Re:More interactive jobs / Less interactive talent ?

With all due respect...the "pendelum" won't swing the other way if
good people leave the field.

Jeff Johnson
BigBad, Inc.

--- In [email protected], Ann Other
<ann_other18@...> wrote:
>
> I can only speak for myself and a few other people,
> but we got out of this field because of the lousy way
> we were treated.
> 
> I and two other interaction designers whom I've worked
> with each have over 14 years of experience as
> interaction designers. The last several jobs each of
> us had were with software companies that:
> 1) didn't want to pay market rates for our
> expert-level talents;
> 2) had non-designers micromanaging our work (news
> flash: project managers with MBAs and software
> engineers do not have the last word on what it takes
> to create great user experiences);
> 3) worked us nearly to death (courtesy of absurd
> deadlines handed down by those project managers who
> knew nearly nothing about user experience or
> interaction design);
> 4) had entry-level designers making decisions that
> were undercutting the overall effectiveness of our
> work (hey, they're cheaper, why not get them that much
> more experience so we don't have to hire expensive
> senior people);
> 5) mismanaged the projects so badly that cost- and
> time-overruns were virtually guaranteed.
> 
> When the pendulum swings back and I see companies
> respecting the role of interaction designer again,
> I'll return. In the meantime I'm perfectly happy
> working as a college instructor and tech writer.
> 
> Anne
> 
> 
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