Dirty Duty On the Front Lines of IT

snydeq writes "Jobs may be scarce in today's economy, but there's no shortage of nasty IT work — as the third annual installment of InfoWorld's Dirty IT Jobs series demonstrates. From the payroll cop to the coolant jockey to the network sherpa who has to squeeze into rodent-filled spaces and deal with penny-pinching clients, these seven jobs provide further proof that dirty duty abounds on the front lines of IT."

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FTA:

[eln]

The hardest part of Andrew Bonar's job is convincing the world he's not a spammer. It's not easy. Just having "email deliverability consultant" on his business cards is enough to start the Viagra jokes.

Somehow I don't think Andrew Bonar's job title is the reason for the Viagra jokes.

Re:Dirty is Relative

[Anonymous Coward]

I have relatives that run pig farms.

Given the grooming habits of most NOC monkeys a server farm isn't that far off.

Maybe the two most wrong sentences ever written

[AdmiralXyz]

Techies often play a little fast and loose with the truth. But it's the marketing hag who catches hell for it.

Can someone please call an ambulance? I think these sentences may have caused my head to explode.