[24936] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Tech contact for Qwest?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mr. James W. Laferriere)
Mon Aug 23 15:43:06 1999
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 12:31:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com>
To: Stephen Sprunk <ssprunk@cisco.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <00f101beed85$627942e0$672544ab@cisco.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Hello All, Statement #1 below is -SO- true . From -very- recent
experience . Sorry about the 'me-2' . JimL
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
> Actually, the tendency I've seen in most non-ISP companies is that the
> companies shell out an increasing amount of money for progressively less
> clue, dump more and more work on a shrinking staff, and continue to ignore
> everything they say. Maybe ISPs/Telcos are different.
>
> I don't believe clue is getting sparse; I think that the clueful refuse to
> work for non-clued management, and they're getting better at spotting it and
> realizing that obscene salaries really aren't worth putting up with all the
> BS.
>
> As Randy said, clue attracts clue.
>
> S
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