The discussion revolves around the emphasis in IT job advertisements on soft skills such as teamwork, enthusiasm, and interpersonal abilities, particularly in roles that may not traditionally require extensive interaction. Participants explore the implications of this trend in the context of a saturated job market and changing industry norms.
Participants express differing views on the necessity and prevalence of interpersonal skills in IT roles, with some agreeing that the landscape has changed significantly, while others maintain that certain positions still allow for limited interaction.
Participants reference the historical context of programming roles and the evolution of job requirements, indicating that assumptions about the nature of IT work may vary based on individual experiences and definitions of "interpersonal contact."
That's to make it seem exciting. These vocational schools are popping up everywhere and fighting for people to spend their money with them.darkchild said:Has anyone else noticed that advertisements for IT positions emphasize skills and traits relating to "team work," "enthusiasm," "customer-focused" attitudes, "energetic" personality, being "fun to work with," "excellent interpersonal skills," and the like, more so than they used to, and even in jobs that don't require much interpersonal contact?
darkchild said:... and even in jobs that don't require much interpersonal contact?
AlephZero said:There aren't any of those jobs any more. Pretty muich everything in IT these days is either team work, and/or involves interacting with users.
The idea of "solitary genius" programmers working completely on their own went out of fashion about 30 years ago, and it wasn't very common even back then.