IT is more specialized than ever. While having teams of experts is often a good thing, there is a major downside: Absenteeism can quickly derail a project.
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10 must-have skills for IT pros: And where to find them
Good help might be hard to find these days. But finding good candidates with the right skills can seem downright impossible.
The factor that leads to 42% of employees quitting their jobs
Stress at work isn’t just a minor annoyance. If it isn’t kept in check, it can lead to employees checking out according to a recent survey.
Staffers behaving badly: Crazy sick day excuses
Sometimes it takes some examples of truly awful employees to remind us that maybe we don’t actually have it so bad.
3 personalities your help desk needs
There are plenty of nightmare stories out there about awful IT techs – the kind that can give your department a bad reputation or just turn users off of IT in general. But here are three types of employees you should be on the lookout for when hiring or as great assets your company already has that […]
Survey: Job-hopping is the new norm
Anyone who manages staff knows what a headache it can be when there’s turnover. It may be of little comfort when you’re scrambling to replace techs, but know this: You’re not alone.
Other duties asinine: 10 craziest manager requests
We’ve all gotten plenty of unrealistic or strange requests from bosses. But chances are you’ve never been assigned these awful tasks.
Is vacation a thing of the past? Watch for staff burnout
Two new surveys show that taking vacations to get away from it all could be a pipe dream. That’s bad news for already stressed-out IT departments.
Bad news for IT: There’s a shortage of security pros
No matter how many qualified techs there are out there, finding good IT employees has never exactly been an easy task. And it’s only going to get harder to find security-minded professionals, according to a recent report.
IT’s long hours take their toll on workers
Some professionals like to complain about their nine-to-five jobs. But for many in IT, that kind of regular schedule sounds almost like a dream come true.