the males will sport greasy and filthy beards which contribute significantly to an overwhelming total stench. Make no mistake, the females stink probably as badly, since they never douche.

Terrible manners. They're never reprimanded for breaking company dress code. Birkenstocks, shorts and t-shirt are the standard uniform of the IT 'Professional'. The IT 'Professional' considers himself mentally superior to members in every other working caste. Because the natural 'skill' of manipulating user interfaces is clearly beyond the capability of even physicists, their services are required everywhere the PC is present. They prefer to chew with their mouths open when they talk; smacking their lips and spewing particles of food all over their own keyboards makes the food taste better. They become pissy when asked by management to 'work' ( yeah, whatever that means). Blessed by a still-emerging field, they recieve substantial salaries for what minimal work they actually do.


So, the main point of this informal chat is to discuss what is quite simply a phrase which describes the pure opposite of a boon: The IT 'Professional'

i was lied to...

[leroybrown]

i could've sworn that cmdrtaco said i wouldn't have to look at ads if i subscribed to slashdot...