[geeks] Now for something completely geek

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm at mendelson.com>
" 
" On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 09:14:38AM -0400, Sandwich Maker wrote:
" > they are often hired solely for their military contacts.  abilities
" > are irrelevant.
" 
" Actually, I think they are hired so that the current brass knows that if they
" are nice to a particular vendor, when they retire, there will be a good
" job waiting for them.
" 
" Ex-military usually get far better benefits than regular new hires. For 
" example accelerated pensions, top medical, top vacation, as if they had
" been working for the company for 30 years, instead of in the military.

either way, the point is to steer business toward the vendor
regardless of merit.  abilities are irrelevant.

in a sense, they -have- been 'working' for the vendor for 30 years...
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