Is A Bad Attitude Damaging The IT Profession?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday January 14, 2007 @05:38AM from the who-cares-and-shut-up dept.

dtienes writes "Why does IT get a free pass to insult users? Slamming customers isn't acceptable in any other profession; doctors don't call their patients "meatbags" — at least, not publicly. But IT professionals think nothing of wearing their scorn on their sleeves (or at least their chests — just check out ThinkGeek). There's more at stake here than just a few hard feelings. IT may be seriously damaging the credibility of the profession. See the essay I'm An Idiot (And Other Lessons From The IT Department) for a former IT professional turned user's take on insults, attitudes and ethics. (Full disclosure: The submitter is also the author.)"

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Re:Almost expected by williamhb · 2007-01-14 06:16 · Score: 1, Troll

Speaking of bad communications skills (or at least editing mistakes), that first line should read "why so few female schools students apply to study computer science" rather than "do not apply"

Preview, dammit, preview!