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To: silenceddissenter who wrote (88944)	9/12/2007 9:34:41 PM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

OT: When I was a senior in college IBM came in and hired all the people with high GPA's. IBM was the de-facto leader of the computer industry then. They thought they were getting the cream of the crop. Boy, were they ever wrong! They got cheaters, people who took the easiest classes just to get the grade, and people who were book smart but couldn't program their way out of a paper bag. We all used to laugh at the stupid arrogance of IBM. The company got exactly what it deserved over the next few decades. Also worked on a project run by IBM in the 90's. Would not do it again. Managers were clueless pencil pushers. Was paid extremely well but quit the project after one month. Didn't want to be associated with it because it was clear it was going to fail because of the IBM management style. That job never went on my resume.