Re:Janitors/electricians of the 21st century (Score 1)

It seems to me that what matters the most is the focus of the company. I used to work in a tech company and was given respect, perks, and a decent paycheck. Now I work at a company focused on apparel design and sales. The sales people and mostly the artists get the respect, perks, etc. It's hard enough to work at a company with an IT staff of three to support around 125 users, but on top of that the higher-ups refer to us as a "money losing" department while the sale people go to "sales meetings" at hotels that are parties in disguise and artists get top salaries, equipment, etc.
I agree with the person that mentioned we aren't noticed while things work, but blamed when they fail. Often I feel comparable to building maintenance. Guess to get the notice and respect we want, we need to go to a company that knows how much they rely on IT.