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Subject: Re: WORST kiss of death - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 2-Jul-84 18:06:00 EDT
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convex!sheppard    Jul  2 17:06:00 1984

Regarding the label "rich engineer" - think about it a minute. If
you were employed in one of those "career limited" (read wage limited)
occupations, possibly with children, just making ends meet and with
no relief in sight - what would appeal to you? You see an engineer
that's doing reasonably well and moving up, probably making 2-3 times
what you are. You wouldn't consider that to be rich, but you sure
would see it as a way out. Even if you kept working at that limited
job, you wouldn't have to worry about being able to pay the rent the
next time it goes up.

This is basically survival instinct and conditioning. It can make
you do some extreme things. I haven't been involved with such a
situation, but I have been close enough to more than one to see what
is going on.


Andy Sheppard
Convex Computer Corporation