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How Much Respect Do You Get?

Posted by Cliff on from the praised-or-shunned dept.

droidlev asks: "In our continually fluctuating economy I have seen a drastic change in the level of respect that I receive. As a technician I've grown accustomed to a heightened level of respect when I walk into a client's office. Not to say that I have a God complex, however, it feels good to walk into a room and be appreciated. I'm passionate for the computer work that I do; I'm 'GEEK' for it. People know that I'm there to help and solve their problems. There is good amount of value in this extra level of appreciation and respect. This is especially true when you are developing business relationships (and of course it never hurts to be liked). In recent times, however, I've been cast in a different light; actually more like a darkened shadow. I am now seen as a necessary evil instead of the 'all powerful technician.' So I ask what your experiences have been, either as a computer technician or another professional? Have you seen a change in the level of respect that you receive?" "Businesses are trying to save every penny they have. Unless something significant goes wrong, they handle a situation themselves. This only compounds the severity of a problem. By the time I get there, everything has gone to hell and I get a look (the it's-all-your-fault look) from every cubicle and every office. In the past, exceptionally dedicated service translated to loyal clients that didn't mind paying a little bit more. Once I was the problem solver, now it seems I am yet another flame to burn their money."

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  1. i get respect by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    when i pull out the beeeg deeek and beat my girlfriends tonsils with it.

  2. Lots of low user IDs commenting by suso · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is it just me, or are there a remarkable number of low slashdot user ids commenting in this article? Kind of coincidental with the topic, eh?

    1. Re:Lots of low user IDs commenting by palpatine · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Did somebody mention low user ids?

  3. Re:Yeeah, I don't buy it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Be all you can be... an army of one...

  4. You can't have an army of one by XnavxeMiyyep · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    An army by all definitions is a group of people, and a group must consist of at least two. Therefor, no one is an army of one.

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    I put the 't' in electrical engineering.
    1. Re:You can't have an army of one by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: 1, Offtopic


      Sure you are.

      You join the Army, go to Iraq, get your ass shot off.

      Now you're an "army of one" - one dead moron. The rest of the Army damn sure doesn't care about you any more and they damn sure don't want to be you.

      Somebody sent me an email yesterday about a news report that an Iraqi sniper precision killed a US soldier with one bullet in the head from some distance.

      Upon arriving at the sniper's previous location, the US troops found a note saying" "Don't bunch up. Spread out. You'll all get your chance!"

      They didn't like it. Their reaction was, according to the news report, "hysterical".

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      Richard Steven Hack - This sig is TOO GODDAMN SHORT TO DO ANYTHING USEFUL WITH! MORONS!
  5. uh.. ot by grumpyman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Kinda pissed coz once I was modded down with a mistaken redundant post, now I'm given initial zero where virtually no moderator view/rate anything for me. Talk about 'encouraging +ve posts'... What I got is indifference.

  6. Re:Genuine Vs. Displayed by domQ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Millions of lines of infringing Linux kernel code by any chance?