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HUMOR: The Engineer Song
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Tue Oct 24 13:44:16 1995
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 13:37:11 EDT
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 21:50:13 -0700
From: connie@interserve.com (Connie Kleinjans)
Subject: HUMOR: The Engineer's Song
From numerous generous people :)
Engineer's Song
The Engineer's Song
(Sung to the Tune of the Beverly Hillbillies)
Come and listen to a story bout a man named Jed,
A poor College Kid barely kept his family fed,
But then one day he was talking to a recruiter,
He said " They'll pay ya big bucks if ya work on a computer",
VAX that is... CRT's... Workstations;
Well the first thing ya know ol' Jed's an Engineer,
The kinfolk said "Jed move away from here",
They said "Arizona is the place ya oughta be",
So he bought some donuts and moved to Ahwatukee,
Motorola that is... dry heat... no amusement parks;
On his first day at work they stuck him in a cube,
Fed him more donuts and sat him at a tube,
They said "Your project's late but we know just what to do,
Instead of 40 hours, we'll work you fifty-two!"
OT that is... Unpaid... Mandatory
The weeks rolled by and things were looking bad,
Some schedules slipped and some managers were mad,
They called another meeting and decided on a fix,
They answer was simple, "We'll work him sixty-six"
Tired that is... Stressed... No social life
Months turned into years and his hair was turning gray,
Jed worked hard while his life slipped away,
Waiting to retire when he turned sixty-four,
Instead he got a call and they escorted him out the door,
Laid-off that is... Debriefed... Unemployed...
