Conference quark::human_relations-v1

    Nobody would believe him.
    			Steve

    KO would not use a persona - he has no need of one.  KO is not
    even read-only - he doesn't use the net at all.  His only connection
    is by DECmail.  Too bad, some of us say.
    
    					Steve

    WHAT'S HIS NODE::USERNAME ?

    Moderator's note - I changed the title of the base note to be
    more meaningful.  I request that people choose meaningful titles
    when writing notes.
    
    KO has no NODE::USERNAME address.  He has a DECmail address
    (something like "1@DECMAIL"), but I doubt he actually uses the
    terminal himself.  I understand he has no terminal in his office.
    
    					Steve

    
    FYI -- KO DOES have a terminal and accounts on both VAXmail and
    DECmail.  The only people that have access to NODE::USERNAME info
    are his direct reports.  (ie. The vice presidents and there executive
    secretaries.)  

    re: .8  
    Well, I guess that put a screeching halt to this note.  :-)

    
    "I'm an old hardware guy, they sit me down and say 'Push that key';
    something happens on the screen and they say 'Isn't that wonderful?'.
    'Yeah', I say, 'That's wonderful', but I still don't know what they're
    talking about."
    
    				- Ken Olsen, DIGITAL REVIEW 1/26/87
                                                                   
    Now, does this sound like a guy who'd take time to read notes? :-)))))
                                                                        

|    Now, does this sound like a guy who'd take time to read notes? :-)))))

Yeah. well, it sounds like a lot of the people who write notes..... ~\~ :-)


		Nigel

    I guess thats why we love him so much.  (no one from IBM would
    ever be that honest) :-) 

    I hate to sound ignorant, and I don't even know whey I went through
    all the replies to this note, because I never knew who you were
    talking about in the first place.  I guess I figured someone else
    would dare to ask.  WHO IS KO?
    

    
    
    
    	President of DIGITAL, who are you?
    
    

re: .14
>                            -< Another Kudo to DEC Orientation programs! >-

to WHAT?  never heard of 'em, what are they?

    
    Hear here!

�    < Note 197.15 by ARCANA::CONNELLY "Sing, for all the singing birds are gone" >
�                                  -< DEC 101 >-

�re: .14
�>                            -< Another Kudo to DEC Orientation programs! >-

�to WHAT?  never heard of 'em, what are they?

    
    	I didn't get the DEC orientation for 6 months after I worked
    	 here, but I made sure I knew who signed my paychecks....
    
    
    
    				-Rich
    
    p.s. - No offense to the noter who asked the question.  Merely
    	    an observation.......
    
    

        Well done "gentlmen". Care to guess whether the author of .13 is
        willing to ask another question in this file? 
        
        How many noters have written in this and other conferences to
        say that the reason that they are read-only noters is because we
        as experienced noters intimidate them, that they are affraid to
        "make a fool" of themselves or to appear ignorant. We always
        come back and say that they're welcomed and shouldn't be affraid
        of us. Then we show the deep compassion illustrated here.
        
        What's the matter, guys? Never run across an "obvious" fact you
        happened to not know? I suppose I could let you off by saying
        that "when I was your age" I was just as brash and just as
        inconsiderate, but would it really get through to you?
        
        Have a heart. 
        
        JimB. 

    re.18
    thanks jim!
    
    kelly
    (who always makes typos in notes)

    BTW KO does not sign our paychecks (those of you who get a live
    check).

>>    < Note 197.20 by MARCIE::JLAMOTTE "AAY-UH" >
>>                           -< Picky...Picky...Picky >-

>>    BTW KO does not sign our paychecks (those of you who get a live
>>    check).


    	So I was wrong.  I have direct deposit, so I haven't seen
    	 a _real_ paycheck in almost 4 years.
    
    	And, as I stated in my earlier reply, no offense was meant.  I
         just thought it was kind of humorous; like coming to live in
         the U.S., and then asking who Ronald Reagan is. :-) (no political
         comments please) :-)

    
    			-Rich_who_is_sorry_if_anyone_was_offended
    

    I'm willing to bet that someone on KO's staff, or someone on upper
    management's staff has someone who keeps tabs on these NOTES we read 
    and write...they are a window, an insight to DEC employee's thoughts
    , values, attitudes.  They also see how many are working and how
    many are reading/writing NOTES !
    
    Beware, Big Brother may be reading !

                  But do you know who the vice-president is?

    re: .23
    vice-president of what ?

    
    Win Hindle's the senior vice-president.  I looked him up in the
    annual report, since we had to give him a demo...
    
    "Is this stuff protected?"
    "Uh-huh"
    "Good."
    
    DFW

    RE: .25
    
    ...along with Mr. Shields and Mr. Smith...also senior
    vice-presidents...but then you knew that, right?
    
    :-)
    B.
    

    RE: Vice President
    
    He mentioned that coming to United States and not knowing Ronald
    Reagan.
    
    - Vikas 

    re: .26
    
    Actually, no.  Didn't have to give them demos.
    
    I'm blushin'
    DFW

    
    Re .27:
    
    	Yeah, I know who the V.P. is.  I try and ignore him, but I know
    	 who he is...  :-)
    
    
    					-Rich
    

    Who cares if he, they, or it are noters?!

    IF KEN OLSEN WERE A NOTER....HMMM... I THINK WE
    WOULD ALL BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE!!!!!!
      

"Ken Olsen, president of Digital Equipment Corp., asked during a Q&A session
after his plenary address at Autofact about any security problems with DEC's
in-house communications network which he had earlier told the audience allows
some 128,000 employees worldwide to exchange notes, responded: "It tolerates
some impertinent comments - mostly about me," drawing a roar from his standing
room only listeners."

{Electronic News Nov 7, 1988} 

    Hello Ken,
    
    I think you are doing one hell of a bang up job up there in Mass.
    
    Keep up the great work.
    
    Oh yeah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...

    To the most awesome noter of all....does he have a personal secretary
    to do his notes?
    

    Re: .34
    
    Lynne, as far as anyone can tell, Ken doesn't read NOTES at all.
    He has four secretaries just to handle his mail.  I imagine that if
    anything REALLY significant came up in NOTES that someone would
    make him aware of it.
    
    			Steve

    Steve,
    
    I'm sure  you're right.  I'm sure he doesn't have time to read notes.
    I applied for one of his secretaries jobs and was actually offered
    it.  Actually, it was secretary to Ann Jenkins, his secretary. 
    I would have been reading ALL of Ken Olsen's papermail and forwarding
    it to the proper people.  I turned down the job because I would
    have been monitored constantly on what I did to make sure that I
    wasn't doing any personal work at all (Like notes).  Sorry, not
    for me.
    
    Holly
    

    I'm sure he is very busy, but I betcha he also needs to unwind.
    He might read notes to entertain himself, after all he is only human.
    
    (no offence intended Mr. Olsen Sir.)
    
    Bill

    
    I hear he designs cabinets for workstations in his spare time.