Kind of obvious that it's to be expected. And what a convenient way to call it - resentment. The point is, "they" don't stand up for the tech folks when under fire.
A: I can do x (truth is, they can do only 0.2x and they know it) B: Sold. Here's my business. . On the day of a problem . A: Hey! Why can't you do x. Isn't that what I pay you for ?! Are we supposed to magically grow skills when it's known that there's a massive competency gap? I think I digress ... - Vignesh Mainframe Admin -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Govind Chettiar Sent: 23 April 2014 13:33 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Sorry state of IT education? On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 19:45:44 +0000, Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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. > When a service provide takes up the IT Infrastructure service at the expense of the people who were already working there and who do have years experience because the bean counters only see the $$s they save, then a certain amount of resentment is to be expected. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN 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
