-The place where I am the technologist-

When I joined the interview committee seeking someone who would do IT work but still work closely with us in the library, I figured I would not understand some of the very technical jargon the very technical other members of the committee would use. This turned out to be true, but to a greater extent than I realized.

Among the librarians here - and in most places, I would guess, I'm considered technically adept. Not here.

As the odd man out, I became very aware of an undercurrent of contempt for end users. ALL end users. And on my account they must have been holding back.

Maybe it's okay for IT folks to have their gripes. And of course, we knew about this, thanks to Scott Adams and other technologist-humorists, who snark about the ignorance of 'induhviduals.' But it made me wonder if I have been similarly uncharitable in the place where I am the reigning technologist.