It's all about timing, then...

I have a -LOT- to say about this - however, it's too depressing to discuss. Suffice it to say: in most Fortune 100 companies, IT projects get a schedule and a budget BEFORE they get requirements. Period. And managers NEVER pay for failure. (Well almost never, but never above the Group Manager level.)

I often have discussions on the lack of work ethic among younger IT workers (under 30) with my contemporaries (over 45). All I can do is point to these projects where whoever gets assigned to them is going to get crucified - so who is going to bust ass when all it will do is get them fired quicker?