On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:15 PM, John Sundman <j...@wetmachine.com> wrote:
> But remember also, Data General was the place memorialized by Tracy Kidder > in his book Soul of a New Machine, which described pretty accurately both > the cynical manipulation of young computer engineers by management, along > the lines of "churn 'em & burn 'em", and the willing collusion of the > young engineers in their own manipulation. I had 'Wish Listed' the book the last time you mentioned the book (I think). This time, I will buy and read it :-) > I cannot imagine any scenario in which I would willingly work that way for > anybody else again. > How much of this you think is due to the paltry pay off from past experiences? If you had hit the jackpot at some point, do you think your attitude would have shaped up differently?
