On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:14:49 -0500, McKown, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark H. Young >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:07 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: "MVS Experience" >> > ><snip> > >> What I meant was hiring us "MVS veterans" is a Win-Win >> situation for the >> employer, company, management, their bottom line, AND the >> younger folks >> who work there too. >> > >That is a "positive sum game". A "positive sum game" is one in which you >come out of the game "ahead" of where you were before entering the game. >A "zero sum game" is one in which you neither win nor lose. You come out >no worse or better than you were before. A "negative sum game" is one in >which you lose. You come out worse off than you were before. > >John McKown I had the word "positive" in mind, but it didn't sound right? OK, I've been corrected. THANX, Mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
