ROLE SEGREGATION In today's fast-paced world, everyone has multiple roles. There are a number of different roles any of us even plays within our own family, such as parent, child, grandparent, grandchild sibling, niece or nephew, aunt or uncle and so on. We also have another role as friend and the elements of that role may change based on the specific friend. We may play other roles, such as those involved with our community or volunteering for different organizations, such as our church or local hospital. These roles are typically very different than the roles we play in our work environment. Because the roles are so different, most people are very different at work than they are at home. In fact, this type of role segregation is essential. Each person needs to leave the issues surrounding work at work and those involving home at home. Of course, this is not as easily done as said but individuals will be more successful in each environment if they can keep the roles separate. Organizations also segregate roles. These are separated usually according to function or skills or specific responsibilities. Nicolette (2007), a software developer discusses what has happened over the years in IT. Early on in the field, information technology experts spoke directly with the end-user of the products, e.g., a new software application (Nicolette, 2007). But, then, it changed and IT developers found themselves spending more time in meetings about the project than actually designing and writing the program (Nicolette, 2007). This author describes the process as a series of little waterfalls wherein team members take the path of least resistance. (Nicolette, 2007). This means they