CIO.com ruffled the feathers of so many prideful Clevelanders, Detroiters and Syracusians with our Worst U.S. Cities to Work in IT list, that we thought we'd see how the rest of the world fared when it came to employing IT professionals and expats. The results: Plenty of tech assignments around the globe will convince you that Detroit ain't so bad after all.
You work in IT for a coal or energy company. Your boss tells you he's got an exciting...and...challenging assignment for a real "go getter," like you! The job: Setting up new IT operations in China's rich coal-producing center of Linfen. A Google (GOOG) search reveals Linfen, with more than 4 million residents, to be one of the most polluted cities in the world. "Um, hey boss, can we talk?"
Available IT Jobs in Linfen/Shanxi region (as posted on Jan. 22 on ChinaHR.com / Monster.com): 54
IT workers have their choice of many great U.S. cities for work and play (Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle), but what are the cities that you probably should avoid? Here's a very unscientific, highly subjective and unapologetically snarky list of our least favorite U.S. tech job locales.
New York City and Washington, D.C. are among the areas having the most IT jobs available. Check out the list of cities looking for IT professionals along with a few reasons why IT pros might want to search for work there.
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Have you heard? Americans hate their jobs more than ever. But from movies to games to Steve Jobs, IT troops can find inspiration even in dark career times.
The office cubes you are about to see are definitely not what Herman Miller (the furniture company responsible for the modern day cubicle) had in mind. Every office has its colorful cube-dwellers, but these may make your office mates seem tame.
The origins of iconic tech products. High-tech hotels. The top 10 cities for tech workers. The silliest BlackBerry accessories. Get it all right here and much, much more.
