Ten Steps Techies Should Take To Keep Their Jobs In A Financial
Meltdown  By Eric Lundquist  |  Posted 2008-10-10   1. Heads up!
Don't think that by doing a really good job at your one task
that you can avoid the corporate grim reaper. You really need to
understand not just your little corner of the IT world, but all
the technology tools that keep your firm running. The more you
know about all the parts of the machine, the more valuable you
become as the company looks for utility players rather than
specialists.  2. Take a hike. That's right, get outside of your
cubicle and spend some time visiting other parts of not just
your company's technology universe, but also the business
brains. This is not easy, but after your first small forays you
will be surprised in just what regard the company holds the
techies. You'll learn the language of business and soon find
yourself in the ambassador at large role able to form your own
opinions about what tech projects are seen as valuable outside
the world of the techie c