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list members may enjoy this little song. whitie >> >>author: Manny Marcel at Casper >>>Date: 6/3/97 6:23 AM >>> >>> >>>> >>>>Enjoy - but don't sing it out loud !! >>>> >>>> >>>>The Digital Hillbillies (sung to the tune of the Bev. Hillbillies) >>>> >>>>Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed, >>>>A poor college kid, barely kept his family fed, >>>>But then one day he was talking to a recruiter, >>>>Who said, "they pay big bucks if ya work on a computer..." >>>>UNIX, that is... NT ... Workstations ... >>>> >>>>Well, the first thing ya know ol' Jed's an Engineer. >>>>The kinfolk said "Jed, move away from here". >>>>They said "Arizona is the place ya oughta be", >>>>So he bought some donuts and he moved to Ahwatukee... >>>>Intel, that is... dry heat... no amusement parks... >>>> >>>>On his first day at work, they stuck him in a cube. >>>>Fed him more donuts and sat him at a tube. >>>>They said "your project's late, but we know just what to do. >>>>Instead of 40 hours, we'll work you 52!" >>>>OT, that is... unpaid... mandatory... >>>> >>>>The weeks rolled by and things were looking bad. >>>>Schedules started slipping and some managers were mad. >>>>They called another meeting and decided on a fix. >>>>The answer was simple... "We'll work him sixty-six!" >>>>Tired, that is... stressed out... no social life... >>>> >>>>Months turned to years and his hair was turning grey. >>>>Jed worked very hard while his life slipped away. >>>>Waiting to retire when he turned 64, >>>>Instead he got a call and was escorted out the door. >>>>Laid off, that is... de-briefed... unemployed... >>>> >>>>Now the moral of the story is listen to what you're told, >>>>Companies will use you and discard you when you're old. >>>>So gather up your friends and all and open your own firm, >>>>Beat the competition, watch the bosses squirm. >>>>Millionaires, that is... >>>> >>>>Y'all come back now... ya hear? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >