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Too many lawyers who want to look useful. I actually remember my boss telling me to put bullshit clauses in contract drafts so that those people have something
by praptak 16y ago
Too many lawyers who want to look useful.
I actually remember my boss telling me to put bullshit clauses in contract drafts so that those people have something to chew at and refrain from messing with the actual matter of the contract.
- patrickk 16y agoReminds me of this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2349378/new-programming-jargon-you-coined/2444361#2444361 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2349378/new-programming-j... It was on HN a while back.
- bambax 16y agoThis is a well known tactic, and it works. When discussing a list of points in a meeting, the secret is to have a big controversial question come up first (that you don't actually care about): dealing with this first question eats up time, but what's better, it exhausts everyone. Then all the following points are much easier to sell.