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I work for a Fortune 150 manufacturing company. When I started working here there was no IT group at all (it was all outsourced). The CEO and President said man
by irrational 7y ago
I work for a Fortune 150 manufacturing company. When I started working here there was no IT group at all (it was all outsourced). The CEO and President said many times that we were not a software/technology company and that would never be a core focus. Nearly 2 decades later, technology is now listed as number 2 of our top 5 core focus. We are working on converting all contractors into full time employees. The IT group is no longer outsourced and takes up 20-30 buildings, out of 80 buildings on campus. We are still a manufacturing company, but software (websites) has become a huge part of the company with thousands of employees working on it.
- dillonmckay 7y agoWhat do you manufacture?
- vbordo 7y agoWhat kind of manufacturing applications does IT manage?
- irrational 7y agoMostly sales websites and design applications, not manufacturing applications.
- corpMaverick 7y agoI have learned to avoid companies that don´t understand that they are a software/technology company. You can't scale up if don't automate. IMO, It is just an excuse to do mediocre technical work.