Why did the engineer cross the road?

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The project manager previously indicated this particular issue wouldn't be a problem; however, the engineer foresaw this and prepared for its inevitability. "We'll cross that road when we get there", the engineer quietly said to himself during the SOW meeting.

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Because he needed the job

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Been there

because he was told too

To figure out the best way for a chicken to cross the road

For a better job.

One of our former VPs told us this in a meeting when a manager asked about work-life balance. "You don't like it, there's more jobs across the street." When TI later went on its growth trajectory, he had to walk that back....

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