[lug] December's BLUG Talk

[Bear Giles]

Paul E Condon wrote:
> Maybe you lack the crucial qualification: an ability to AK the 
> pointy haired boss.

More likely the HR person screening the resumes.

> In my opinion, the word professional is often 
> used to mean an ability to put up with incompetent management.
> 
> Just my $.02

That's always been the case with the "embedded" IT jobs... and I 
think it's an appropriate qualification in that environment. 
Unless the company is an IT company there's no reason for the 
management to have more than a passing familiarity with IT issues.