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# The cold war with IT
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2013/11/the_cold_war_with_it/
- Published: 2013-11-05T11:36:26.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T16:05:11.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: corporate culture, corporate life, IT

Reasons I love being self-employed #7:

> For reasons we don’t fully understand, IT Vs the rest of the company is a bitter cold war of control. The only way to work in a modern office is to bring your own laptop & 3G dongle in.
> 
> Note: Never tell the IT department that you’re doing this, as they’ll find a way of stopping you. Probably by telling security that you’re a terrorist.

Every time I sit on a morning train into London, and watch someone miserably poking at a giant, back-breaking black laptop plastered with “PROPERTY OF IT” stickers, I thank my lucky stars I have the skills and knowledge to work as I do…

There are 15 more very, [very accurate observations about corporate IT](http://usvsth3m.com/post/66081063340/16-reasons-you-hate-your-it-department?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) where that came from.

\[via [Glynn](https://twitter.com/egrommet?ref=onemanandhisblog.com)\]