IT Careerist“BCP is DR right” — It will amaze you how little people who work in IT, know about IT.Acronyms are a plague causing never-ending misery on society. It is that bad. Social media is awash with YOLOs and SMDHs and such and, yes…Nov 16, 2021Nov 16, 2021
IT CareeristAs a manager you’ll deal with a lot of people’s sh!t — literallyI once had to have a conversation with an employee about taking a sh!t in a urinal. You read that right. I. Once had to. Have a…Nov 2, 2021Nov 2, 2021
IT Careerist“You had one f@#$ing job”…or how to be pleasantly surprised by Account ManagersIn my experience, all Account Managers are useless. The word “all” may sound unfair. But it’s true. Even the good ones that I’ve liked. In…Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
IT CareeristThe high performer paradox and is it worth it?How many high performers do you want in your organisation? All of them, right? Why would you want anything less than a high performer in…Oct 27, 2021Oct 27, 2021
IT CareeristDon’t listen to the haters — Micromanagement rocks!I once read a post on Linkedin that went (paraphrasing):Oct 26, 2021Oct 26, 2021
IT Careerist“I’m not going to spend long on this slide…ok I am” (or The Architects Dilemma)In IT, almost everyone wants to be a Solution Architect.Oct 17, 2021Oct 17, 2021
IT Careerist“I’m so busy” — no you’re a talker, not a doerPeople will tell you they are busy all the time — they’re not. When you hear someone say it, you should treat them with suspicion from…Oct 13, 2021Oct 13, 2021
IT Careerist“Great idea!!” — the scourge of ass-kissing in meetings“Great idea!!”Oct 11, 2021Oct 11, 2021
IT CareeristR - or how I stopped worrying and learned to love ITOn graduating University, I remember a distinct feeling of relief. Relief in that the unnatural and forced experience of “team…Sep 29, 2021Sep 29, 2021