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<strong>IT</strong> Agencies <strong>an</strong>d the Devil<br />
First published 15 March 2006<br />
The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who<br />
in times <strong>of</strong> great moral crises maintain their<br />
neutrality. The second hottest are reserved for <strong>IT</strong><br />
agents. Harvey Furtz has his revenge.<br />
D<strong>an</strong>te was being shown around Purgatory by the Devil, who was explaining<br />
the various fates awaiting the souls <strong>of</strong> the sinful who had failed to atone. After<br />
viewing a r<strong>an</strong>ge <strong>of</strong> horrendous ways <strong>of</strong> punishing the wicked, they came to a<br />
large pool filled with liquid m<strong>an</strong>ure in which a host <strong>of</strong> people were floating.<br />
"Ah," said the Devil, noting D<strong>an</strong>te's curiosity, "the <strong>IT</strong> pool is a new feature.<br />
The level <strong>of</strong> immersion <strong>of</strong> each <strong>IT</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional is proportional to the extent <strong>of</strong><br />
their sinning during their lives."<br />
D<strong>an</strong>te recognised m<strong>an</strong>y prominent executives <strong>an</strong>d senior m<strong>an</strong>agers, some up<br />
to their waists, some up to their necks. There were a host <strong>of</strong> spammers,<br />
salesmen <strong>an</strong>d plagiarisers, up to their ears. Various development teams floated<br />
disconsolately around along with technical authors, business <strong>an</strong>alysts, trainers,<br />
engineers <strong>an</strong>d so on. In fact, it was pretty crowded. D<strong>an</strong>te couldn't help<br />
noticing, however, a large group <strong>of</strong> <strong>IT</strong> Agents apparently st<strong>an</strong>ding on the pool<br />
surface with hardly their polished shoes immersed in the mire, chatting<br />
imperturbably amongst themselves or taking calls on their mobiles.<br />
D<strong>an</strong>te drew the Devil's attention to this group, <strong>an</strong>d expressed his surprise<br />
that they weren't up to their eyebrows in the mire. "Ah, yes," said the Devil, "a<br />
bit <strong>of</strong> a problem, I'll admit, but even here they are st<strong>an</strong>ding on the heads <strong>of</strong> the<br />
contract programmers."<br />
How to start your own <strong>IT</strong> agency<br />
Whenever I worry about how I shall earn a crust when my mental powers<br />
start failing, I always console myself with the thought that I c<strong>an</strong> go <strong>an</strong>d start <strong>an</strong><br />
<strong>IT</strong> employment agency. M<strong>an</strong>y before me have done so. It is remarkably easy,<br />
as the pr<strong>of</strong>ession <strong>of</strong> 'Employment Agent' seems to be almost free <strong>of</strong> regulation.<br />
There are only really two steps involved:
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