I think in general, dress-code has relaxed everywhere. When I was a kid my dad worked for an airline, which meant we could fly basically free. The catch was that we could not wear jeans. We had to wear slacks. Boy has THAT rule been relaxed. I look at what people wear on a plane now and think all americans are slobs. I've seen bathing suits and flip-flops on international flights. I realize when we travel we want to be comfortable, but it would be nice to have a happy medium. We're not in our living room, after all... we're out in public.
I'd rather take a job that paid half as much, and I knew I could work there for 20-25 years, than a job that paid 2-3 times more but for 3 years.
This hasn't existed in the US (or any other western nation, as far as I know) for many. many years. Business just isn't being done the same as it was 10-20 years ago. There is no 5-year plan. It's all about quarterly profits. As a result, most companies have no clue about their personnel requirements for much longer than the next project's completion date. Turnaround for everything from employee to product is so much quicker than it used to be.
Why is it ALWAYS the fill in guy or the junior admin that complains that the normal guy or senior admin isn't doing a good job?
Here's an idea: if things are that bad, next time you're filling in, make a change or two (you could start with the spyware and virii, since you'd initially do it on a per-workstation basis), then take the results to the IT guy's boss. You don't have to do it in a mean way either. Do it with a positive attitude, and you're more likely to be heard.
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I think in general, dress-code has relaxed everywhere. When I was a kid my dad worked for an airline, which meant we could fly basically free. The catch was that we could not wear jeans. We had to wear slacks. Boy has THAT rule been relaxed. I look at what people wear on a plane now and think all americans are slobs. I've seen bathing suits and flip-flops on international flights. I realize when we travel we want to be comfortable, but it would be nice to have a happy medium. We're not in our living room, after all... we're out in public.
Why is it ALWAYS the fill in guy or the junior admin that complains that the normal guy or senior admin isn't doing a good job? Here's an idea: if things are that bad, next time you're filling in, make a change or two (you could start with the spyware and virii, since you'd initially do it on a per-workstation basis), then take the results to the IT guy's boss. You don't have to do it in a mean way either. Do it with a positive attitude, and you're more likely to be heard.