Comments on: I.T. Salaries http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/07/it-salaries/ I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:47:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/07/it-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-7642 Ryan Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:13:14 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/07/it-salaries/#comment-7642 So true. Many of the bad PMs haven't developed their "constructive feedback" part of the brain, so you can't even pull them aside and tell them your issue. Maybe it calls for a team intervention, of sorts. So true. Many of the bad PMs haven’t developed their “constructive feedback” part of the brain, so you can’t even pull them aside and tell them your issue. Maybe it calls for a team intervention, of sorts.

]]> By: Chriso http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/07/it-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-7632 Chriso Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:07:25 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/07/it-salaries/#comment-7632 the problem is, how do the bad PMs get filtered out? with bad coders, you have the other coders dropping subtle hints to their PM about how much of a worthless dolt this guy is, but if you ever complained to the higher ups about a PM sucking ass, you'd have a pretty damn good chance of getting the axe yourself for being a meddling little peon. :( the problem is, how do the bad PMs get filtered out? with bad coders, you have the other coders dropping subtle hints to their PM about how much of a worthless dolt this guy is, but if you ever complained to the higher ups about a PM sucking ass, you’d have a pretty damn good chance of getting the axe yourself for being a meddling little peon. :(

]]> By: rekounas http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/07/it-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-7630 rekounas Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:19:46 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/07/it-salaries/#comment-7630 Blah, blah, blah... All good software teams need a smart ass, code cracking genius. Nothing else! Blah, blah, blah…

All good software teams need a smart ass, code cracking genius. Nothing else!

]]> By: Ryan http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/07/it-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-7629 Ryan Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:07:09 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/07/it-salaries/#comment-7629 A <i>good</i> project manager earns his salary well, by building strong teams, communicating well, organizing tasks to keep momentum, and mitigating risks to avoid project obstacles. They are the person who takes the most blame when a project fails and seem to take the least amount of glory when a project is sucessful. Only problem is......you haven't worked with a lot of <i>good</i> project managers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bragging about my PM skills - I'm still new in this role and have a lot to learn - but I've been around long enough to see some good ones as well as my share of bad ones. .....now, if I could just figure out how to become a "CRM Project Manager".... A good project manager earns his salary well, by building strong teams, communicating well, organizing tasks to keep momentum, and mitigating risks to avoid project obstacles. They are the person who takes the most blame when a project fails and seem to take the least amount of glory when a project is sucessful.

Only problem is……you haven’t worked with a lot of good project managers. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not bragging about my PM skills - I’m still new in this role and have a lot to learn - but I’ve been around long enough to see some good ones as well as my share of bad ones.

…..now, if I could just figure out how to become a “CRM Project Manager”….

]]> By: Pender http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/07/it-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-7589 Pender Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:36:51 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/07/it-salaries/#comment-7589 f--king diamond brackets not working makes pender angry >:( f–king diamond brackets not working makes pender angry

>:(

]]> By: Pender http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/07/it-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-7587 Pender Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:32:02 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/07/it-salaries/#comment-7587 Wow, project management looks like it would be the easiest job for the most money. Here's a typical email conversation between a project manager and a tech lead: Dear Tech Lead, Seems the project is in quite a pickle, what do you propose we do to alleviate such a grievous situation? Your boss, Project Manager Response: Dear Project Manager, Your employee, Tech Lead Response: Dear Team Lead, What a brilliant idea! I shall now send a communique to the fellows to get right on that task, then I will tell my boss that I sent the communique and receive a very generous bonus and glory enough to suffocate a cat! Your boss, Project Manager Wow, project management looks like it would be the easiest job for the most money. Here’s a typical email conversation between a project manager and a tech lead:

Dear Tech Lead,

Seems the project is in quite a pickle, what do you propose we do to alleviate such a grievous situation?

Your boss,
Project Manager

Response:

Dear Project Manager,

Your employee,
Tech Lead

Response:

Dear Team Lead,

What a brilliant idea! I shall now send a communique to the fellows to get right on that task, then I will tell my boss that I sent the communique and receive a very generous bonus and glory enough to suffocate a cat!

Your boss,
Project Manager

]]> By: Chriso http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/07/it-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-7583 Chriso Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:51:07 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/07/it-salaries/#comment-7583 goddamn project managers! goddamn project managers!

]]> By: rekounas http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/02/07/it-salaries/comment-page-1/#comment-7580 rekounas Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:25:11 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/02/07/it-salaries/#comment-7580 What the hell is a "Clinical Research Associate" and what the hell do they do? What the hell is a “Clinical Research Associate” and what the hell do they do?

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