There was once a man who threw himself into a series of large projects. Eventually, he looked up from his work and reflected :
I hated all the things I had toiled for… because I must leave them to the one who comes after me. And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the work into which I have poured my effort and skill… So my heart began to despair… For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then he must leave all he owns to someone who has not worked for it.
Imagine what he would have been like if he’d been an IT grunt, instead of this.
I live in Sydney, Australia, and am posting this from the safety and comfort of my own home on Friday evening. Meanwhile, many European and American readers will be just starting a day of corporate battle. There is no truth to the rumour that I posted this cheerful thought just to annoy you. :)