Re: Suggestion

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jan Megannon wrote:

> OTOH, lurkers are there to glean information without contributing (my
> personal perception!). There is a large difference between a newbie
> (WAFU, for my 'blue sky ' mates *) and someone who is employed by a
> company and now uses this forum to harness information that will assist
> them in delivering what their CV stated they are capable of.

What?  Are some of us not good enough?  Do you know anything about 
others situations?  Why would we want to pass judgement on each other 
this way?  I'm a 1-person shop.  VP of IT.  Been here 29 years come this 
May 21st.  Started work here 1 week after my high school graduation 
before the company even had a computer.  I installed (helped an IBM SE, 
actually) the first one after 1 year of college.  Would you say that my 
work experience is pretty atypical of those in the information systems 
world?  I would say mine is about as weird as you can get.

Being a 1-person shop means there is no one else here to ask a question. 
 No one.  And there is no such thing as your local IBM SE these days 
either.  These forums _are_ my shop.

I could answer more questions than I do but most of the time someone 
beats me to it.  I can't tell you how many times a newbie type question 
is asked, I answered, and by the time my answer was posted, there were 
already 14 other posts preceding mine with another 12 to follow after my 
post.  Sometimes I simply make the judgement not to answer because I 
know there will be a flood.

I have succeeded in this job because I am a business person first, and a 
computer guy second.  The longer I am in this, the less I realize I know.

--
Jeff Crosby
Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc.
P.O. Box 13369
Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
260-422-7531

The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily
the opinion of my company.  Unless I say so.