I currently act as our senior programmer and serve the function of project manager when necessary. Unfortunately, management still ask for the impossible to be implemented and worry more about form than function. However, I am in a position to make sure certain things that are really important get done. Same song, just a different tune.
web design is one of the best applications of the "kiss" methodology of design. Rarely does a site impress me with its bells and whistles. I want content and easy navigation.
I used to love my job unfortunatesly things have changed rather recently. I now dread going to work and have had work ruin my otherwise cheerful mode in less than fifteen minutes. I must say that much of the problem stems from management. It runs the full chain of command from my immediate management and up. I really do not know where begin, but I will just start now. Immediate manager is to scared to stand up for the IT department and let others now that we are over-worked, under-paid, and not give the respect many of us deserve. Instead, we a blammed for the poor perception other areas of the company have for us. I have worked in other IT shops and know first hand that we treat our users much better than other companys. Our CIPO (Chief Information and Planning Officer) can't even get the windows & office versions correct much less manage a group of sysadmins and programmers.
I could go on and on, but I won't. Yes, I do believe that management and a overall lack of computer skills by end-users can make IT jobs rather horrible.
No. I never settled in this profession for the money. I love technology, and I wanted to get paid to play with it. Now if only I could dole out a little training.
yes i am the certifiable idiot of the day. i should have thought 2 instead of 1 second before posting. i got it now, or is that the problem, i don't get it enough, or is that the problem, i don't give it to myself enough, or is that........
I hope I am not the only who didn't get the above post; however, I understand this topic very well. I graduated from a medium sized regional university. With the exception myself and a handful of other people, no one in the program really cared about computers in the sense that we did. We enjoyed it and couldn't get enough of it. We learned more from ourselves than we did from the instructors. The rest of the people were in the program because IT careers were supposed to pay well and be readily available. (I guess they didn't realize that you had to be good at it also.) The differences in attitude and personality showed in the grades also. Compares A's to C's,D's, and retakes.
Now I work as a sys analyst/programmer under the very same conditions. I prefer to wander around and think when I am in a rut than sit in front of monitor and surf the net; however, I am viewed as the lazy one. (one other shares my same post, we are equal in title and pay alone - same situation as above) People complain because I get to come in whenever. They can't seem to understand that sometimes I do my best work at night so I sleep in and come to work a little later.
I can understand how the attitudes and behavioral differences can seem odd, different, or annoying. However, it is one of those things you have to deal with. Trust me, someone who acts like a kid with a big toy will be far more productive than some one who does it just for a job.
So yes, I would have to say that the "kids with big toys" mentality produces better work/affects work in certain arenas (definetly not those were imagination and creativity is stiffled, give me a stick in the mud for that).
(Some of this may seem off topic; however, I am going to say it anyway.)
For now on, when something goes awry, I am going to blame everyone but myself. When I was growing up, I was bullied, played video games, watched violent TV/Movies/CARTOONS, read comic books, et cetera. However, I seem to have grown up perfectly sane and responsible. According to all the profiles and research, I should have killed someone by now. Why haven't I, because my parents kept me grounded and helped me deal with the problems and obstacles that arose in my life. Therefore, as an adult, I am able to deal with the problems and obstacles that arise.
Since man has been writing (and speaking I imagine) violence and sex have been a part of literature, theatre, and entertainment. Roman texts describe fights between men over their male concubines. The Bible tells the story of how Cain killed his brother Abel. Everyone dies at the end of Hamlet. Children have fought many imaginary wars between the good-guys and the bad-guys. (Which seems more realistic sitting at a computer shooting video game generated characters or running around with a nerf gun shooting other kids?)
Parents need to take off their rose-colored glasses and pull their heads out of the sand. The world and your child are not as perfect as you like to imagine them. Because you say your child is to nice to bully anyone, it does not mean he doesn't. Even though you told your daughter not to have sex until she is married, this does not guarantee that she won't. (Making condoms available may seem to encourage kids to have sex; however, in all actuality and honesty they are going to do it if they want to so help keep them safe.)
People need to stop believing the crusades started by the government (an attempt to make themselves look better in the public eye) and begin thinking for themselves. Our ability to rationalize is what seperates us from other creatures and if I want someone to mindlessly follow me around, I know the location of the local pound. The government has lead crusades against drugs, guns, rock and roll, hackers, and tobacco.
Let us see:
DRUGS - How much money can the government spend and still not curb the problem.
GUNS - Taking my gun doesn't keep a criminal or kid from getting a gun (except for mine).
ROCK AND ROLL - Come on, don't be so stupid. Wasn't the music you listened to once edgy and risky.
TOBACCO - Please, the politicians decided that since America was so health conscious they would "bite the hand that feeds them" in order to make themselves look good when it came time for re-election.
HACKERS - Who the hell do you think created the Internet and keeps the digital world running. There are good cops and bad cops just as there are good hackers and bad hackers.
I think you get the idea. The government is not always right. The real world can be harsh and rough. Look for the real porblem, not a scapegoat. Also, free speech doesn't exclude those things that you don't want to hear.
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I currently act as our senior programmer and serve the function of project manager when necessary. Unfortunately, management still ask for the impossible to be implemented and worry more about form than function. However, I am in a position to make sure certain things that are really important get done. Same song, just a different tune.
web design is one of the best applications of the "kiss" methodology of design. Rarely does a site impress me with its bells and whistles. I want content and easy navigation.
I used to love my job unfortunatesly things have changed rather recently. I now dread going to work and have had work ruin my otherwise cheerful mode in less than fifteen minutes. I must say that much of the problem stems from management. It runs the full chain of command from my immediate management and up. I really do not know where begin, but I will just start now. Immediate manager is to scared to stand up for the IT department and let others now that we are over-worked, under-paid, and not give the respect many of us deserve. Instead, we a blammed for the poor perception other areas of the company have for us. I have worked in other IT shops and know first hand that we treat our users much better than other companys. Our CIPO (Chief Information and Planning Officer) can't even get the windows & office versions correct much less manage a group of sysadmins and programmers.
I could go on and on, but I won't. Yes, I do believe that management and a overall lack of computer skills by end-users can make IT jobs rather horrible.
No. I never settled in this profession for the money. I love technology, and I wanted to get paid to play with it. Now if only I could dole out a little training.
yes i am the certifiable idiot of the day. i should have thought 2 instead of 1 second before posting. i got it now, or is that the problem, i don't get it enough, or is that the problem, i don't give it to myself enough, or is that........
Now I work as a sys analyst/programmer under the very same conditions. I prefer to wander around and think when I am in a rut than sit in front of monitor and surf the net; however, I am viewed as the lazy one. (one other shares my same post, we are equal in title and pay alone - same situation as above) People complain because I get to come in whenever. They can't seem to understand that sometimes I do my best work at night so I sleep in and come to work a little later.
I can understand how the attitudes and behavioral differences can seem odd, different, or annoying. However, it is one of those things you have to deal with. Trust me, someone who acts like a kid with a big toy will be far more productive than some one who does it just for a job.
So yes, I would have to say that the "kids with big toys" mentality produces better work/affects work in certain arenas (definetly not those were imagination and creativity is stiffled, give me a stick in the mud for that).
For now on, when something goes awry, I am going to blame everyone but myself. When I was growing up, I was bullied, played video games, watched violent TV/Movies/CARTOONS, read comic books, et cetera. However, I seem to have grown up perfectly sane and responsible. According to all the profiles and research, I should have killed someone by now. Why haven't I, because my parents kept me grounded and helped me deal with the problems and obstacles that arose in my life. Therefore, as an adult, I am able to deal with the problems and obstacles that arise.
Since man has been writing (and speaking I imagine) violence and sex have been a part of literature, theatre, and entertainment. Roman texts describe fights between men over their male concubines. The Bible tells the story of how Cain killed his brother Abel. Everyone dies at the end of Hamlet. Children have fought many imaginary wars between the good-guys and the bad-guys. (Which seems more realistic sitting at a computer shooting video game generated characters or running around with a nerf gun shooting other kids?)
Parents need to take off their rose-colored glasses and pull their heads out of the sand. The world and your child are not as perfect as you like to imagine them. Because you say your child is to nice to bully anyone, it does not mean he doesn't. Even though you told your daughter not to have sex until she is married, this does not guarantee that she won't. (Making condoms available may seem to encourage kids to have sex; however, in all actuality and honesty they are going to do it if they want to so help keep them safe.)
People need to stop believing the crusades started by the government (an attempt to make themselves look better in the public eye) and begin thinking for themselves. Our ability to rationalize is what seperates us from other creatures and if I want someone to mindlessly follow me around, I know the location of the local pound. The government has lead crusades against drugs, guns, rock and roll, hackers, and tobacco.
I think you get the idea. The government is not always right. The real world can be harsh and rough. Look for the real porblem, not a scapegoat. Also, free speech doesn't exclude those things that you don't want to hear.