Re: Herd instincts?

On Nov 19, 11:05 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terr...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:

On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:29:09 -0800, "Herbert John \"Jackie\" Gleason"
<BufordTJust...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Slowman hits a home run.

Looked like a foul ball to me.

PhD's, in industry settings, are the least productive of all
employees... least cash-flow per dollar invested.

For example, Bob Widlar didn't even complete his undergraduate degree
until many years in industry.

And Slowman can't hold a job.

That's because he's busy holding his wife's purse.

Nice try. In fact I've never had any trouble holding a job once I've
got it (granting that the job has continued to exist).

Jim Thompson has managed to confuse getting a job - where I've not
been doing too well recently, probably because I'm too old to suit
Dutch personnel departments - with holding a job.

Getting a job requires moderately well developed presentation skills -
not an area where I've put in a lot of effort.

Holding a job requires that you do the work, and I've always done it
better than most.

Jim is - as usual - out of touch with reality - which probably helps
him present his (admittedly above average) design skills as if he was
another Bob Widlar, Hans Camenzind or Barry Gilbert. Guys like that do
get hired, but they don't last - and Jim did leave Motorola because
they didn't want to keep on using his team.

--
Bill Sloman, Nijmegen
.

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