Yes, you are programmers (sys admins, network admins etc etc), and yes, you have different job functions then the other people in your company. That does not mean that you can be a slob. You are not indespensible. You are not irreplacable. I dont have to take your BFOH attitude and your grubby 'Chix Dig Linux' t shirts. In the dot-com days you could swing your weight around and move from company to company, but now isnt that case anymore.
You are at your job, you should treat it like a job. Keep your shoes on. There is no proof to the 'dressing casual increases productivity.' So dress neat, dress clean, and do your job. The problem is that the stereo typical image of a IT geek isnt a guy in jeans comabts and an iron t shirt but instead someone with cheetos stains and a 3 day havent showered funk. If that perception were otherwise, the situation would be drastically different.
In fact there have been some cases to prove that similar dress and dress codes INCREASE resiliance in the face of a problem.
If you as a geek what the value of an MBA is he is going to tell you "nothing." Because as well all know, anyone that has ever wrote a single line of code is experienced in all areas of then world and there isn't a single thing that s/he doesnt know. If you ask someone in management (any field from financial to HR to technology) then its very useful.
I was in IT for 4 years, in a higher education environment, and really didnt have a clue was to why decisions were made. I would go to meetings, watch a project presentation on some kick ass techno-wonder and the project would get scrapped. Why? Standard hard core geek answer "PHB".
I got an MBA in an accellerated program at night school. Was costly but in the end it was worth it. [For the short minded my salary did increase enough to pay for the MBA, no, Im not going to calculate ROI] No I go to meetings and I can pick apart a financial report; I understand project planning; and the best part is, people KNOW I understand this.
So now I can argue against scrapping (or against choosing) a project and its not from a unix weenie, its from an MBA and people will listen. Doesnt mean they will agree still, but you have alot more credibility when you argue NPV and projected rising fixed costs then when you just say ' sucks'.
Now looking back I understand WHY the projects were scrapped, or attempted. I still disagree but I have a fully formed valid argument. So, yes, it has been useful and worth my time. I dont think it particularly matters where you go, unless you are getting out of the techno field. I dont think a Harvard MBA would have done me any more good then the local state university MBA I have.
-Nick
[Disclaimer - standard disclaimers about certification apply; holding a certification (or an MBA) doesnt PROVE you know or master a subject.]
One of the great things I love about Linux is that every one does something a little different. So I pick and chose from each distro until I get exactly what I want. No one should be forced to use a particular tool or method. If I wanted that I would have stayed in commercial *nix.
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The plot was poor. Who cares what push it tries to give the open source community if the movie cant even hold itself up? There could have been so much more to the story had they given it a true techno thriller treatment. Where is Tom Clancy when you need him?
FannyMae is a huge organization. As is Microsoft. Assuming this project is going to be a large one, will all those free software organizations have the collective resources to handle the task? Microsoft definately does.
If you want to help a non-prof, and at the same time advance the free software movement, go volunteer your time. Offer to teach classes, or support hardware and software, whatever it takes. At the moment, I think, resouces are best used on the smaller, and easily successful projects and not the large public failure.
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Yes, you are programmers (sys admins, network admins etc etc), and yes, you have different job functions then the other people in your company. That does not mean that you can be a slob. You are not indespensible. You are not irreplacable. I dont have to take your BFOH attitude and your grubby 'Chix Dig Linux' t shirts. In the dot-com days you could swing your weight around and move from company to company, but now isnt that case anymore.
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You are at your job, you should treat it like a job. Keep your shoes on. There is no proof to the 'dressing casual increases productivity.' So dress neat, dress clean, and do your job. The problem is that the stereo typical image of a IT geek isnt a guy in jeans comabts and an iron t shirt but instead someone with cheetos stains and a 3 day havent showered funk. If that perception were otherwise, the situation would be drastically different.
In fact there have been some cases to prove that similar dress and dress codes INCREASE resiliance in the face of a problem.
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And please, I dont care if you are casual dress or not, use deoderant.
The importance of correct grammer is modded down to a 2. No wonder geeks can not form complete sentences.
According to the Zaurus booth at LWE, the Zaurus will not ship with sync for Linux, only Windoze. Linux control software is "In the works".
I was in IT for 4 years, in a higher education environment, and really didnt have a clue was to why decisions were made. I would go to meetings, watch a project presentation on some kick ass techno-wonder and the project would get scrapped. Why? Standard hard core geek answer "PHB".
I got an MBA in an accellerated program at night school. Was costly but in the end it was worth it. [For the short minded my salary did increase enough to pay for the MBA, no, Im not going to calculate ROI] No I go to meetings and I can pick apart a financial report; I understand project planning; and the best part is, people KNOW I understand this.
So now I can argue against scrapping (or against choosing) a project and its not from a unix weenie, its from an MBA and people will listen. Doesnt mean they will agree still, but you have alot more credibility when you argue NPV and projected rising fixed costs then when you just say ' sucks'.
Now looking back I understand WHY the projects were scrapped, or attempted. I still disagree but I have a fully formed valid argument. So, yes, it has been useful and worth my time. I dont think it particularly matters where you go, unless you are getting out of the techno field. I dont think a Harvard MBA would have done me any more good then the local state university MBA I have.
-Nick
[Disclaimer - standard disclaimers about certification apply; holding a certification (or an MBA) doesnt PROVE you know or master a subject.]
One of the great things I love about Linux is that every one does something a little different. So I pick and chose from each distro until I get exactly what I want. No one should be forced to use a particular tool or method. If I wanted that I would have stayed in commercial *nix.
The plot was poor. Who cares what push it tries to give the open source community if the movie cant even hold itself up? There could have been so much more to the story had they given it a true techno thriller treatment. Where is Tom Clancy when you need him?
FannyMae is a huge organization. As is Microsoft. Assuming this project is going to be a large one, will all those free software organizations have the collective resources to handle the task? Microsoft definately does. If you want to help a non-prof, and at the same time advance the free software movement, go volunteer your time. Offer to teach classes, or support hardware and software, whatever it takes. At the moment, I think, resouces are best used on the smaller, and easily successful projects and not the large public failure.