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How come BK does not value software developers?

Why?

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BK doesn’t belong in the role. He’s had 3 years to learn it and has spent the last year in hiding.

I have no idea who thought it was a good idea to put him in the role, but why the h-ll have they left him in it?

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Post ID: @2rkg+1dpmQtQr

Because he has never been in EMIT assignment, at least from 1989 to 2013.
So he doesn't fully understand IT.

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Post ID: @1jut+1dpmQtQr

I think the reason a lot of LT don’t like software developers are because it’s just a lot cheaper and easier to manage an IT landscape that isn’t customized to death. We need people who can connect SaaS applications together, not spend two years developing a weak version of the SaaS offering or customizing something where nobody can upgrade or support it. I think in some cases software developers are good, but in non IT companies that really have their IT together a lot don’t do too much development.

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Post ID: @jjy+1dpmQtQr

Well, software is a commodity. Plain and simple.
It's a way to create a file system or data processing system in an automated manner based on BUSINESS SPECIFIC EXPERTISE and DATA.

That IS all it IS.
It ain't no more.

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Post ID: @hlw+1dpmQtQr

Massive props to the hot shot who tagged BK on his cube selfie post on LI.
Brave souls do still exist, just not in EnronMobil.

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Post ID: @dgh+1dpmQtQr

I’m sure he does. Probably he just doesn’t think we need them in-house and try so hard to carve a career out for them in EM … we can pay vendors for the work and they manage their developers. I.e. MSP

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Post ID: @txm+1dpmQtQr

Because he’s not one himself.

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Post ID: @svk+1dpmQtQr

BK may have fudged the messaging with his “hot shots” comment, but the problem comes from more long-tenured IT people, specifically the EMIT LT. For a period of time it seemed like every other word out of the previous ITOPS manager’s mouth was “commodity”.

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Post ID: @naw+1dpmQtQr

When did he say he didn't?

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