I also find that the biggest problem facing the IT field, is the lack of RESPECT and communications.

I work in a large hospital, State run, that has NO knowledgable staff at all running their system. The Dept Head is a political appointee with a degree in STATISTICS. To add insult to injury, he is a MICO manager.

Because he was appointed by a politician, the Hospital Director goes along with him on everything, without question.

When things such as staff needing training in the workings of the network protocols, prior to being given FULL network adminsitrative rights, are pointed out to him, he says that he believes in "sharing the control".

I have worked in several places that have the same attitude, give all of the power and control to the EXECS, whether they know anything about it or not. Then when the crisis hits, they come to me to "get it working ASAP".

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