My Funny Clementine

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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Some aphorisms..

In the IT and ITES world.. you say some and mean some.. found this on one of my files...

Major Technological Breakthrough
-- Back to the drawing board.

Developed after years of intensive research
-- It was discovered by accident.

Project slightly behind original schedule due to unforeseen difficulties
-- We are working on something else.

Customer satisfaction is believed assured
-- We are so far behind schedule that the customer was happy to get anything at all from us.

The design will be finalized in the next reporting period
-- We haven't started this job yet, but we've got to say something.

Test results were extremely gratifying
-- It works, and are we surprised!

Extensive effort is being applied on a fresh approach to the problem
-- We just hired three new guys; we'll let them kick it around for a while.

Preliminary operational tests are inconclusive
-- The darn thing blew up when we threw the switch.

Modifications are underway to correct certain minor difficulties
-- We threw the whole thing out and are starting from scratch.

PS. Have put in my papers. Its time for a new place and new job.

8 Comments:

Blogger Janaki said...

thanks, j

1:47 AM  
Blogger Annie Zaidi said...

yippeee!
and suddenly that funny old song popped up in my head 'she'll be wearing pink pajamas when she comes...singing nanannanaaa'

6:16 AM  
Blogger Janaki said...

hey annie :D.. my widest smile possible...

12:15 PM  
Blogger thoughts said...

that was very funny !

3:03 PM  
Blogger zigzackly said...

Hey. All the best with whatever and wherever the new job and new place is.

6:40 AM  
Blogger Janaki said...

hey zigzackly.. thanks...

12:15 PM  
Blogger shyam said...

Welcome to the hoppers club and all the best. Does it not feel lovely to dump all that baggage behind for brand new ones?

12:03 PM  
Blogger Janaki said...

Codey, Its a superb and liberating feeling! I don't do it often enough.

9:05 AM  

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