For those who remember the Beverly Hillbillies... ---------- From: Universal Access Canada To: UA-C Subject: The Computer Hillbillies (fwd) Date: Friday, February 13, 1998 5:35PM > >The Computer 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..." > >Windows, that is... PC's... Workstations... > > > >Well, the first thing ya know ol' Jed's an Engineer. > >The kinfolk said "Jed, move away from here". > >They said "California is the place ya oughta be", > >So he bought some donuts and he moved to Silicon Valley... > >Intel, that is... Pentium... big amusement park... > > > >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 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 start your own firm, > >Beat the competition, watch the bosses squirm. > >Millionaires, that is... Bill Gates... Larry Ellison... > > > >Y'all come back now... ya hear'! > > > >
