Re: controversial paper

From: Mxsmanic (mxsmanic_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/28/03 

Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 06:06:24 +0200

Tom St Denis writes:

> Long story short when I was a couple years younger I
> was pissed at my boss about work ethics and aired it
> publicly [really bad idea].

Oh, I've done that before, and I've never regretted it.

> At least I learned a very powerful lesson.

The lesson I learned was that sometimes you can get your management
fired by blowing the whistle, when it is in the company's best interest.

> Share the facts privately and always aim to please.

My loyalty in a company is to the company, not to my immediate
management. This turns out to work pretty well, if you talk to everyone
and not just your boss. 

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