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05/01/07 13:35
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 		 #138384 - That's German logic
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Christoph Franck said:


And all the people on the ladder between me and him were also engineers when they started out.

One of the nice things about working at that place.



That must a peculiar German thing - the application of sensible logic to management. In the UK there is a tradition that the less you know about the product the better you can manage it.

It was said of the people that ran British Steel for example, that they wouldn't see a blast furnace until they were dead..

Steve


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are you happy in an engineering job?            01/01/70 00:00      
   you need to sign this, then...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Ta.            01/01/70 00:00      
         I got offered this job as a result of ..erm            01/01/70 00:00      
            Psychopathic? Me? YOU'RE FIRED!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Causality            01/01/70 00:00      
               typicaly male,they start out torturing cats            01/01/70 00:00      
            Climb the greasy pole            01/01/70 00:00      
            Psyco MD            01/01/70 00:00      
               Relatives            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Oldham            01/01/70 00:00      
   Employment ?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Then you have to be the pointy-haired one! :-(            01/01/70 00:00      
         smoking            01/01/70 00:00      
            Patrol Duty...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Been there..            01/01/70 00:00      
      Self Employeed            01/01/70 00:00      
   The Other side of the coin            01/01/70 00:00      
      Both sides of the coin.            01/01/70 00:00      
   There's a reason ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      A couple thoughts...            01/01/70 00:00      
         You can spot the type by attention to detail            01/01/70 00:00      
            I dont think its always true.            01/01/70 00:00      
               Sometimes it's just sloppy workmanship            01/01/70 00:00      
            Does this mean...            01/01/70 00:00      
               The commute would be prohibitive            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Good indicator            01/01/70 00:00      
            Up to a point...            01/01/70 00:00      
               perhaps so ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Cpeling kompetesyon            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I don\'t know either.            01/01/70 00:00      
                     it says the etymology is unclear            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Even that is unclear!            01/01/70 00:00      
   PHBs            01/01/70 00:00      
   Some time ago ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      That's German logic            01/01/70 00:00      
         Maybe, or ...            01/01/70 00:00      

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