From: Richard S. Holmes (rsholmes_at_MailBox.syr.edu)
Date: Tue Feb 03 2004 - 08:19:20 PST
Joshua <joshua_at_bearsend.ca> writes: > I completely put off this project at work. Then finally when other > people started to realize I was the bottleneck I took over the project > completely and started calling the shots to cover how late it was. I > was constantly maneuvering to prevent anyone else on the project from > reporting to anyone outside the project without going through me. > Finally, someone higher up got annoyed at how long the other guys were > taking and asked me what was wrong with them. I said "It's not their > fault. We're behind schedule because I wanted it that way". > He replied, "Oh, okay.". That was it. No consequences at all - I > sure didn't expect that. > I figure the moral of this story is: "don't do today what you can put > off indefinitely." For the rest of this round all valid anecdotes must > contain a moral. > > > > > > > > > ===== > Everyone knows, when you make an assumption, you make an ass out of u and mption. -s.l.j in t.l.k.g > > Validity: No problems. Contains unexpected consequences. Also contains a moral. This means the set of "all valid anecdotes" after (the first) 221:b does indeed contain "a moral", so that restriction is now satisfied. (Strictly speaking I suppose the validity of the first 221:b could not be established until now.) Style: Looks awfully familiar, doesn't it? I'm afraid double posting is just not stylish. -1.5. -- - Rich Holmes Parish, NY
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