Re: Ungrateful...
Well, EE, your seeming disappointment over someone else's ingratitude made me believe otherwise. When people don't fall all over themselves singing your praises for doing a job you're paid to do, that's just life in the real world.<br /><br />If you believe that IT people could go on strike and bring the world to its knees, you're right. But so could my local trash collectors. No one is so valuable or indispensible that the world can't go on without them any more than all the other professions or vocations one way or another.<br /><br />I'd never say that IT folks don't work, and I know there are some who really do know what they're doing. But I have seen IT (and software) people get away with all kinds of shenanigans that just leave me gasping in wonder. And I don't think they'd get away with the kind of crap they do in another time. And there is no doubt that "another time" is coming, sooner or later.<br /><br />If you're one of the hard-working and competent IT people out there---and I believe you probably are---more power to you. Salute, and all that. I'd simply suggest that you can't expect anyone to express appreciation in any form other than a paycheck.<br /><br />There's a certain amount of prestige that goes with being in IT these days, to be sure. Just be aware that they'll jerk the rug out from under you one day. It's just a matter of time.<br /><br /><br />-dd-
Well, EE, your seeming disappointment over someone else's ingratitude made me believe otherwise. When people don't fall all over themselves singing your praises for doing a job you're paid to do, that's just life in the real world.<br /><br />If you believe that IT people could go on strike and bring the world to its knees, you're right. But so could my local trash collectors. No one is so valuable or indispensible that the world can't go on without them any more than all the other professions or vocations one way or another.<br /><br />I'd never say that IT folks don't work, and I know there are some who really do know what they're doing. But I have seen IT (and software) people get away with all kinds of shenanigans that just leave me gasping in wonder. And I don't think they'd get away with the kind of crap they do in another time. And there is no doubt that "another time" is coming, sooner or later.<br /><br />If you're one of the hard-working and competent IT people out there---and I believe you probably are---more power to you. Salute, and all that. I'd simply suggest that you can't expect anyone to express appreciation in any form other than a paycheck.<br /><br />There's a certain amount of prestige that goes with being in IT these days, to be sure. Just be aware that they'll jerk the rug out from under you one day. It's just a matter of time.<br /><br /><br />-dd-
