[ Thanks to James
Maguire for this link. ]
“”If I were in management, I’d never hire another
software developer.”“Pretty strong statement, I thought. Having just landed a fine
software job in a lousy economy, I was pretty stoked about my new
job and was attempting to share my good fortune with my friend Sam
over a few drinks.“Sam had similar software skills to mine, but he had a different
take on my new found opportunity.“”Man, I don’t see any job as an opportunity. I see no point in
taking a J-O-B, unless it’s a contracting ‘job’ where I’m working
for myself,” Sam said. “In the world of technology we live in,
almost every job is project driven. At the end of your project you
risk being seen as overhead, which puts you on the firing line.
Literally.””