> I imagine this is the norm for today because a well-educated, intelligent, > worker costs a lot more than a pre-programmed drone. > As a result, the industry is now flooded with hundreds of thousands of IT > professionals fully capable of performing procedures they've been taught, but > incapable of thinking through a problem.
I personally take offense to the "drone" bashing. Because I'm a "drone" now, apparently. All of these comments seem to be from the perspective of higher ups and folks who've had - years-of experience on the mainframe. It simply isn't fair to expect the same depth of knowledge from a (relatively) newcomer. Without a doubt, the technology that is mainframe, is massive. It's not sane to expect some 100,000 manuals get cooked right into an IT professional, when most of the folks on this (& elsewhere) list have acquired the knowledge over years of beating on their craft. You ought to consider the conditions under which we're working/learning. When a service provider takes up your IT infrastructure service support, there's a reason that it's achievable at just x% of what it cost earlier. No points for figuring out where that money is cut out from. - Vignesh Mainframe Admin MARKSANDSPENCER.COM ________________________________ Unless otherwise stated above: Marks and Spencer plc Registered Office: Waterside House 35 North Wharf Road London W2 1NW Registered No. 214436 in England and Wales. Telephone (020) 7935 4422 Facsimile (020) 7487 2670 www.marksandspencer.com Please note that electronic mail may be monitored. This e-mail is confidential. If you received it by mistake, please let us know and then delete it from your system; you should not copy, disclose, or distribute its contents to anyone nor act in reliance on this e-mail, as this is prohibited and may be unlawful. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
