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IT Workers To Get Fewer Perks, No Free Coffee
dasButcher writes "While the economy is showing signs of recovery and tech stocks posted double- and triple-digit gains in 2009, IT workers are facing a less hospitable workplace in the coming year. Many employers say they're going to continue trimming budgets, particularly in human resources. Rather than giving up head count, they're planning to trim 401k contributions, eliminate bonuses, curtail travel and, dare we say, shut off the free coffee (it wasn't that good anyway)."
If the company's only options are laying you off or cutting benefits to save costs, suck it up and be happy you still have a job.
If you think you can do better, feel free to walk.
You sound really angry. You should try a blankie and a nap. Afterward, maybe go back to school so you can get a real job.
A little bitter, are we?
I've worked in IT, so I understand that it sucks sometimes and people have unreasonable expectations, and I know that requests for IT are either for the nebulous future or "do it right now".
That being said, I've found that good communication mitigates almost all of these problems. If you talk like a human being and treat others like human beings (which, quite frankly, it looks like you don't), people tend to respond in kind.
Communicating IT problems in a way that makes sense to non-IT people is and always has been the biggest part of this job. If you don't do it well, I imagine the profession would be very unpleasant for you.