Bob W wrote:
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"
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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
It may be dull, but it's good to know.
