And I realize that my comment about doctors talking about their patients is flawed as well. My apologies. I do, however, still stand by my point. A comparison cannot be drawn between doctors and IT professionals without introducing glaring inaccuracies.
I don't think that the doctor comparison is very balanced. Doctors save people's lives for a living. There's a large difference between maintaining networks and saving people's lives. And you'd be surprised how many doctors talk about their patients. In lines of work like that, where you are required to deal with death on a regular basis, dark humor at the expense of others is very common.
This article is interesting, I suppose, but very flawed in its logic.
Yes, they fly them out to see them. They don't give them the plasma TV and high-end gaming PC. That would be the difference. They allow them to use the equipment to experience the product optimally, but they don't GIVE them the equipment.
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And I realize that my comment about doctors talking about their patients is flawed as well. My apologies. I do, however, still stand by my point. A comparison cannot be drawn between doctors and IT professionals without introducing glaring inaccuracies.
I don't think that the doctor comparison is very balanced. Doctors save people's lives for a living. There's a large difference between maintaining networks and saving people's lives. And you'd be surprised how many doctors talk about their patients. In lines of work like that, where you are required to deal with death on a regular basis, dark humor at the expense of others is very common. This article is interesting, I suppose, but very flawed in its logic.
Yes, they fly them out to see them. They don't give them the plasma TV and high-end gaming PC. That would be the difference. They allow them to use the equipment to experience the product optimally, but they don't GIVE them the equipment.