IT is Cyclical… like everything else
Like anything in business IT is cyclical. No… we don’t spend a ton of time spinning around or circling the wagons to make things good or bad for those who use our services. In this particular case it is much like finance it goes up and comes down and always comes around again.
But if it is like finance… just budget better
Budgeting will help sometimes, but think about the issues that are constantly coming up. The issues do not really go away, they just hide or masquerade as other things, but constantly come back around. If that is, the way in which you look at and tackle the problems doesn’t change.
It’s the same, but different
The problems are typically the same aren’t they? Constantly coming up again and with good notes and collaboration among peers, both internal and external, hopefully the problem gets solved in a rather short period of time (shorter the more times it appears).
We aren’t thinking about budgeting here although they need to be managed repeatedly I am looking more at the issues experienced.
Remember what you are being paid to do…. help people
Sure you get to repeatedly tell people how to archive mail or get them on the Internet but you are really helping people. Working this out in my own mind has been and up and down rollercoaster but overall it is about helping people. the pay scale and other things, while necessary are secondary to helping others. Remember why you got into this business in the first place. Take the time to think about the reasons you do what you do and then ask why a few more times. See if money is the answer to any of those questions.


