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Diane -- and I ask this question with respect -- do you tell the story partly to identify the shortcomings of *not* having gotten the expected training?
Again, with respect, it does seem to me that the concept of the bell curve is one that most managers would reasonably expect their technical employees to know.
Before closing, let me make it clear that I respect all that your son has accomplished.
--Nancy
>From: "Evans, Diane L (Rosetta)" <diane_evans -at- merck -dot- com>
.As the manager was pontificating on the use of bell curves,
>Daryl looked very confused. The manager said, "You know, bell curves.
>How did you ever get out of college without knowing about bell curves?"
>He mumbled a reply, but thought, "By not attending to begin with?"
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