Weirdest Conservation Law

[selenite0]

It's my second-to-last day here. My manager just popped in to ask my about a guy's resume. Seems he's working at Pioneer Rocketplane (my former start-up) and Mike wanted to get my opinion of him. I don't know him, so he probably hired in after 2000, but he's in the alumni database (Pioneer only hires MIT grads if possible).

I told Mike that anybody Mitch hired will be brilliant but possibly a little vulnerable to con artists. And if he hires the guy I want a call from him so I can get some gossip.

I find it really amusing that NPOESS may continue to have a Pioneer vet after I leave.

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[patgund.livejournal.com]

And if he hires the guy I want a call from him so I can get some gossip.

(Laugh!) Sounds like this lab. "Oh you work there? I worked there (blank) years ago. Is (Dr. Idiot Boss) still an unreasonable jerk??"

[selenite.livejournal.com]

We once encountered a former co-worker driving down the 405--saw his car, pulled alongside, exchanged waves. Traffic pulled us apart but he fought his way back to us, rolled down his window, and shouted "Mitch is still a jerk!" I believed him.

Actually, I'm looking for one specific piece of info from this guy. One member of the team was showing every sign of being willing to sacrifice his marriage for that doomed cause and I want to know which way it came out. celticdragonfly suspects the answer may be an amazed "Scardera has a family?"

Sigh. Some things are worth great sacrifices. Preserving the illusion that Mitch's great idea has not failed is not one of them.

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

>I told Mike that anybody Mitch hired will be brilliant

You are SO modest, darling. ;-)

[selenite.livejournal.com]

Modesty's not one of my best features, I grant.

I did realize how arrogant that must have sounded . . . a few hours later.