On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the article is correct that this is a major problem in > corporate management, but I don't think that's the biggest issue in IT > these days. The big issue there is a shortage of smart people, and an > associated taboo against admitting most people aren't smart enough to > be able to do a job as complex as IT.
I'd agree with this. There is also a denial that IT needs smart people and the associated budgets to pay for smart people. In Bangalore, for example, it is impossible to hire a decent IT person because: a. No one wants to pay what is needed to hire one. b. Even if you are, the big web shops: Yahoo, Google, Akamai and others have sucked up the limited supply of talent by paying way more than you could reasonable pay. -- b
