Your IT Director Needs a Hug
As reported by CNBC last week, CareerBliss, a job posting/career resources website conducted a survey of hundreds of thousands of employees in 2011 and determined the 10 “most hated jobs” in the US. As noted in the CNBC article, “In almost all cases, respondents reported that the factors causing the most job dissatisfaction were not lousy pay or a desk near the bathroom. CareerBliss found that limited growth opportunities and lack of reward drove the misery index up more than anything else.”
Given that criteria, the survey says that your IT Director is most likely the most miserable employee in your company. Frankly, I’m a little dubious; most of the IT Directors I’ve interacted with in this industry don’t really seem all that miserable. I’ve had a couple that have made me miserable, but they seemed to enjoy the experience, which should count as a positive for the role.
Nonetheless, be sure to give your IT Director a big hug today, just in case he or she was one of those that responded to the survey.
Scanning over the “top” 10 list, there are a number of others jobs listed that, based on the title and the short description offered in the article, may be found in many of the technology companies in this space, including a couple that would fall within the marketing department of software vendors.
1. Director of Information Technology
2. Director of Sales and Marketing
3. Product Manager
4. Senior Web Developer
5. Technical Specialist
6. Electronics Technician
7. Law Clerk
8. Technical Support Analyst
9. CNC Machinist
10. Marketing Manager
Again, not sure I believe it. All in all, marketing folks in the ETRM/CTRM space are a pretty chipper, upbeat group (with on singular exception…and you know who you are…). I just don’t see them spending much time whining about their lot in life. Just in case, though, give your marketing folks a hug too.
