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Article #620993Re: Computer science hot major in college (article)
From: Peter Flass
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 17:59
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 17:59
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<hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote: > On Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 2:19:09 PM UTC-5, Peter Flass wrote: > >> The problem with going from IT to management in most places seems to be >> that you're labeled a computer geek and have to work vey hard to erase the >> label. Businesses seem like to like me to like to promote people with >> non-technical backgrounds, and of course MBAs for upper management. It's >> almost like the way to get promoted from a computer job is to be a terrible >> programmer. > > I've never heard of a lousy programmer being promoted. Usually, > the bad ones are fired or at best, shunted aside where they could > do the least damage. I have, and know of many others who left and got management jobs elsewhere. > > One colleague was just promoted to manager. She was qualified > for that because: > 1) She is technically very skilled and very smart. Knows her > applications thoroughly. Fast at solving problems. > 2) She works hard and efficiently. Comes in early and stays late. > > HOWEVER, she is one of the techie-types I personally would not > have promoted--this is because she is difficult to get along > with. She has very little patience, and gets angry easily. > She loses her temper and will scream at people who screw up. > > > -- Pete
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