[AccessD] freelancing job sites (OT Reply)

You obviously don't read the BOFH.  :-)

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Stuart

On 23 Aug 2011 at 11:41, William Benson wrote:

> 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. > > -- > AccessD mailing list >
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