I have recently been subjected to the "Typical" IT person with the chip on the shoulder, except it was a room full of them from different companies on a training session for a managed services solution.
The trainer did the whole go around the room and get people to talk about their background. When it came to me, I simply stood up and said "I don't have a single IT qualification and I am actually a copier tach by trade who has been stuffing around with computers for the last 12 years".
I swear that room got cooler after I sat back down with the cold shoulders I got from them all!
As it turned out a few of them knew their stuff, but the rest were out gunned by a copier tech and they didn't like it.
I am quite happy to sit here and bag out IT people all day because I am an IT guy as well as a copier tech. Yes, working in IT can make me get my panties in a bunch as well, but I don't take it out on every one else.
I have the best of both worlds, sit in my office and play around with my servers and then get out in to the field and fix copiers and printers.
I am sure there are other IT people that read this forum that have met those asshole IT techs and would agree. But to say all IT people are idiots is a bit of an exaggeration.
As far as IT vs Toner Heads, I can have a punch on with myself! And if I lose, then I switch teams. hahahahahahaha
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