Beer?! You must be kidding! Who buys me beer when they need something done?! I just DO MY JOB....But, you have hit on the REAL issue here; IT staff generally have low self esteem, hence (as this post suggests) their need to BLACKMAIL you into being a friend. I have seen many a pretty secretary get instant assistance with a smile and chockie! If, however you are male and don't pretend to be their bestest buudy, well then, they have an endless supply of passive-aggressivity to direct at you, and of the MOST toxic kind! These are the ABSOLUTE hallmarks of the IT staff I have had to deal with....and why do you think they got into IT? Because they usually have ZERO interpersonal skills - and the ability to relate ONLY to a box of electronics. And because of their (understandable!) feelings of being marginalized and considered 'nerds' (for good reason), they have a large pool of entirely unconscious, repressed anger. They sublimate this anger by making your blood boil at every opportunity and thus theopportunity to wallow in schaudenfreude! Hence the barely hidden sniggers as you stomp off having been defeated by them again....honestly, most of them should be in big-time therapy, NOT in corporations. And the boss couldn't care less - he usually gets his missing plug-in etc, etc, straight away....
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Beer?! You must be kidding! Who buys me beer when they need something done?! I just DO MY JOB....But, you have hit on the REAL issue here; IT staff generally have low self esteem, hence (as this post suggests) their need to BLACKMAIL you into being a friend. I have seen many a pretty secretary get instant assistance with a smile and chockie! If, however you are male and don't pretend to be their bestest buudy, well then, they have an endless supply of passive-aggressivity to direct at you, and of the MOST toxic kind! These are the ABSOLUTE hallmarks of the IT staff I have had to deal with....and why do you think they got into IT? Because they usually have ZERO interpersonal skills - and the ability to relate ONLY to a box of electronics. And because of their (understandable!) feelings of being marginalized and considered 'nerds' (for good reason), they have a large pool of entirely unconscious, repressed anger. They sublimate this anger by making your blood boil at every opportunity and thus theopportunity to wallow in schaudenfreude! Hence the barely hidden sniggers as you stomp off having been defeated by them again....honestly, most of them should be in big-time therapy, NOT in corporations. And the boss couldn't care less - he usually gets his missing plug-in etc, etc, straight away....