Re: Re : Solving IT Offshore Outsourcing

From: SuperFly (spam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/26/04

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    On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:10:09 -0600, Randy Howard
    <randy.howard@FOOmegapathdslBAR.net> wrote:

    [snip]

    >> Michael Dell started his own company whilst a teenager, so he never had to
    >> worry about impressing the boss - because he /was/ (and, presumably,
    >> remains) the boss.
    >
    >No, he just had to impress the hell out of very tall, thin, wealthy people
    >on wall street that think that only tall, thin wealthy people can manage
    >public companies so that their stocks are worth investing in. Must be why
    >the stock split so many times over the last decade or so.
    >
    >You also didn't address the point that his executives by no means fit the
    >"cookie cutter" mentality described previously. Some of the goofiest
    >folks you've ever seen have positions of large responsibility there. It
    >seems to be working.
    >
    >I'm not saying it doesn't happen, I just am in general opposed to such
    >incredibly broad sweeping statements as if they were Newton's laws.

    If you look at it from the perspective of a female employee. I think
    it's safe to say that being beautiful and having a c++ cup (no pun
    intended) will give you an edge. In the end the deciding factor is how
    well/nasty you play your office politics. But I doubt you will ever
    see a higher management secretary looking really bad :)

    I think to a lesser degree this also applies to the male employee. If
    you want to be more than just a code monkey you need to learn to how
    to play the office-politics/marketing game. And I think looking 'right
    for the job' will also help ...

    Just my 2 eurocents ..

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