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Working in IT is one of the world’s most challenging jobs — and not always in a good way. To build a strong IT department, IT leaders need to understand the problems of the profession so that they can take steps to keep morale and retention as high as possible. This episode Sanity Savers for IT executives discusses five of the worst things about working in IT and suggests ways that IT leaders can help to overcome them.

For those of you who prefer text to video, you can go to the video player page for this episode and click “Full Transcipt,” or you can read the original article that this episode was based on: Five things that suck about working in IT.

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What do you think is the biggest challenge of working in IT? Jason HinerTechrepublic Moderator | 01/07/09
My biggest challenge of working in IT? Attitudes!! snewton628 | 01/07/09
lolol skarnovski@... | 01/08/09
Attitudes! (maybe you should check the mirror friend) richard.wilson@... | 01/08/09
And you got it! mjc5@... | 01/08/09
Customers Rastor9 | 01/08/09
Good "Many Passwords" Analogy for Your Teachers... Arsynic | 01/08/09
IT Support in schools aznemesis | 02/05/09
And I have what? snewton628 | 01/08/09
Why do everyone on the job want to PLAY as if they are in the IT department RicciJo@... | 01/28/09
Relax ClueLEss Arse | 01/28/09
The attitude needs adjustment mjc5@... | 01/29/09
Exactly aznemesis | 02/05/09
Interaction with end-users aznemesis | 02/04/09
Yes, and more extremejm | 01/08/09
Hmm... richard.wilson@... | 01/08/09
Thanks Einstein extremejm | 01/09/09
Not that you are home often The 'G-Man.' | 01/08/09
Ahh- not quite snewton628 | 01/08/09
I am new to IT mamies@... | 01/08/09
Sounds alot like... bill.beckett@... | 01/16/09
No problem smithdavee | 01/28/09
Hahaha ClueLEss Arse | 01/28/09
Too Many Requests GreenPirogue | 01/08/09
RE: Working in IT bill.berger@... | 01/08/09
Retraining Is Simply a Symptom of the Disease Arsynic | 01/08/09
Recognition - What's that?! ronatola@... | 01/08/09
That figures. IronCanadian | 01/08/09
Recognition - rejoinder F1980@... | 01/08/09
Rewards Schmewards mjc5@... | 01/29/09
Video presentations - Bad Desert__Rat | 01/08/09
Fuddy or duddy? chris@... | 01/08/09
If you prefer text ... Jason HinerTechrepublic Moderator | 01/08/09
Jason, You're Like An IT Therapist!!! I Needed That! Arsynic | 01/08/09
That's right chris@... | 01/08/09
Challenge of working in IT fgamba | 01/08/09
Maybe for you chris@... | 01/08/09
Number 3: IT pros have to continually re-train outta_here | 01/08/09
Yes and no chris@... | 01/08/09
Thats the reason behind why I am actually in IT Ou Jipi je | 02/03/09
Not come off as a pompous arrogant snob rafaelm@... | 01/08/09
not hard at all chris@... | 01/08/09
Biggest Challenge of Working in IT... jrbogle@... | 01/08/09
How I fixed that daniel_allen@... | 01/09/09
Biggest challenge takaharu | 01/08/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT XnavyDK | 01/07/09
exactly chris@... | 01/08/09
The only thing is elizabeth.r.martin@... | 01/29/09
I love the personal requests MGP2 | 01/07/09
Just be careful...... robo_dev | 01/07/09
I love that jkforms@... | 01/28/09
HR Problems GreenPirogue | 01/08/09
Personal work rob@... | 01/08/09
If you do want to stop playing tech support to the masses... scottlysle@... | 01/08/09
BWAAAHAHAH ronatola@... | 01/08/09
hahahaha chris@... | 01/08/09
Good For You... Arsynic | 01/08/09
Sly The 'G-Man.' | 01/08/09
yeah, but it is nice to say chris@... | 01/08/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT Andrew.Istead@... | 01/08/09
well, and especially chris@... | 01/08/09
A visual prop PunkRock_PM | 01/28/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT samuel.degendt@... | 01/08/09
Good Article electronics_md@... | 01/08/09
A Simple Request Jason.... richard.wilson@... | 01/08/09
But that's not mass media's intention Desert__Rat | 01/08/09
Would you pick up a newspaper The 'G-Man.' | 01/08/09
and sometimes chris@... | 01/08/09
Well, you see.... richard.wilson@... | 01/08/09
Richard: Ask and ye shall receive ... Jason HinerTechrepublic Moderator | 01/08/09
Thank you Jason richard.wilson@... | 01/09/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT mark.jenkins@... | 01/08/09
Adapt Adopt Adept ehanson@... | 01/08/09
Five things wrong with IT Management dbecker@... | 01/08/09
More things wrong with IT management Arsynic | 01/08/09
Here's some more hbombvi@... | 01/08/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT tstrachan@... | 01/08/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT The 'G-Man.' | 01/08/09
Always love the bloopers lol jck | 01/08/09
Love/Hate crodrous@... | 01/08/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT wilkarbouet@... | 01/08/09
Cup Jason HinerTechrepublic Moderator | 01/08/09
IT is what sucks! RedM3 | 01/28/09
What a bunch of wussies RedM3 | 01/28/09
the badly designed for the badly informed enquiries@... | 01/28/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT smiller987 | 01/28/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT kurogers@... | 01/28/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT blowyandthehootfish@... | 01/28/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT mak1e | 01/28/09
Gud video qaisrani51@... | 01/28/09
RE: Video: Understand five things that suck about working in IT donduls@... | 01/29/09
Not everyone is happy, some for a reason extremejm | 01/29/09

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