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<blockquote data-quote="unregistered guest" data-source="post: 77379" data-attributes="member: 4644"><p>I suspect you are correct. I believe a lot of the hysterics here validate your observation.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>You have to ask yourself why they chose a career with technical in the job title. Was it because they enjoyed technical things and had aptitude in that area? Was it just a coin-toss because they had to pick something and high-tech sounded sexy?</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>Maybe in college they could handle the math and CS courses but couldnt handle the chemistry so they picked CS over chemistry major? Or maybe they could handle math/CS but not the physics so chose CS over engineering?</p><p> <o =""></p><p></p><p></o>Ive got to tell you anything CS/IT or otherwise technical in nature is not necessarily synonymous with stability or longevity.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>Thats because any application, system, process, or project has a life cycle. Your function is directly related to some portion of that life cycle. When that life cycle ends so does your relevance to the company.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>In some cases a company will continue developing other projects and will roll you into the next new one. Thats fine if it happens but is just icing on the cake and is the exception.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>A project may take several development teams and may require 150 developers to design, create and launch. Once it is rolled out you dont need all those developers. You only need a small percentage to maintain and support it. At some point it will be displaced and they wont be needed anymore.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>That is life in a technical field. Doesnt matter what company you work for. Product developer will probably work at a minimum of four different companies over their career.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>Thats why they keep up to date on the latest/greatest. Also why they join various tech-related clubs partly because they occasionally have speakers and demonstrations of products and it is of interest to them but also to develop a network of peers at other companies and in other industries.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>It has been reported that something like 87% of tech-related job openings are filled by word-of-mouth. They are never posted to the general public. Someone that is aware of the opening just happens to know someone looking for work.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>Thats why they have the Golden Rule of get up to speed, stay up to speed, and develop a network of peers. That network is invaluable right now.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>Those with the initiative and skills/knowledge are probably already interviewing or lining up interviews. The rest are too busy complaining and will soon be scrambling around fighting each other over the remaining 13% of jobs posted publicly.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>Or worse theyll be trying to finagle a feeder or package driver job I cant fathom why theyd want to do it. I cant fathom why UPS would allow it. Theyre over-qualified from the standpoint that they have somewhat-marketable skills that can be applied elsewhere. Theyll bail out the first time someone comes along with an offer for something technical particularly after about a week of driving.</p><p> <o =""></p><p></o>You want to waste the time and energy to train someone thatll last two weeks tops? Maybe two months in rare instances? I wouldnt either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="unregistered guest, post: 77379, member: 4644"] I suspect you are correct. I believe a lot of the hysterics here validate your observation. <o =""> </o>You have to ask yourself why they chose a career with technical in the job title. Was it because they enjoyed technical things and had aptitude in that area? Was it just a coin-toss because they had to pick something and high-tech sounded sexy? <o =""> </o>Maybe in college they could handle the math and CS courses but couldnt handle the chemistry so they picked CS over chemistry major? Or maybe they could handle math/CS but not the physics so chose CS over engineering? <o =""> </o>Ive got to tell you anything CS/IT or otherwise technical in nature is not necessarily synonymous with stability or longevity. <o =""> </o>Thats because any application, system, process, or project has a life cycle. Your function is directly related to some portion of that life cycle. When that life cycle ends so does your relevance to the company. <o =""> </o>In some cases a company will continue developing other projects and will roll you into the next new one. Thats fine if it happens but is just icing on the cake and is the exception. <o =""> </o>A project may take several development teams and may require 150 developers to design, create and launch. Once it is rolled out you dont need all those developers. You only need a small percentage to maintain and support it. At some point it will be displaced and they wont be needed anymore. <o =""> </o>That is life in a technical field. Doesnt matter what company you work for. Product developer will probably work at a minimum of four different companies over their career. <o =""> </o>Thats why they keep up to date on the latest/greatest. Also why they join various tech-related clubs partly because they occasionally have speakers and demonstrations of products and it is of interest to them but also to develop a network of peers at other companies and in other industries. <o =""> </o>It has been reported that something like 87% of tech-related job openings are filled by word-of-mouth. They are never posted to the general public. Someone that is aware of the opening just happens to know someone looking for work. <o =""> </o>Thats why they have the Golden Rule of get up to speed, stay up to speed, and develop a network of peers. That network is invaluable right now. <o =""> </o>Those with the initiative and skills/knowledge are probably already interviewing or lining up interviews. The rest are too busy complaining and will soon be scrambling around fighting each other over the remaining 13% of jobs posted publicly. <o =""> </o>Or worse theyll be trying to finagle a feeder or package driver job I cant fathom why theyd want to do it. I cant fathom why UPS would allow it. Theyre over-qualified from the standpoint that they have somewhat-marketable skills that can be applied elsewhere. Theyll bail out the first time someone comes along with an offer for something technical particularly after about a week of driving. <o =""> </o>You want to waste the time and energy to train someone thatll last two weeks tops? Maybe two months in rare instances? I wouldnt either. [/QUOTE]
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