I have been in the telecommunications business for almost thirty years now, but I still smile when I think back to the late eighties and one particular support event for a high tech firm.
I was working as a summer student for a company upgrading client software. One day I arrived back in my office after to find a nasty voice mail message from a manager that I had finished updating.
Do you remember the days when Ma Bell would charge $1.00 per minute to call Vancouver from Toronto? I do and it was about that time I encountered an unforgettable character in the Information Technology department.
I would like to commend John Pickett for his view that good programmers are an asset to be cherished, and are not simply another liability on a balance sheet like office supplies.
David F. Poirier was recently named President, Enterprise Services and CIO of MDS Inc., Toronto, a provider of medical services, products and instruments. Mr....