What can we do to make IT better?

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What can we do to make IT better?

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Loner SSC-Insane Points: 21279 More actions · Answer 1

Jasmine, congradulations on your new company. Before you start all kind of perks, make sure you hire the right people with good technical and communication skills and make sure they can work together as a team.

I once worked in a team, people had no skill and if they were jealous of people had skill, they talked liked they knew everything. When you don't know something, you can't pretend, people can catch your mistake immediately. Even the other department refused to work with them. I was glad I was just a contactor for that department. I left as soon as my contract ended.

Andy Leonard SSChampion Points: 10144 More actions · Answer 2

Ah - the other side of the coin. Good point Andy!

Andy Leonard, Chief Data Engineer, Enterprise Data & Analytics

Jasmine D. Adamson Hall of Fame Points: 3428 More actions · Answer 3

Yeah that's why I made the point. You can have all the perks you want, but you have to deserve it. And then the flip side is that if you staff your place with folks who deserve it, they are more capable in the first place, but they are also happy. I know a lot of very capable people who are performing below their potential because they hate what they are doing. Probably the biggest problem is going to be that a lot of super-smart programmers have no people skills, and can't work on a team. It's the price of filling your head with all that computational ability and not leaving room for being human

I couldn't stand other people until I made the 'switch'

Sarah Dutkiewicz SSCommitted Points: 1870 More actions · Answer 4

I definitely understand those very capable people who perform below their potential. I get to take those shoes off after next Friday. That's my last day in this position, and I'm looking forward to the happy and productive me coming out. I'm going to a position that I can be creative in (programming) and in an industry that'll keep me on my toes and interested (no more manufacturing!). I'm anxious about meeting my new teammates, but I'm looking forward to doing what I enjoy in a more creative atmosphere.

I definitely subscribe to the "happy employee leads to a more productive employee" philosophy!

Todd Wolfe-409957 Old Hand Points: 375 More actions · Answer 5

" I'm going to a position that I can be creative in (programming) and in an industry that'll keep me on my toes and interested (no more manufacturing!). "

What industry might I ask?

Sarah Dutkiewicz SSCommitted Points: 1870 More actions · Answer 6

Getting into dealing with DRM and eBooks/audio files/video files

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736260 More actions · Answer 7

Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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April 12, 2007 at 7:18 am

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Congrats Sarah and good luck in the new position!

Gift Peddie SSC Guru Points: 73570 More actions · Answer 8

Congrats Sarah for your new position.

Kind regards,
Gift Peddie