This can be a very deep philosophical issue. To stretch a point: You visit the doctor because you have a pain in your foot. He examines you, determines it is a splinter, removes it, applies a topical antiseptic, bandages it, and prescribes an antibiotic and soak therapy. Does that make you an M.D.?
I am always amazed when people tell me, "We don't need a network admin; Joe takes care of it." Joe is officially the bookkeeper so even though he is the admin, the help desk, and the repairman, management does not have a clue. And Joe won't admit he is overworked because L. Cheapo, his boss, won't believe him. The squeaking wheel gets the grease. But the real trick is to be able to squeak without people thinking you are just complaining about working too hard. HALinNY => -----Original Message----- => From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] => [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) => Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 15:52 => To: [email protected] => Subject: Re: [NF] -- Weaning yourself off service providers: => A 12-step approach => => >> There isn't an easy solution to the problems people in my => position => >> face, being a one man shop doing/managing what I would => realistically => >> consider => >> 3-4 people's jobs. => => That really isn't a technology problem but a management problem. :) => => But you already knew that. Some managers just don't want to => admit that their company can't be profitable if they staff => it properly. So they keep positions/depts undermanned and => lurch from crisis to crisis. It's always someone else's => fault, of course. => => >> There was a Board meeting last night and the word was that that I => >> will play a much more critical role (i.e. probably => doubling my work => >> load - => >> again) so outsourcing is an even bigger temptation.... => > => > There is a lot of good to use consultants when man => resources get lean. => > You can only do so much and the company won't hire someone => to help you. => > The previous guy probably quit because of the workload => and management => > thought that he wasn't strong enough. :) => => Two key words here: "Technology transfer". => => Whenever I go in to build an app for someone, I emphasize => that I'm not interested in keeping them on an annuity leash => for the next ten years of their life. Part of my job is to => explain what I did, so that they're not tied to me. Reduces => the number of calls I get at 3 am. :) => => Like the article said, a consultant who won't educate their => client is looking out for themselves more than their client. => => Of course, that IS the goal of many consulting companies. => => Whil _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
