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From: rob@ctvax
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Info on EDS
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Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 17:39:00 EST
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Nf-From: ctvax!rob    Dec  4 16:39:00 1985


Ah EDS! A few anecdotes:

I understand that Ross (the Boss) drives a bullet-proofed Chevy.

I think the current dress code for male employees includes suits,
white or solid pastel colored shirts and a tie. Moustaches are now
permitted but beards are not.

I hear tales of employees getting 2am phone calls telling them 
which 6am flight they are on!

Some EDS people keep their passports in their briefcases.

A lot of the GM employees were very nervous about being transferred
to EDS and losing their automatic cost-of-living raises, paid 
overtime etc. Rumor has it that EDS would shut down a whole 
data center and start it somewhere else to avoid union trouble.

Don't flame about how YOU wouldn't put up with all this. EDS is 
very up front with how they run things, and it is my understanding
that they take very good care of their employees who are willing
to do things their way.

Two final points: when EDS commits to a job, they throw in whatever
it takes to get it done.

Ask yourself, if you were working on contract in a Middle Eastern
country that had a revolution and incarcerated you as an Imperialist
lackey, would your company pay for a mercenary force to spring you?

Rob Spray
ctvax!rob