Comments on: Hiring IT employees, Part 1 http://granitepeaksys.com/2007/09/07/hiring-it-employees-part-1/ High Impact Technology Solutions Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:06:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Tom Rupsis http://granitepeaksys.com/2007/09/07/hiring-it-employees-part-1/#comment-7 Tom Rupsis Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:45:16 +0000 http://granitepeaksys.com/2007/09/07/hiring-it-employees-part-1/#comment-7 Don't all of us who "do computers" get asked questions well outside our domain of expertise by our relatives? In that sense, we're all jacks-of-all-trades. We're not bad. To continue my prior analogy, general practice doctors fill a role and make a great living. I just don't believe it benefits a company when you put someone like that in a business as their only IT employee. It's certainly not fair to you, the lone IT employee. When you're it, you get trapped in doing fire-fighting and responding to the same old the "printer's jammed" issues day after day. Before you know it, our rapidly changing field has passed you by. You get really good at keeping your company going, but don't think about leaving because you haven't kept up with the latest skills. There's a better way, and from my following of the industry, it's inevitable. Thanks for the post, David! Don’t all of us who “do computers” get asked questions well outside our domain of expertise by our relatives? In that sense, we’re all jacks-of-all-trades.

We’re not bad. To continue my prior analogy, general practice doctors fill a role and make a great living. I just don’t believe it benefits a company when you put someone like that in a business as their only IT employee.

It’s certainly not fair to you, the lone IT employee. When you’re it, you get trapped in doing fire-fighting and responding to the same old the “printer’s jammed” issues day after day. Before you know it, our rapidly changing field has passed you by. You get really good at keeping your company going, but don’t think about leaving because you haven’t kept up with the latest skills.

There’s a better way, and from my following of the industry, it’s inevitable. Thanks for the post, David!

]]> By: David http://granitepeaksys.com/2007/09/07/hiring-it-employees-part-1/#comment-4 David Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:48:30 +0000 http://granitepeaksys.com/2007/09/07/hiring-it-employees-part-1/#comment-4 I am a jack-of-all-trades, and while I do agree with you, I find the overall post kind of depressing for someone like me. Looking at it from the worker side, what am I to do? Most of the jobs I have taken have needed someone with my variety of intermediate skills, rather than hiring or using freelance experts in a dozen specific areas. Are we really so bad? Interesting post though, I look forward to the follow up. I am a jack-of-all-trades, and while I do agree with you, I find the overall post kind of depressing for someone like me. Looking at it from the worker side, what am I to do? Most of the jobs I have taken have needed someone with my variety of intermediate skills, rather than hiring or using freelance experts in a dozen specific areas.

Are we really so bad? Interesting post though, I look forward to the follow up.

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