On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 22:04:35 -0400, [log in to unmask] wrote:

>After not liking the post from Jerry Fochthman ....
>
>On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 15:00:20 -0700, John Burke <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>-snip
>>So I was stunned at what I perceive as a personal attack on me
>-snip-
>>An attack that is full of innuendo and half-truths.
>-snip-
>>However, that said, I'm going to take the high road
>
>But just 3 days ago, unprovoked, John Burke wrote:
>
>>I'm sure Winston Prather will be in attendance as he is now the VP and
>>GM of the High Performance Computing Division, a very high profile
>>group indeed.  All those attending should ask Winston for career
>>advice. After all, here is a guy who took what was once the flagship
>>division of HP's computing efforts, a division with deep roots in
>>HP's entry and success in computing, and apparently so f***ed it up
>>that the product line has been cancelled and the division closed down,
>>yet he ends up as a VP and GM of a very high profile division within
>>HPQ.
>
>John,
>
>Since you were looking for career advice....I would say "learn what the
>HIGH ROAD looks like, and yes, then take it!"
>
>Winston (ROTFLOL) Prather
>

and when you are HIGH UP THERE, then don't forget
They higher the climb, the deeper the fall.
Furthermore the lack of oxygen might cause problems too.
like "become cocky"

Don't present to many more roadmaps that don't exist or lead into nothing.
The customers might not trust you anymore after that or even say
"Winston is a liar".

Michael

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