[AccessD] freelancing job sites (OT Reply)

I don't actually necessarily agree with this. IT often reports up to chief
information officer or chief operating officer and these guys pound on them
all the time. Where are the savings, how soon can we have it online, what
assurances from the vendor? How are we positioning ourselves for growth.

I think the problem is short sighted budgets.
On Aug 23, 2011 11:29 AM, "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2) in many large corps, very little "IT" is actually being performed in
>> the
>> IT departments.
>> It's mostly all about justifying one's existence (and pay/benefits
>> !!)....as
>> well
>> as the management of a pool of temps/contract employees.
>> And IT protects itself well with lax deadlines and deliverables.
>> However, if you end-up being assigned to an END-USER department, be
>> prepared
>> for quite the opposite....
>> High pressure....low pay.
>
>
> ========I've definitely seen both ends of this at play, even in good
> companies where I didn't expect this kind of subterfuge. Nobody can
protect
> themselves like IT folks -- it's because the whole thing's a mystery to
> everyone else. IT can say anything and everyone else just has to go along.
>
> Susan H.
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