Lies, deceptions and cover-ups have become the standard of professionality.

It is impossible for me to have any respect for the likes of corporate executives who lie, deceive and cover-up and the only way to make my displeasure known is the occasional name-calling, which if you think about it, most here agree with, but it simply doesn't matter because the scoundrels are pretty much untouchable and don't pay any attention to any of us anyway--in the end it doesn't matter and they make big bucks to practice "Assertive Incompetence".

The whole object of the corporate scoundrel is to move us to make the lies, deceptions and cover-ups undiscussible [reference "The Management Trap" by Dr. Chris Argyris] and the "Politically Correct" approach used in business accomplishes this.

As long as we all tolerate this behavior there is no agent for change.

I don't know why anyone would want to support scoundrels getting away with their scams in the name of "professionality".

A final note: Given the above, I don't particularly care if I look "professional"--three words in the current term should say it all: Enron, Arthur Andersen; HP is just one among the rest of the insane horde and a triumph of image over substance when it comes to corporatespeak.

>>> Jerry Fochtman <[log in to unmask]> 03/08 11:06 AM >>> wrote:
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Also, even tho we may disagree with this decision as well as the decision to
discontinue the HP3000, we are professionals and should continue to treat 
each other as such even though there are disagreements.  Inappropriate 
remarks and name-calling only serves to lower one's credibility, not to 
help influence change.

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