I know of someone that worked for a big pharmaceutical company. They had just the right amount of IT staff to handle all issues which enabled the corporation run smoothly and be a very proactive IT department... i.e. not running around fix virus problems, crashes, user issues, etc...
Some head executive thought since there was no major IT issues in the company, it was okay to cut 1/3 of the IT staff. One of those cut was my friend. Two months later, he was called back. Took them over six months to get back to "normal." If your IT department is "invisible" and everything is running smoothly... do not get any crazy ideas. -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Five Things.... It's unfortunate but normal in the IT profession for its practitioners to be unrecognized. We're normally considered overhead, and the best we can usually hope for is to be invisible. To be noticed usually means something has gone wrong. On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Webb, Brian (Corp) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's really too bad to hear. Successful projects are definitely > celebrated here. The project team generally will have a nice lunch or > dinner depending on how big the project is and IT projects often win company > awards with names like "Inspiring Excellence" and "GEM" and such. My boss > and his boss are both good about recognizing people - I got movie tickets a > couple months ago when they appreciated some work I did. Sounds like a > lack of leadership to me... > > -Brian > > ________________________________ > From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 8:51 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Five Things.... > > Amen to that. I've build a new network, phone system, e-mail system and > moved all of our users to new offices over the last few years. What do > users do: complain. Admin/Executives are the worst complainers. I have > yet to see anyone from IT here to be "employee of the quarter". Won't ever > happen probably. > > You get a raise? I thought we PAID to work here... > >>>> "James Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 6/20/2008 9:42 AM >>> > I like the 5 things you SHOULD say to your boss, specially mentioning your > successes. That's one thing I dislike about IT because it seems like the > best you can do is maintain the status quo. Even if you complete a huge > project, there is never a thank you for working all weekend or into the > night to get that project done even if it has a great outcome for the > company. Its been like that at every job I've worked at. Every year the > company I work for has a picnic for the employees and during that picnic > they recognize staff for different things, never once have they mentioned > anything about IT in the 7 years I've been going. > > Whatever, as long as I get my raise, I'm happy. What really counts is me and > my family at home. ;-) > > James > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Strader - NCBPAC Systems Administrator > To: NT System Admin Issues > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 8:42 AM > Subject: OT: Five Things.... > > Five things you should never tell your boss > http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/3301042/4753902/121207/2/ > > Thanks, > Tom Strader > NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Center > Server/Network Systems Administrator > 130 N. Tryon St. > Charlotte, NC 28202 > O: 704.379.1285 | F:704.444.2098 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Action without intelligence is ignorance". But, Intelligence without > appropriate action is the highest form of stupidity known to man" > > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is for > the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
