• Miles Neale (10/30/2012)

    Travis,

    I started in the business in 1972. I have never been fired. I have left a job or two and gone elsewhere but only by my own choice. I have faced numerous layoffs and have wondered but my number has not come up, and from what I understand it has never been close. I am not a weasel nor do I think the attributes of a weasel are appropriate in the office at any level or any position. If I were to guess why this has happened I would say it is because I try to solve the problems people have or point them towards a solution if I do not have a clue. I honestly say I do not know when I do not, and if I state an opinion I make certain that they know that it is an opinion. As long as I help others solver their problems as well as be productive in what I am suppose to do things have worked out well.

    I can say the "That more often then not has been the case". But I cannot say that it is always the case.

    I can thus say that I agree for the most part but not completely.

    M.

    Miles,

    I absolutely agree that what you say is the way things "should" be. I'm also glad you are one of the lucky ones that have NOT been laid off in all that time. My point is, that it does happen out there, and it is not always based on your aptitude, dedication, or even your attitude for that matter. Many times it just comes down to the good ole' boy network you are not a part of, or office politics 101, or simply just who is playing golf with who on Sunday. I don't like it anymore than you do, and yes, it is unfair, but unfair has got nothing to do with reality in this business. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there in this industry, and I can honestly say that after just celebrating 28 years in the IT industry, that good people get laid off everyday and it has very little to do with their technical skill set, their dedication, or their business knowledge.. That's just the Real World. 😀

    "Technology is a weird thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. ...:-D"