If that were me, I so would counter-sue the RIAA, especially after they lied about their "statistics." Even better, I've been told my state doesn't have a cap on the amount of civil damages one may collect!
Sorry - I should have been more specific. By I.T. I mean all of it - hardware/software support, network and infrastructure, server/system administration, deployment, maintenance and application (and database) development.
From what app development experience I've had, it seems a lot of crap comes from people who want software but don't know what they want it for or what they want it to do. Or, when a product is presented to them, they have a mile-long change list which effectively undoes everything that's already been written.
I really can't blame people for wanting to leave I.T. or at least not wanting to move around within the industry - why not stay where you are where you know what to expect rather than go someplace else and be (rudely) surprised?
BTW, I'm an American, too.. A bad one, for I pay my credit card bills on time. In full.:-D
Amen to that! I just did I.T. as a way to pay for school. Now that I've got a grad degree I'm still stuck doing techie flunkie things. Our organization undervalues I.T. anyway, but 90% of these functions are outsourced which makes it even worse (picture turf wars and you get the idea). I'm desperately seeking another job in (any) analytical capacity - as long as I never have to hear another person complain about a broken mouse or popups.
That being said, the I.T. industry seems to be too unstable for long-term work/financial security. By that I mean the repeated cycles of oursourcing, overvalued stocks (even today sometimes), and all the mergers and acquisitions among other things. Instead of developing new talent or cultivating the talent they already have, companies "develop" new technology by gobbling up other companies. The resulting glut of buying can ruin them financially. I'm no economist, but that's just common sense to not buy more than one can afford!
IF this is true, the only reason I can see Oracle doing something like this is if they integrated their database with the OS so they became one. Which probably isn't too good of an idea.
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If that were me, I so would counter-sue the RIAA, especially after they lied about their "statistics." Even better, I've been told my state doesn't have a cap on the amount of civil damages one may collect!
Sorry - I should have been more specific. By I.T. I mean all of it - hardware/software support, network and infrastructure, server/system administration, deployment, maintenance and application (and database) development.
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From what app development experience I've had, it seems a lot of crap comes from people who want software but don't know what they want it for or what they want it to do. Or, when a product is presented to them, they have a mile-long change list which effectively undoes everything that's already been written.
I really can't blame people for wanting to leave I.T. or at least not wanting to move around within the industry - why not stay where you are where you know what to expect rather than go someplace else and be (rudely) surprised?
BTW, I'm an American, too.. A bad one, for I pay my credit card bills on time. In full.
Amen to that! I just did I.T. as a way to pay for school. Now that I've got a grad degree I'm still stuck doing techie flunkie things. Our organization undervalues I.T. anyway, but 90% of these functions are outsourced which makes it even worse (picture turf wars and you get the idea). I'm desperately seeking another job in (any) analytical capacity - as long as I never have to hear another person complain about a broken mouse or popups.
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Incidentally, Deloitte released a most interesting report on outsourcing some time ago. URL www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/us_outsourci
That being said, the I.T. industry seems to be too unstable for long-term work/financial security. By that I mean the repeated cycles of oursourcing, overvalued stocks (even today sometimes), and all the mergers and acquisitions among other things. Instead of developing new talent or cultivating the talent they already have, companies "develop" new technology by gobbling up other companies. The resulting glut of buying can ruin them financially. I'm no economist, but that's just common sense to not buy more than one can afford!
IF this is true, the only reason I can see Oracle doing something like this is if they integrated their database with the OS so they became one. Which probably isn't too good of an idea.