> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of George Henke
>
> They key to control is knowledge, withholding information.
Indeed. Witness the "publick edjamacation racket".
> Have you ever had a plumber, electrician, or car mechanic, just shrug
his
> shoulders, give you a blank stare, or mutter some meaningless thing
whenever
> you start asking him legitimate questions?
I get that a lot from doctors. :-)
> IT consultants have been known to do the same thing.
>
> If you keep your clients dumb your will always be able to control,
push
> them around, tell them anything you want.
Like the "news" media? From coverage of a non-airline plane crash a
decade or so ago came this: "Witnesses said the single-engine plane
appeared to lose power in both engines."
> What's best of all you create a need, a dependency, for yourself.
Whole societies have arisen (and fallen) on that principle.
> My style has always been the opposite, to give my clients as much
> information as possible so they do NOT need me.
"Give a man a fish, and he will eat today. Teach a man how to fish, and
he will feed himself."
> I tell my clients that my job is to put myself out of a job just as
quickly
> as possible and at the least cost to them".
>
> I have been very successful at it. ;-).
:-)
-jc-
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