[2337] in Humor
silly valley?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Johanna Bobrow)
Thu Jun 11 09:16:45 1998
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 09:11:08 EDT
From: Johanna Bobrow <johanna@MIT.EDU>
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> The Computer Hillbillies
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>
> Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed,
> A poor college kid, barely kept his family fed,
> But one day he was talking to a recruiter,
> Who said, "they pay big bucks if ya work on a computer..."
>
> UNIX, that is... CRTs... 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 a box of donuts and he moved to Ahwatukee...
>
> Intel, that is... dry heat... no amusement parks...
>
> On his first day at work, they stuck him in a cube.
> Fed him mo' donuts and sat him at a tube.
> Said "yo project's outta budget, but we know just what to do.
> Instead of 40 hours, we'll work you 52!"
>
> OT, that is... unpaid... mandatory...
>
> The weeks rolled by and things were looking bad.
> Schedules were slipping and the boss was getting mad.
> They called another meeting and decided on a fix.
> The answer was simple... "We'll work him sixty-six!"
>
> Tired, that is... stressed out... no social life...
>
> Months turned to years and his hair was turning grey.
> Jed worked hard while his life just slipped away.
> Waiting to retire when he turned to 64,
> Instead he got a call and escorted out the door.
>
> Laid off, that is... lead hand shake... unemployed...
>
> Now the moral of the story is listen to what you're told,
> Companies will use you and discard you when you're old.
> So gather up your friends and start your own firm,
> Beat the competition, watch the bosses squirm.
>
> Millionaires, that is... Bill Gates... Steve Jobs...
>
> Y'all come back now... ya hear'
