The Future of IT
Part of the problem with the IT industry is the doom and gloom.
HR doesn't understand IT (and never will) and corporate culture wants
IT to be something it is not and never can be.
What IT needs is an image face lift. Forget the certs, forget the
education, forget the experience, just focus on WHY the typical IT
worker looks bad to corporate america.
1) We are practicle. We don't drive a Porsche, even though we might make $100k/year
2) We aren't socially apt. Ok, some of us are, but many don't
have the soft skills to function like corporations want us to
3) We don't explain IT. It is all a black box...
4) Technology should just work. There shouldn't be any of this
"there will be downtime from 8am - 5pm for system upgrades" crap that
is floating around...If a system outage is needed, explain to your
users WHY you need to do it and WHY it will take so long.
Much of IT is considered a service, but that isn't quite right...it is something of kung fu mixed with technical knowledge.
