Strike back (Score 1)

Everyone wants to make cost, part of what business is all about. But it is in my experience that when the "cost cutting" cliché pops up at the company meetings, the IT Dept/Staff are always the one to take the first hit. Unfortunately this also applies on a project basis. When a project is starting to fall apart, its the IT Specialist/Developers that have to take the hit with timelines being cut and unpaid overtime.

This concept actually makes, me very curious on what the business consultant/partners (cretins most of the time anyways) think of their IT Staff, their role in their company and what is the REAL value they contribute to the business. Some times i get the impression the business think their IT Staff/Resource are like "nice to have" when it comes to cutting cost, even though it is the basis of the business.

At the end the day we need the business guys to allow the IT Staff to deliver their product to markets, but do the business guys understand how much they need us?