Comments on: My Resignation http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html Non-profit IT is technical social work Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:15:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Anonymous http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-104 Anonymous Sat, 31 Mar 2007 05:21:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html#comment-104 WOW! Talk about mixed emotions. I'm happy that you're getting out of that horrible situation. I'm sorry that it wasn't a positive experience for you; working at a nonprofit should be uplifting, not horifying. I'm stunned that you were so wonderfully honest and blunt in your letter of resignation. I hope they get the message! WOW! Talk about mixed emotions. I’m happy that you’re getting out of that horrible situation. I’m sorry that it wasn’t a positive experience for you; working at a nonprofit should be uplifting, not horifying. I’m stunned that you were so wonderfully honest and blunt in your letter of resignation. I hope they get the message!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-103 Anonymous Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html#comment-103 Hi -<br/><br/>I just found your blog, a little late. I just want to reaffirm that you are not alone and that there are MANY women in the same position. I had my kids five years ago and quit at the time too. I went to school in the last five years and got an advanced degree - to keep myself busy and to help when I was ready to go back to work. <br/><br/>A piece of advice - make sure you keep up your rolodex, because someday, you may remember how good it felt to solve finite problems and want to give it try again. <br/><br/>Lots of luck and have fun with your kids! They are the best thing you will ever be part of. Hi -

I just found your blog, a little late. I just want to reaffirm that you are not alone and that there are MANY women in the same position. I had my kids five years ago and quit at the time too. I went to school in the last five years and got an advanced degree – to keep myself busy and to help when I was ready to go back to work.

A piece of advice – make sure you keep up your rolodex, because someday, you may remember how good it felt to solve finite problems and want to give it try again.

Lots of luck and have fun with your kids! They are the best thing you will ever be part of.

]]> By: Ruby http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-102 Ruby Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:30:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html#comment-102 Congrats on cutting the chains!<br/><br/>I think you are a canary in a coal mine for nonprofit technologists. Administrators just can't understand how frustrating it is for us to have our vision ignored while we simultaneously put band-aids on the problems that need strategic solutions.<br/><br/>I don't blame you for wanting to go into the for-profit sector, but it's a loss for us and an indicator of what's to come if nonprofits can't revolutionize their decrepit management culture. Congrats on cutting the chains!

I think you are a canary in a coal mine for nonprofit technologists. Administrators just can’t understand how frustrating it is for us to have our vision ignored while we simultaneously put band-aids on the problems that need strategic solutions.

I don’t blame you for wanting to go into the for-profit sector, but it’s a loss for us and an indicator of what’s to come if nonprofits can’t revolutionize their decrepit management culture.

]]> By: Beth http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-97 Beth Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html#comment-97 I hope your next blog is named, Today I was so happy that skipped and hummed all the way to work! I hope your next blog is named, Today I was so happy that skipped and hummed all the way to work!

]]> By: Simon http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-95 Simon Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:43:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html#comment-95 Been following TIC since it started - just wanted to say good luck for the future. I know how it feels to be in that situation, and I know how bad it must have got to make the decision to leave. I think you won't regret it. Been following TIC since it started – just wanted to say good luck for the future. I know how it feels to be in that situation, and I know how bad it must have got to make the decision to leave. I think you won’t regret it.

]]> By: Michael Stein http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-94 Michael Stein Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:09:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html#comment-94 well, since it's hardly a rash decision, all I can say is - congratulations! well, since it’s hardly a rash decision, all I can say is – congratulations!

]]> By: thomas http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-93 thomas Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:16:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html#comment-93 Sorry to hear this. It must be a terrifying time to consider a career shift with beautiful new babies at home. Though as I'm sure you realized , preferable to having daddy come home every day with a little more hope and creativity sucked out. Best wishes for your future endeavours. There are good NP IT environments out there. <a HREF="http://www.npowerny.org/getinvolved/jobs/seniortechconsultant.htm" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">NPower NY</a> is looking for a Sr. Consultant. You could probably even reveal yourself to them and have it be considered an asset!<br/><br/>Presumably you'll be using Group Policy to push out todayicried.com as everyone's (maybe just the boss's and ED's) new IE home page on 4/6? ;-) Sorry to hear this. It must be a terrifying time to consider a career shift with beautiful new babies at home. Though as I’m sure you realized , preferable to having daddy come home every day with a little more hope and creativity sucked out. Best wishes for your future endeavours. There are good NP IT environments out there. NPower NY is looking for a Sr. Consultant. You could probably even reveal yourself to them and have it be considered an asset!

Presumably you’ll be using Group Policy to push out todayicried.com as everyone’s (maybe just the boss’s and ED’s) new IE home page on 4/6? ;-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-92 Anonymous Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.todayicried.com/it/2007/03/my-resignation.html#comment-92 Wow. I presume that this is for real? Scary, how much similarity there seems to be in our positions. For the vast majority of management, I no longer hold out any hope that they have any clear conception whatsoever about the damage their lack of understanding does to their organizations.<br/><br/>Good luck in your future endeavors. I don't know if you'll continue to blog...but if not, you will be missed (even thought I only found your blog a few weeks ago.) Wow. I presume that this is for real? Scary, how much similarity there seems to be in our positions. For the vast majority of management, I no longer hold out any hope that they have any clear conception whatsoever about the damage their lack of understanding does to their organizations.

Good luck in your future endeavors. I don’t know if you’ll continue to blog…but if not, you will be missed (even thought I only found your blog a few weeks ago.)

]]>