Reply #195: That's true [View All]

[Nobody]

You could be the best auto mechanic in the history of the combustion engine or the best carpenter since the dawn of civilization and it means nothing. They'll hire the one who will work for next to nothing if they can get away with it.

I used to be in IT. I lost my job because they had to lay someone off and I was the most skilled, had the most industry certifications, the best relationship with the customers, was the most requested tech, and my wages reflected that. It was the company's own damn fault. They had a pay for certifications benefit that I, in my stupidity and lack of long range planning, took advantage of.

I trained myself out of a job, and thanks to outsourcing, in 2 years only got 5 interviews, despite one interviewer telling me I had an excellent resume and impressive qualifications after the two hour interview. I did not get the job.

Oddly enough, my current job has an IT dept that is woefully understaffed and we get no tech service until a week or two later. So guess who is the de facto IT person. Nobody.