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Quite provocative. Let's hear your arguments against this.

• mynameishere 19y ago
  My argument against it is that it's comedy, so... At any rate, from what I've seen, when you have two groups in a company, sysadmin-techs, and programmers, the sysadmins are always held in greater esteem by other employees.
• andyn 19y ago
  I'll bite. The author has had a series of bad computer support experiences and chosen to vent by writing an article that attempts to re-enforce every nerd stereotype. It's the same as accusing all managers of snorting coke and playing golf all the time or secretaries who sit on the phone all day to their friends while filing their nails. If his work was due in and his computer wasn't working and support were refusing to fix it, wouldn't you escalate the issue?
• Goladus 19y ago
  If you don't realize it's a joke: I've never encountered a group of IT people that fit the stereotype. The most beautiful woman I've ever seen worked in a Systems department. Many women in IT got there by taking job training and 'working up through the ranks' from positions like call center rep or data entry clerk. I've seen at least two departments with over half women-- average women too, with kids and a husband and a mortgage and such. Other IT departments I've seen have immigrants who don't come anywhere near these stereotypes. If I were to request help from IT right now, I'd probably get a patient, helpful, and friendly guy from Kenya who usually has a huge grin on his face. Every IT manager I've encountered looks for customer service skills in addition to technical savvy.