[geeks] my head just went explodey

Kurt Huhn kurt at k-huhn.com
Sat Apr 2 22:32:37 CST 2005


On Apr 2, 2005, at 9:21 PM, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 09:17:23PM -0500, Kurt Huhn wrote:
>> On Apr 2, 2005, at 8:34 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote:
>>>
>>> Yup.  It's not entirely by my choice.  IT re-org in mid-January,
>>> halfway
>>> through the contract phase of what was supposed to be 
>>> contract-to-hire;
>>> new CTO won't let any division hire any IT staffer who doesn't have 
>>> an
>>> MCSE.  Even for the Cork site that's almost 100% Unix.
>>>
>>
>> My God, how does one become so stupid?
>
> My guess would be that the CTO does not have a great deal of
> hard-science or math background in his CV, or even that sort of
> background in his hobbies or other parts of his life.
>
> Thus he is going by "feeeelings" instead of a series of rational
> decisions.
>

Or what the MS rep with the brown envelope full of tee times told 
him....

--
Kurt Huhn         "A rebel I came, and I'll die just the same
kurt at k-huhn.com    On the cold winds of night you will find me"
                                        --Seven Nations



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