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May 13, 2008 | Comments: (0)

When bean counters don't know what IT does

It's a common story in IT, I'm afraid, though one fraught with many twists and turns.

This time, the bare-bones IT department comprised folks who wore many hats, a reality that confused one VP of Finance enough to ask why some of the IT staff was still employed.

What is it you do again?

This week's Off the Record author faced that question on multiple occasions, despite several instances in which he saved the company hundreds of thousands of dollars.

"When I handed in my letter of resignation to the CIO on Thursday, I learned that the VP of Finance had once again questioned my employment, on Wednesday morning while I was off saving the day."

Posted by Tom Sullivan on May 13, 2008 07:31 AM


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