"Enron was still considered a decent company." This part wasn't true. I lived then, as I do now, in Houston. In 2000, I was a partner in a custom software/inte

"Enron was still considered a decent company." This part wasn't true. I lived then, as I do now, in Houston. In 2000, I was a partner in a custom software/internet technology professional services company. (Back then, you could charge lots of money to help people build intranets; it was GREAT!) Enron had bids out all over to do custom work for them, but it was also super common knowledge -- at least locally -- that if you wanted to get paid, you needed to insist on a fat retainer, because Enron absolutely would not pay on time, or maybe ever if they thought they could get away with stiffing you.