[Dixielandjazz] Musicians as programmers

[Will Connelly]

That paragraph gave me a four star chuckle, Paul, although somehow your
word processor must have changed "shorts" to "shirts". 
Kindly,
Will Connelly

"Edgerton, Paul A" wrote:
> 
> > So, how did you segue from music major to systems engineer????
> 
> My employer (EDS) also has music majors on it's recruiting profile. But the
> real fault lies squarely with Bob Williams. He told them some wild story
> about how smart I was supposed to be. They were so overwhelmed by his native
> charm that they forgot to check this until I had cleared the probationary
> period and it was too late to change their mind. Now that they've invested
> so much in training me to feed myself without soiling my corporate-logo
> shirts that they dare not risk starting over again with another recruit.