It is amazing how ingrained in the culture of IT the idea of always being ready to quit is. Steve's expression of it as the first thing you need to...

Yes, unfortunately it is the employee who is in the position of giving something for the "privilege" of telecommuting.

I worked at a place that allowed telecommuting. One day we...

I'm sure that is true for many, but it has not always been for all...

There is a lot of gray area between those two extremes Dizzy. I prefer to start with a partnership in mind and work it out from there. We are supporting...

I'm also in government. I hope my shop is not typical. I overheard my IT director complaining about how a project did not go well because the department requesting it...

If you are making an effort, learning to close the gap between your skills and your claims of knowledge, you should be fine. Your boss will be more understanding of...

Great topic, sorry I couldn't join in earlier.

I have most noticed personality problems with entry level employees. There should be a required college class that lets people know that merit...

Hmm, never had that problem. 😉

I think prefer ROWE, but I have never experienced in the way I think it should be done. I am working non-ROWE now, and I don't really like having choices...

That follow-up came in while I was posting. So any post before that would have valid questions. Although I see no reason to question his judgement, we are left with...

Having been in the position of knowing that my managers are asking the same question about me, I have some sympathy for the SAN guy. In my case, I was...

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"If you are irreplaceable, you will never get promoted"

Capitalism is based on workers being insecure. It requires a pool of unemployed workers that no one wants to be...

Great stories, good to know I'm not the only one who has experienced them.

I had to watch while consultants destroyed a project. It read two files for orders, the order...

It has changed for me over time, at first it was important, technology improvements were a good thing for everyone and I liked doing it. But I was hoping it...

This seems like the "solution" editorial to some of the recent ones.

One thing I would like to see managers trained in is recognizing different types of teams. You can...