C.S.Y2K 1/29/1998 Cory Hamasaki on the IRS
'Y2K problems at IRS, CIO to be fired'
Revenge of the code-heads.
John
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'More details in the next DC Weather Report. This is an interim bulletin.
Charles "Chuckie" Rossotti Goes Wild.
Y2K Chaos at the IRS. Heads to roll. CIO to be fired.
Hammered by geek bailouts, failed projects, Y2K remediation efforts
floundering, the chaos at the IRS continues.
Chuckie Rossotti, charged with renovating the IRS, faced with the endless meetings, waffling, looming Y2K system failures, clueless management, is preparing for a long overdue, top to bottom house cleaning. At this very moment, a determined Rossotti is sharping a double headed ax on a giant stone wheel, sparks fly, sweat runs down his massive arms, "those pointy hairs have screwed up long enough, I'm tired of the delays, times up", he snarls as the
firelight casts a huge shadow behind him. The wheel spins and the ax shreeks as it takes a razor edge, a pointy-hair-head lopping edge.
First order of business is firing the current CIO and his giant staff of horn-hairs. These PHM's were brought in at high salaries, they will be gone by Y2K minus 620. Those are the idiots who made Frank's life miserable, were trying to RIF hundreds of programmers in the last year, and chased the magic business process reengineering will 'o the wisp.
Rossotti has decided, gone, adios, aloha, sayonara to the CIO...
Second order of business is getting the d*mn work done. The new Rossotti restructured IRS will have half the levels of management as the old, less meeting attenders and more code crankers... that's what the ax is for, attend meetings? Meet the ax. Rossotti swings the ax, side to side, it makes a whooshing sound, "Ha-ha.", he shouts, "this organization will work... or else. Ha-ha!"
Third order of business... raises and bonuses for the geeks. Crank code, know what a CCW is, work hard and prosper in the new world order. Rossotti reaches behind him and pushes a large basket forward, double eagles spill across the floor, they clink, flash, and reflect the firelight.
Fourth, this organization will work. period.
wha, what, where am I? what was that.... a dream, did I get into the grape again, is this a troll, am I making this up, or did I get a secret message from an insider who knows Chuckie Rossotti and is one of his hand picked code crankers... ...I hope I didn't leak the firings too soon.
Stay tuned to the DC Weather Reports as the king of cluelessness continues to run his keyboard with strange tales from DC, the land where the mayor drops his pants on the evening news...
cory hamasaki 82 days until the IRS CIO is fired.' |
