Comments on: About That Promotion… http://www.techdarkside.com/the-starting-line-associate-engineer Struggles of a Self-Taught Coder Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: IT Manager http://www.techdarkside.com/the-starting-line-associate-engineer/comment-page-1#comment-17718 IT Manager Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:54:37 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=21#comment-17718 Why promote someone who does his/her job well? I'm not saying that's my attitude, but that's the attitude I hear from other managers. In our IT shop, management is concerned about "coverage" - making sure our god and savior - the ERP - is happy 24/7 and will bless us with only slightly-less-than-adequate performance and few functional complaints. If someone is good at making sure things keep working, s/he is very hard to replace. Why promote someone who does his/her job well? I’m not saying that’s my attitude, but that’s the attitude I hear from other managers.

In our IT shop, management is concerned about “coverage” – making sure our god and savior – the ERP – is happy 24/7 and will bless us with only slightly-less-than-adequate performance and few functional complaints. If someone is good at making sure things keep working, s/he is very hard to replace.

]]> By: IT Consultant http://www.techdarkside.com/the-starting-line-associate-engineer/comment-page-1#comment-15936 IT Consultant Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:02:50 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=21#comment-15936 You actually are correct. But unfortunately that is a reality we have to face. Being in an IT industry is some sort of a risk you take. Its either you become really successful or stay at the bottom and do your job all the time. However, if we are persuasive and optimistic about it, its too impossible for the IT company to overlook your dedication on work. You actually are correct. But unfortunately that is a reality we have to face. Being in an IT industry is some sort of a risk you take. Its either you become really successful or stay at the bottom and do your job all the time. However, if we are persuasive and optimistic about it, its too impossible for the IT company to overlook your dedication on work.

]]> By: Another Tech Guy http://www.techdarkside.com/the-starting-line-associate-engineer/comment-page-1#comment-15661 Another Tech Guy Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:23:55 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=21#comment-15661 Well put. Sadly, in IT these rules often apply to Senior positions as well... Well put. Sadly, in IT these rules often apply to Senior positions as well…

]]> By: Information Technology Dark Side » On Telling People They Suck… http://www.techdarkside.com/the-starting-line-associate-engineer/comment-page-1#comment-22 Information Technology Dark Side » On Telling People They Suck… Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:32:14 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=21#comment-22 [...] In my post About That Promotion… I advocated telling your boss he sucks. I even went so far as to say that you should also tell HIS boss the same thing. [...] [...] In my post About That Promotion… I advocated telling your boss he sucks. I even went so far as to say that you should also tell HIS boss the same thing. [...]

]]> By: Information Technology Dark Side » About that promotion… followup… http://www.techdarkside.com/the-starting-line-associate-engineer/comment-page-1#comment-19 Information Technology Dark Side » About that promotion… followup… Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:28:10 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=21#comment-19 [...] I’ve been thinking about my last entry “about that promotion” ever since I wrote it and I’ve come up with an idea. Bear with me though, because it’s going to sound crazy at first. I’m not going to guarantee it won’t sound crazy in the end either though! [...] [...] I’ve been thinking about my last entry “about that promotion” ever since I wrote it and I’ve come up with an idea. Bear with me though, because it’s going to sound crazy at first. I’m not going to guarantee it won’t sound crazy in the end either though! [...]

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