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Ballad of Computer Hillbillies
(sung to the tune of the TV show 'The Beverly Hillbillies'
Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed, A poor college
kid, barely kept his family fed, But then one day he was talking
to a recruiter, who said, "They pay big bucks if ya work on a
computer..."
UNIX, that is. CRTs. Workstations.
Well, the first thing ya know ole Jed's an Engineer. The kinfolk
said "Jed, move away from here". They said "Arizona is the place
ya oughta be", So he bought some donuts and moved to Ahwatukee.
Intel, that is. Dry heat. No amusement parks
On his first day at work, they stuck him in a cube. Fed him more
donuts and sat him at a tube. They said "your project's late,
but we know just what to do. Instead of 40 hours, we'll work you
52!"
O.T. that is. Unpaid. Mandatory
The weeks rolled by and things were looking bad. Schedules
started slipping and some managers were mad. They called another
meeting and decided on a fix. The answer was quite simple,
"We'll work him 66!"
Hours, that is. Stressed out. No social life.
Months turned to years and his hair was turning grey. Jed worked
very hard while his life slipped away. Waiting to retire when he
turned 64, Instead he got a call and escorted out the door.
Laid off, that is. De-briefed. Unemployed.
Now the moral of the story is listen to what you're told:
Companies will use you and discard you when you're old. So
gather up your friends and start your own firm, beat the
competition, watch the bosses squirm.
Millionaires, that is. Bill Gates. Steve Case.
Y'all come back now ya hear?
Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed, A poor college
kid, barely kept his family fed, But then one day he was talking
to a recruiter, who said, "They pay big bucks if ya work on a
computer..."
UNIX, that is. CRTs. Workstations.
Well, the first thing ya know ole Jed's an Engineer. The kinfolk
said "Jed, move away from here". They said "Arizona is the place
ya oughta be", So he bought some donuts and moved to Ahwatukee.
Intel, that is. Dry heat. No amusement parks
On his first day at work, they stuck him in a cube. Fed him more
donuts and sat him at a tube. They said "your project's late,
but we know just what to do. Instead of 40 hours, we'll work you
52!"
O.T. that is. Unpaid. Mandatory
The weeks rolled by and things were looking bad. Schedules
started slipping and some managers were mad. They called another
meeting and decided on a fix. The answer was quite simple,
"We'll work him 66!"
Hours, that is. Stressed out. No social life.
Months turned to years and his hair was turning grey. Jed worked
very hard while his life slipped away. Waiting to retire when he
turned 64, Instead he got a call and escorted out the door.
Laid off, that is. De-briefed. Unemployed.
Now the moral of the story is listen to what you're told:
Companies will use you and discard you when you're old. So
gather up your friends and start your own firm, beat the
competition, watch the bosses squirm.
Millionaires, that is. Bill Gates. Steve Case.
Y'all come back now ya hear?
<FONT SIZE=4>... ROTFLMAO<SUP>tm</SUP> ...
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