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Earlier in my career, I was warned IT was hated by management because it's seen as a black hole of budget. My advise is stay away from IT as a career. Go with a
by dba7dba 13y ago
Earlier in my career, I was warned IT was hated by management because it's seen as a black hole of budget. My advise is stay away from IT as a career. Go with a career where you can create something that's marketable.
- mooreds 13y agoMy hope is that IT is now seen as a partner in making the business better (not sure how long ago you were warned). But, I agree, it is always better to be on the revenue side than the cost side of the equation.
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- eterm 13y agoMost people get mad every time they have to pay for a tank of gas. Its not rational, they know they can't go without it but they still hate it.
- matwood 13y agoManagement doesn't hate IT, they hate cost centers. Like patio11 says above do not be a programmer, but be someone who generates revenue (or cuts cost) using software. Align your interests with managements interests of cost saving and revenue generation and management will love you. It is not always easy though. A lot of management simply does not understand what is possible with IT. That is where the communication angle comes in (and business savvy). It is ITs job to not just do the work, but to help the business understand what is possible with great IT work. Having a great IT department working with business can be a huge multiplier and competitive advantage when done properly.
- dba7dba 13y agoAs an IT worker (network admin, helpdesk, server admin), you can only cut cost so much. Often you need periodic infusions of capital to function. But for a programmer, every line of code you write is used to bring in revenue. That's how management (edit: mainly in tech startups) sees it.
- patio11 13y agoIf it were only true that management viewed all programmers' contributions as being additive to revenue. Alas, the grass is barely greener on this side of the fence.
- dba7dba 13y agopatio11, Haha. Sorry but most of my career has been in dotcoms and startups. Never in a traditional corporation. So my view may be a bit biased but they pretty much valued programmers as kings (of course better ones are treated better), much as hospitals treat doctors as kings.