Profile of Grumpy IT Guy
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News & Commentary Posts: 15
Grumpy IT Guy avoided historic disasters and clueless people while working his way up the IT ranks, but he retained his keen sense of humor. He now leads an IT organization somewhere in America, as part of the FBI's Grump Protection Program. Need advice? Send questions to [email protected], or on Twitter: @IWGrumpyITGuy. You may not get the answer you want, but it's probably the answer you need.
Articles by Grumpy IT Guy
1/28/2015
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is saving your company a ton of money...by taking it out of your own wallet.
1/17/2015
Gleaming executive dashboards are often based on no data whatsoever, and they tell us nothing useful.
12/29/2014
Corporate overlords finally take an interest in data. Too bad they don't understand it and will be tricked by crafty short-timers.
12/19/2014
Is the problem the death-by-PowerPoint training that everyone hates? Or that our enterprise apps look worse than Keith Richards with a hangover?
12/5/2014
Of course you need tech toys. And... discounts. No politically correct hating required.
11/26/2014
It's a good thing HR isn't in charge of IT employee retention. Their new "employee engagement" campaign is really "employee enragement."
11/21/2014
I want to quit IT, swig booze, do drugs while speeding across America to Las Vegas, and ruminate about the failure of '60s counterculture.
11/14/2014
Facebook's new privacy rules? No reason to get grumpy. US Department of Justice's new "overly friendly skies"? Worthy of outrage.
11/7/2014
When the boss grants an inch, say on pets or telecommuting, don't take a mile. Flexibility trashers make co-workers grumpy.
10/24/2014
Google Inbox: Because, if we use yet another tool, people won't BLANKET THE PLANET WITH CYA EMAIL.
10/17/2014
Everyone's telling IT to hurry up. Bah! Compared to other parts of the organization, IT is greased lightning.
10/10/2014
Today's gripe: The source code escrow service shake-down.
9/26/2014
Finance gets mad that we moved their printer and starts acting out. I may ask them to manage virtual machines if they don't start doing their own work.
9/19/2014
Today, Grumpy IT Guy is grumpy about sales reps who don't know when to quit.
9/12/2014
Why is Grumpy IT Guy extra grumpy today? It's crazy vendor day!
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