"Noons" <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam> wrote in message
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> "Austin Durbin" <adurbin_at_cox.net> wrote in message
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>
> > I could not have said it any better. Any thoughts as to how we arrived
at
> > such a point? In the coporate IT world it seemed to start with the
advent of
> > packaged systems and the introduction of tools such as VB.
>
> How did we get into this? Simple:
>
> The middle management who recommended we hire el-cheapo tech people
> and who made all those nice presentations with lots of upward arrows
> in crap graphics have now received their bonuses for increasing profits
> at the expense of quality.
>
> The vast majority of them have now "progressed" their "careers" out of IT
> (while they could) and are chewing the fat somewhere else. As usual
without
> the slightest penalty for the crap they made everybody dig into.
>
> Meantime, the new "breed" of middle managers are still trying to find
> which way is up and how not to get fired.
>
> Wait for the next "big thing". That's gonna really solve all the
> problems. For sure. I swear. Cross my heart, hope to die.
> etcetc...
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam
>
>
Blame Powerpoint.
Jim
Received on Mon Jan 05 2004 - 09:16:08 CST
