Re: Levity in the workplace

Subject: Re: Levity in the workplace
From: Matt Ion <soundy -at- NEXTLEVEL -dot- COM>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 19:32:59 -0800

On Sat, 14 Jun 1997 22:02:33 -0400, Doreen Mannion wrote:

>2--Creative writing. We had a high-priority project for which we received no
>input from development. I gave each writer an hour to write one chapter of
>the user guide. One writer asked, "Since development is so arbitrary, can we
>be arbitrary and decide how long each chapter must be?" I said, yes, every
>chapter had to be 10 pages, no more, no less. We gave the finished product to
>my boss, who told me to give it to the dev. team leader and tell him that's
>what he'd get for a finished manual if he didn't get with the program.

I love it! Hmmm... "get with the program"? Subtle software pun? :-)

>And, most importantly, I don't hire sourpusses.

Nice thought, if you're the one doing the hiring.


Your friend and mine,
Matt
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