> Bob W wrote: > > > This is completely OT, but I feel obliged to pass it on. > > > > At work we sell services which include a web site that we > develop and > > host for our clients. I have been helping put together a bid for a > > prospective new client, a very large and rich company that > we are keen > > to get. One of their questions is 'does our website run under > > Netscape'. I stated that we hadn't tested it under > Netscape, only IE. > > One of our marketing people got back to me: > > > > Marketing person: perhaps we haven't tested, but do we know that > > netscape works or doesn't work? > > > > Me: Without testing we can't know for sure, but I'd say > it's 99.999% > > certain that it won't work with Netscape. > > > > Marketing person: I have put in "We feel confident that our system > > will work with Netscape" > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Bob > > Mindsets like that are one of the reasons I no longer work in > any industry that is mostly political... > I'd report that guy to MY boss, and ask what, if anything, > would be done about this example of intentional dishonesty... > > I'd probably end up quitting, rather than lend my name to a > schlock outfit who doesn't give a damn about moral integrity > in business dealings. >
Actually, the end of the story is rather dull. I assumed that she had misread my previous statement, so I asked for clarification. She confirmed my suspicion and we wrote an honest, yet somehow upbeat and inspiring, statement that put us in a good light. Bob
