Interesting rant about professionalism in IT
If you are really bored, grab some popcorn and sit and read this rant What the hell happened to professional IT? - Overclockers Australia Forums
Good thing as a consultant, I get called in when my client's "consultants" break things and my billing hours rack up.
P.S. Kudos to the TE'r who posted the original link in another thread.
Good thing as a consultant, I get called in when my client's "consultants" break things and my billing hours rack up.

P.S. Kudos to the TE'r who posted the original link in another thread.
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That's exactly how I felt about this guy reading the rant.
Anyway, I don't think I agree with his conclusions. He seems to think that the problem is that IT departments aren't housed by collections of nearly omniscient generalists. I think that's pretty unrealistic. Some of the problems he talks about are definitely real, both with how larger shops are run and how vendors work. But I don't think specialization is the problem. People who know lots about lots have their place, but the model of teams of people who are true SMEs still makes more sense to me.
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