That reminds me of a bank I did some work for. They needed some custom reports generated from their database. When I arrived I sat down and took note on the field names and such. After a few minutes the guy from the bank asked what I was doing. I told him that I need the names of the field to generate the reports for him. He looked at me puzzled for a moment and then said, "I was just going to put the database on you laptop". This database contained customer information such as; name, address, SS#, birthdate, city of birth, mother's maiden name, bank acount #, pin #s, morgage info, and car loans. Even though I tried to explain to him why he shouldn't put a copy of the database on my laptop he was convinced that was the only way I could get the job done. After I had finished the program and got paid, I transfered my account to another bank.

In reply to RE: OT - Corporate Stupidity by c-era
in thread OT - Corporate Stupidity by Ovid

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