June 2007 - Posts

The San Francisco Rumors Have To Stop

Deryl, Kyle, Robert, Tom and I went to San Francisco on a Business Trip and several rumors have been floating around. Rumors are not good for a company. The purpose of this post is to put an end to those rumors before they spread further.

  1. Tom did go on the trip. He was there ready to support the team. All the rumors about him being at the beach, driving around town in a Cadillac with a hot blonde at his side, sleeping in late while the team was engaged with the client -- all false -- just rumors.
  2. Robert did not sneak out one night to go Salsa dancing. Robert is not a mean Irish drunk. Robert has clean ears because he uses Q-tips on a daily basis. If you heard any of these rumors -- they are false.
  3. Kyle did not lose his shirt at a bar. Kyle did not get a Butterfly tattoo with the words "Lola" underneath.
  4. Deryl does not have a caffeine addiction. He is not a big whiny baby that has to have a Starbucks before he can actually work.
  5. John did not perpetuate the stereotype that Asians are bad drivers. John did not get lost looking for a Target and end up at the Airport departure gates. A girl on a moped did not pass John. Impatient California drivers did not honk at John. John did not get dirty looks from an angry lady who thought he parked too close to her. John did not break the oil pan of the mini van. 

These rumors must stop. 

 

 

Posted 21 June 2007 09:58 AM by jbalod | no comments
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Weekly Telligent Haiku Topic: Our refrigerator

This is an experiment. It has been my observation that along with superior technical talent, there also exists a creative aspect of Telligenti that longs to be surfaced.

Through the use of the Haiku, I invite others to express themselves.

I hope that this will be first of a series. This week's topic: The Telligent Refrigerator.

My Entry:

Clean, clean is our fridge
The stench of past meals now gone
Laura we love you

Please -- try it yourself -- it is both easier and harder than it looks...

Posted 06 June 2007 10:22 PM by jbalod | 1 comment(s)
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Top 10 things NOT to say when interviewing for a Telligent Program Manager position

Over the last several weeks we have been conducting interviews for new positions, among these are Telligent Program Manager positions. We have talked to several great candidates, and some, uh..not so great.

As a public service I thought I would post the Top 10 things NOT to say when interviewing for a Telligent Program Manager position:

10. "...so I told the developers to go ahead and start coding while I went and gathered the requirements..."

9. "...who is the hot blonde that runs the office -- does she have a boyfriend?"

8. "...I'm not really a fan of Microsoft technologies..."

7. "Are any of your projects done in COBOL?"

6. "Every single project I have managed has been on time and on budget -- I have never made a mistake..."

5. "I like that dress is casual at Telligent -- is it true that bathing is also optional?"

4. "You mean, as a Program Manager I would be expected to actually respond to every email directed towards me -- wow, that's asking a lot..."

3. "I feel that I should estimate the project without having to get input from the people who will actually build the site, after all, I am the Program Manager..."

2. "Sure I work well with others -- those assault cases were anomalies..."

1. "Personally, I think social networking and community sites are just a passing fad..."

Posted 01 June 2007 08:38 PM by jbalod | 5 comment(s)
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