Knowledge Work

Recent e-mail thread, names redacted and text lightly edited to protect the innocent and/or guilty:

from: [email protected]
to: Barry

Hi Barry,

I am looking for an information architect for [gigantic investment bank] in NYC. Please e-mail me your resume and hrly rate and I will get back to you. XML and investment banking are a must.

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from: Barry
to: [email protected]
bcc: friendandcolleague

Hi [Recruiter],

I’m off the market now, but I will pass this requirement on to friends who might be looking.

- bc

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from: friendandcolleague
to: Barry

i will pass it along

man it’s getting hot out there

:)

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from: Barry
to: friendandcolleague

Hot enough to make me worry about another tech bubble, actually.

- bc

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from: friendandcolleague
to: Barry

oh man

here are two agenda items i saw on a whiteboard in a room i was in for a meeting

“new paradigms”
“reinvention”

nda: sign here please

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from: Barry
to: friendandcolleague

Yes. It’s time to break out the Bullshit Bingo board again.

http://www.bullshitbingo.net/cards/bullshit/

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from: friendandcolleague
to: Barry

see also http://www.dack.com/web/bullshit.html