Some are skillful IT professional but fall short with attitude. On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:20 AM, hard wyrd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Agree with Earl. > > Despite what other people really think about IT, it's still about "people > skills". You'd be very lucky to work in a company where there's no clash of > egos. That;s one reason why I did not accept an offer from a multinational > printer manufacturer based in Cebu. I stuck with my current employer not > only for the pay (it's not much but gets by), but also for the people I work > with. I also get to play around and implement pure opensource solutions > without much hassle. Freedom is sweet. > > On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Earl Lapus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> hello, >> >> One thing that you should consider when pursuing an "I.T. Career" is >> that around 60% of the time, you'll be working with people that have >> egos at par with the size of the milkyway. And, around 30% of the >> time, you'll be dealing with clients that are completely clueless on >> what they really want. The remaining 10% is where your 4 years of >> "Computer Science" will be put into practice. So, if you look closely, >> the people that are really successful in I.T. are the ones that have >> the patience to stroke other people's egos and make them feel that >> they're really smart -AND- the ones that have the patience to sit with >> clients on a meeting and listen to them talk about things that are >> utterly out of this world. If you ask me, you don't need a college >> degree to do that. Really, you don't. >> >> >> >> -- >> There are seven words in this sentence. >> _________________________________________________ >> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >> [email protected] (http://cdo.linux.org.ph) >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > > -- > Part-time SysAd, full-time Dad, part-time netNinja > CNS, ACFE, FOSS Advocate and Consultant > Registered Linux User #400165 > http://baudizm.blogsome.com > http://linuxblazon.wordpress.com > _________________________________________________ > Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (http://cdo.linux.org.ph) > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- ArchAngel
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