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Dirty Duty On the Front Lines of IT

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the he-said-duty dept.

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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  1. FTA: by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  2. Re:Dirty is Relative by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have relatives that run pig farms.

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

  3. Maybe the two most wrong sentences ever written by AdmiralXyz · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  4. Re:Questionable ethics by Imagix · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I strongly disagree. For starters, your third solution, "Steal", is not an acceptable solution in a school. Ever.

    Second, a kid does not need to learn Brand X of a particular sort of software. They need to learn concepts, not specific implementations. So they should learn what a word processor is good for. Whether it's MS Word, or OpenOffice, or iWork (or pick some other word processor). Irrelevant. Learn what a word processor does. (Repeat for presentation software, spreadsheet, etc) It will make them more versatile in the real world. Additionally, the second option in there is free, thus solves the original problem of "we can't afford the licesnes". I have no idea what they need Creative Suite for. That's an even bigger sledgehammer than MS Office for putting in finishing nails.

    Yet another advantage for OpenOffice, since it is free, the kid can easily take a copy home and use it for homework there too, and not inflict a large licensing cost on the family too.