... it turns out that businesses are only concerned about making money! They are only constrained by those laws, morals, or ethics that have a negative impact on profits! Shocking!

The average CEO in America makes $13.8 million per year (https://www.glassdoor.com/research/ceo-pay-ratio/), so when we start replacing CEOs with AIs, we'll save a fortune!!

There was a man flying in a balloon. It was a beautiful day, but the wind came up and blew the balloon off course, and soon the man was hopelessly lost. Eventually, he let some of the air out of the balloon, and drifted down until he was floating low over a field, where he saw another man walking his dog.

The man in the balloon called to the man in the field and said, "Hello! Can you tell me where I am?"

The man in the field said, "You're in a balloon, floating about 40 feet above a field."

"You must be a developer," said the man in the balloon.

"Yes, I am. How did you know?" said the man in the field.

"Because what you've told me is technically accurate, but it's of no use whatsoever," said the man in the balloon.

"You must be a manager," said the main in the field.

"Yes, I am. How did you know?" said the man in the balloon.

"Because you don't know where you are, you don't know how you got here, and you don't know how to get out of the situation you're in, but somehow it's my fault," said the man in the field.

Two things never to forget:
1. CYA: Cover Your A$$ - always make sure that you have documentation to back up what you say happened in the course of a given project. If it isn't documented, it didn't happen. Always get written acknowledgement from all parties involved in any kind of agreement (email is fine).
2. Companies are in business to make a profit. Everything a company does is for this purpose. Even when companies treat employees well, it's only to increase profits. The executives who run the show would lay you off tomorrow if they thought they could do so and improve their bottom line, and they'd lose not a wink of sleep.

How soon they forget Microsoft Bob ...

OK, I *would* definitely get this for my kids, except that I'm in the US and can't get it. Ah well ...

I will definitely get this for my kids, especially since we are Dr. Who fans. I have great memories of playing Robot Odyssey, which had logic gates that you could "solder" together. Later on, I played RoboSport by Maxis, which wasn't as sophisticated but was still fun. Any others that people out there remember?

I got my English major in 1988. I've been employed continuously since then, with the exception of a few months during the bursting of the tech bubble. I did not obtain a second degree (however, I have accumulated a fair amount of work experience over the last 26 years).

The title of this post could be interpreted as sarcastic, but it is totally possible to improve your people skills, especially if you think that's where your problem is. Early on, I considered myself a total socially awkward introvert, but turned that around by reading books like this and working on my social skills. Sounds corny, but it works. Classic advice, good book: http://www.dalecarnegie.com/da...

The problem is that a new generation of hotshots will just come along to replace the ones that have grown up and want sane working conditions.

The next contest will be to see who can write an automated paper generator that fools the plagiarism detector.

> If prisons are full of white-collar criminals, then who's running the country?

The white-collar criminals who are able to exonerate themselves and their friends?