- IT pros frequently use jargon to confuse nontechnical business managers and hide the fact that they screwed up
- Some IT professionals deploy technologies that do more to consolidate their own power than to help the business
- Veteran IT professionals are often the biggest roadblock to implementing new technologies
- You’ll spend far more time babysitting old technologies than implementing new ones
- Vendors and consultants will take all the credit when things work well and will blame you when things go wrong
- Your nontechnical co-workers will use you as personal tech support for their home PCs
- Certifications won’t always help you become a better technologist, but they can help you land a better job or a pay raise
- You will go from goat to hero and back again multiple times within any given day
- It will be your fault when users make silly errors
- The pay in IT is good compared to many other professions, but since they pay you well, they often think they own you
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