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Subject:Re: permission for keeping writing samples From:Kent Newton <KentN -at- METRIX-INC -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 16 Feb 1996 13:32:00 PST
On Friday, February 16, 1996 1:55 AM, John Hedtke wrote (in response to
Brad Barnes' post about asking your employer's permission to use
copyrighted work in one's portfolio):
>I am keenly reminded of the old saw about "Never ask a question you
>don't want to hear a 'No' to."
My boss once told me "It is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask
permission." That's one thing he told me I'll never forget.
Kent Newton
Senior Technical Writer
Metrix, Inc.
kentn -at- metrix-inc -dot- com
