In the old days, the IT person was called the SysAdmin. And do you know what a SysAdmin is? It's the fucking janitor for a computer system. The SysAdmin handles things like handing out passwords, just like how a janitor always has a huge ring of keys on his belt...like being the key master. "If you want to get into any locked rooms...see me!" The SysAdmin does "maintenance" on the computers, just like a janitor does maintenance in a building.
I had an idiot boss once who, in an effort to belittle me in a meeting said, "Do you realize I spent 20 years as a systems administrator?" I wanted to say, "Oh... am I supposed to be impressed? You mean in 20 years you never got a promotion, you dumb fuck?"
IT professionals perform a variety of functions (IT Disciplines/Competencies) that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases. A few of the duties that IT professionals perform may include data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software design, as well as management and administration of entire systems.That was obviously written by an IT guy trying to make his job sound important
Installing applications? That's loading a CD on the computer. A monkey can do that.
Designing complex computer networks? I think you just connect everything together and it works. That stuff was figured out a long time ago.
Information databases? Is there any other kind of database?
Duties include data management? Isn't that just a database?
Networking? Being on Facebook?
Engineering computer hardware? They don't really do that.
Database and software design? Big fucking deal.
Management and administration of entire systems? Exactly, SysAdmin... the fucking janitor of the computer!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology
