New Idea: S.H.I.T. List

After some conversations with a few friends I realized it might be a novel idea to introduce the S.H.I.T. list. Or rather, the Sad, Hopeless IT list. Why you ask? Well let's face it, the IT industry is a glut of individuals with no specific background or folks that are only marginally qualified. Talk to the average small to medium sized business and their IT person is often someone plucked from their organization who does two jobs.

Back in the boom-days IT people were relied upon to keep things moving, insure data integrity, perform backups, develop new tools. These days, most IT people are glorified mouse-jockeys. I propose people start compiling lists of IT people, especially freelancers that they know to be disreputable.

Examples of shady IT dealings. Buying SOHO gear for a 100+ man office. Using daisy chained Netgear's as a high end switch. Loading out of date virus updates and charging for it (we're not talking like a month out of date here, we're talking a year)

So to everyone out there who is in IT, I say send me your S.H.I.T. list.