>The "true" list at the end, like a Hollywood ending, was probably not necessary. I sometimes think that, being of an inherently analytical bent, engineers ten

>The "true" list at the end, like a Hollywood ending, was probably not necessary. I sometimes think that, being of an inherently analytical bent, engineers tend to underestimate the inability of others to add facts and observations together into a coherent truth. As I read the original list, although I saw it clearly for what it was, I felt my blood pressure rise. It fairly accurately describes the apparent attitudes of some senior managers I have suffered over the years.