Donna,

Thank you! There has been too much childish reaction around here, and I am
glad you (and Dwayne) have added some adult perspective.

At 09:39 AM 11/13/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>just because we've spent 10-15-20+ years with mpe does NOT make us morons
>or the
>equivalent of the village idiot!  we've eaten the rest of the world's
>criticism
>for so long that it sound like we believe it.  that's wrong, wrong, wrong.
>
>having so much work experience in the computer industry is valuable and
>marketable.  there may be issues of further training required for many of
>us but
>that's not an insurmountable problem.
>
>i know how this announcement is effecting all of us emotionally.  the ranting
>and raving may feel like it's helping but it's really not.  it's time to
>demonstrate to ourselves, our families and our companies that this is a
>manageable situation.  i'll say it again -- we've spent a long long time
>learning how to be computer professionals -- and this is exactly when we
>need to
>demonstrate that we are *professionals* with valuable skills and
>know-how.         - d

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Tom Brandt
Northtech Systems, Inc.
313 N. 1st Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
http://www.northtech.com/

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