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The quote below was one that I always had posted in my
office... next to "Sometimes it's just time to shoot the
engineer and start production" -- a sign from one of
my subcontractors. Wouldn't put it up if you work at
the USPS, though... ;)
--
Alexia Prendergast
Senior Technical Writer
Seagate Software
alexiap -at- sems -dot- com
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>From: JIMCHEVAL -at- AOL -dot- COM[SMTP:JIMCHEVAL -at- AOL -dot- COM]
>Sent: Saturday, June 07, 1997 12:29 PM
>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>Subject: Re: Contractor Question -- Customer-Induced Delays
>
>...I always loved - but have never dared to use - the phrase I saw in one
>shop
>when I was a programmer:
>
>"A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my
>part."...
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