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Subject:Re: Is this just the way things are? From:Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com> To:Elna Tymes <etymes -at- lts -dot- com> Date:Fri, 26 Nov 1999 17:52:20 -0500
It is not the industry. It's that there are too many people who are
unwilling to listen to experienced managers. I don't know whether it's
the "I know more than my father" syndrome, or just a natural desire to
only associate with folks who have grown up in the industry. I have
always found it amazing that despite the shortage, few, if any companies
are willing to hire and train anyone over a certain age.
Pardon my rant
Elna Tymes wrote:
>
> Catherine Scribner wrote:
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> <examples snipped>
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> > Is this just the way things are in software companies? A colleague tells me
> > that the industry is too young to have been able to attract managers that
> > know
> > anything about management.
> >
> > Is bad management just the price one pays for working in this industry?
>
