Re: [PLUG] Postnuke

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

> As far as companies working the employees twice as hard for less pay, it's 
> called accountability.  If the system I designed doesn't work, I can lose my 
> job.  If a consultant comes in and [bleaps] a million-dollar deal up (as 
> happened last year at my company) the only recourse the company has is 
> litigation which is unpleasant, expensive, and out of control of the company 
> directly (i.e. the curts take over from IT).
I don't get it.  Because a company can torture or fire an employee for 
doing a bad job, the company should work the person harder than a 
consultant for less pay?  (See, I'm not a manager.)  Wouldn't it be 
better to pay the employee well, expect the employee to do a good job 
within a reasonable amount of time, and not over pay a consultant that 
you might have to take to court later?


> Buying a software solution that requires new skills is tricky.  The tendency 
> is to hire consultants and train staff for maintenenace mode after the 
> install-- but it rarely works out that way.  It would be nice if companies 
> had the forethought to embrace new technologies when they become available 
> and so they have a trained staff at the ready when a project comes up that 
> uses the new technology-- but how often does that happen (esp. since it's 
> usually non-techs who read about a new idea in some marketroid rag that drive 
> technology decisions)?
Even at home, most people don't understand what I'm doing.  I take the 
time to learn stuff that I don't need to know immediately.  I'll explain 
that, if called upon to do this stuff for real, I need to know HOW in 
advance!  Although, a lot of computer work is about finding a solution 
as opposed to knowing EVERYTHING in advance, it helps to have some 
background on the issues.

True or false: The gap between technical and non-technical people is 
rarely bridged by good management?


______________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group       -      http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion  -  http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug