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IT Jobs To Drop In 2009
ruphus13 writes "A new Goldman Sachs IT report recently released states that IT jobs will be dramatically reduced in 2009, starting with contract and offshore developers. From the article: 'Sharp reductions likely in contract staff, professional services and hardware, and almost no investment in cloud computing.' The article goes on to say 'The CIOs indicated that server virtualization and server consolidation are their No. 1 and No. 2 priorities. Following these two are cost-cutting, application integration, and data center consolidation. At the bottom of the list of IT priorities are grid computing, open-source software, content management and cloud computing (called on-demand/utility computing in the survey) — less than 2% of the respondents said cloud computing was a priority.' Postulating a 'pointy haired boss' problem, an analyst goes on to say, '[Grid computing, Open Source and Cloud computing] require a technical understanding to get to their importance. I don't think C-level executives and managers have that understanding.' But they do control the paychecks ..."
"A lot of IT is an expense without adequate ROI. Huge IT support staffs were a consequence of poor products, badly implemented systems, a glut of unnecessary purchases, etc" - by Lemmy Caution (8378) on Monday July 21, @06:20PM (#24281261) Homepage
Want the 'cure'? It's a LOT like "Gordon Gecko's" was in the film "WALLSTREET"...
Get rid of the mgt. that can't even code or setup a system themselves (leave the ones that can do networking of coding for example, they CAN actually be useful), much less an entire network: They're the DAMNED DRAG on things & a HUGE expense for WHAT ROI? The kind you are noting (negative/loss)?
I.E.-> After all: They MADE the 'bad decisions' you note & doubtless have seen, since they are the 'controllers', & they say "we get greater pay due to greater responsibility", what a crock of CRAP! I know, having been in mgt. for QUITE a while professionally in an organization with over 255 units nationwide (loss prevention).
E.G.-> Mgt., especially excessive upper to middle levels, are NOT production workers, period! Big deal they 'take risks & make decisions', everyone does on the job in decision making & yes, taking some risks - what makes a dolt with no experience in a field capable of leading others that CAN DO the job??
So - Is some stooge that can't do the job, worth 150k U.S. Dollars & up per year?? Hell no... not in MY eyes at least, vs. actual production workers.
Here? Well, I blame stockholders & boards of directors (but then, these mgt. clowns stick together like glue, because they HAVE to... this is about all they are good at, fucking others over, who actually CAN DO THE JOB!)
Hey - we've ALL seen plenty of that type I am sure in our time in this field (the majority of mgt., especially in MIS/IS/IT as "CIO"'s etc., are a joke (MBA + MCSE bullcrap, little to no hands on in the trenches, & not "grown internally" from w/in a companies' ranks no less)
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Now, this is myself talking, having been a mgr. in this life for years & led an entire chain in loss prevention stats for a year straight while I was prepping for going to school for comp. sci., & I know what is what, from BOTH ends of the spectrum (workers to managers).
Why did I go comp. sci.? Well, to get "hands on years to decades in the trenches" prior to becoming mgt. in this field... I do NOT want to be one of those "fake it till you make it" b.s. cert. bearing bozos, is why. TO be the "better boss"? You had best have walked MANY A MILE in your employees shoes to understand & to know how to motivate them, AND to get their respect, too. Crucial to leading men, imo... having their respect.
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Yes - Tou can blame THAT type of 'bungler/fake-it-till-you-make-it' so-called 'superior' for the mistakes on decisions like you note, after all - they're the blatant fakes making the erroneous decisions (& can't think for themselves usually, & hire on MORE staff to compensate & cover for their obvious inadequacies in this field.)
I.E.-> You know it, & I know it (most likely if you're a pro in this field of many years to decades @ least) - most "mgt." in this field is largely incompetents.
Most of them hire others to know what is what, the stupid fools. Piss one of your advisors off, & you WILL get 'bogus advice' that will floor you idiots, due to your lack of understanding of this field & its facets @ all levels in MIS/IS/IT (coding to networking mostly, without understanding them, you are lost - you can't fix things that are broken, until you understand them, period).
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No, not all of them are: I've had 4 bosses over 16 yrs. time in this field that knew ONE HELL OF A LOT & funniest part is? Most of them wanted back "in" to doing the actual "hands-on" in the trenches, but, were often TOO "bogged down" in paperwork, personnel mgt. & scheduling, plus spending the budget properly.
2 of them were absolutely brilliant coders too, t
Now, I can see how you can say, THIS, lol, below:
"You shouldn't be so proud of the fact that you're a stronger flavor of douche than someone else." - by neomunk (913773) on Monday July 21, @08:42PM (#24282735) -by neomunk (913773) on Monday July 21, @08:42PM (#24282735)
After you're having freshly sucked his pecker thoroughly, obviously, lol, you have, & PREFER, lol, Chris Mahan's taste on you alright - right in your mouth, neomunk!
(... & apparently, you LIKE it though so, Hope it gets you that "big promotion", lol (cabin boy most likely, the 'strange lad' assistant (for lol, /. "moderation points status", lol)) Look I know how it is for you: "There is no ME in 'team'" b.s., right? BUT, there is something YOU, obviously like (MEAT, lol)...
BUT... Whatever: See - I'm not one to judge, lol, so... whatever 'floats your boat', freak. If you're his boyfriend, then, oh well... lol!
I mean, why else are you "so vigorously championing him" here now then, lmfao! OH, don't worry - he'll "mod you up" alright, lol! I strongly suspect based on your behavior, in more ways than 1, lmao... "Inquiring minds, want to know" (but, not me - ignorance is bliss, & there are certain things I want NO part of lol!)
(& uhm, no thanks/not interested here either, lmao. Sorry to disappoint you - so no stalking me, ok? It's "against company policy" lol...)
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Yup, yup, yup - says it ALL for me, right there above in QUOTED BOLD 'black & white/hot off the presses' above, from the "horses ass" (neomunk/Chris Mahan) LMAO - that or somehow I offended his 'lad lover' & he's getting "territorially defensive" it seems... hey, don't worry, he's ALL YOURS, lol!
We have a ventriliquist act here, lol (Chris Mahan, the organ grinder, lol, & neomunk (his alternate slashdot logon guise no doubt, lol) dancing for pennies in the cup! Entertainment abounds @ /., lol...
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(Either Chris 'pro-mgt.' Mahan, the doubtless mgr. wannabe cum English Professor (not), is back under another 'alternate logon', lol, or he pulled the 'classic mgt. trick' ("GET THE CRONIES & LACKIES TO BACK ME, EVEN IF IT IS WITH WITLESS CRAP - 'STRENGTH IN NUMBERS FRAT BOYS'" lol (Good Luck, vs. experience hands-on & facts, when the chips are on the table in this life, boys - your kind turns on one another faster than hell, lol, hilarious))
You've got to be far more witty & get up earlier in the a.m., to get the better of me, especially you - you? You're "boRiNg!", too easy... & I've seen this type of shit before, too easy to make people reading this laugh their ass off, by using YOUR poor choice of words, against you.
(& these dorks tried to tell ME how to write? They can't even THINK, & set themselves up like bowling pins, what with neo"taste in his mouth"munk there, lol!)