“Are I.T. Workers Blue Collar?” Interesting question. I was recently asked this by some executives who were concerned with improving the productivity of their I.T. departments. I asked them to explain why they thought this way. They contended their I.T. people (e.g., analysts and programmers) exhibit a lot of blue collar characteristics, e.g., repetition in types of work performed, they do not dress or act like professionals, and regularly punch in and out of work with little interest in going above and beyond the call of duty.

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Ok, now I have your attention. Recently on Craigslist someone posted an ad advertising that they will fix computers in exchange for sexual favors. Here is a screenshot of the Craigslist ad.
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An ex Geek Squad employee speaks out about the price and time gouging forced by their parent company Best Buy to meet weekly quotas. Read More …

At some point in a computer tech support persons career they will come across a really stupid or annoying client. Here are two great sites that I know of with funny/annoying stories from computer tech support.
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This is something I have been thinking about for a few months now since Australia has recently changed its employment laws. Who has better job security? someone who is self employed or someone in a salary job?
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Something most computer business startups need is a supplier for their computer parts. However suppliers are typically hard to find because they are usually factories in the backblocks of town and they dont advertise.

So how do you get a computer supplier? Find out who your local computer store uses. I doubt they will tell you if you asked so I am going to share with you how I found my supplier.
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