You're Fired!

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2 total messages Started by ent... Mr. Wow Thu, 14 Dec 1989 05:58

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Author: ent... Mr. Wow
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1989 05:58

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Once, long ago, I heard a story about an IBM employee who
committed some heinous crime against IBM.  When he arrived
at work the next morning, he discovered that all his office
furniture was out on the sidewalk in front of the building.
Gasoline was poured over his desk, his file cabinet, and his
chair, and they were set afire before his eyes.

Can anyone substantiate this?

-- 

		The wicked flee when no one pursueth.
Mark-Jason Dominus 	   ent...@pawl.rpi.EDU	     entropy@rpitsmts (BITnet)

Re: You're Fired!

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Author: cass... David Casseres
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1989 02:13

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In article <J9~8Q#@rpi.edu> ent...@pawl.rpi.edu (Mr. Wow) writes:
> Once, long ago, I heard a story about an IBM employee who
> committed some heinous crime against IBM.  When he arrived
> at work the next morning, he discovered that all his office
> furniture was out on the sidewalk in front of the building.
> Gasoline was poured over his desk, his file cabinet, and his
> chair, and they were set afire before his eyes.

I don't believe IBM would ever do anything so undignified.  I heard this 
story some years ago about some small Silicon Valley outfit, back in the 
days when the programmers wrote 6502 BASIC interpreters while smoking 
grass and the management made million-dollar deals while snorting coke 
(yes, there was a class system...).  But I can't remember what company it 
was supposed to be.

David Casseres

Exclaimer:  Hey!

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