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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:The Joy of Lex
Notice:A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:THEBAY::SYSTEM
Created:Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1192
Total number of notes:42769

558.0. "Do the Right Thing ?" by YIPPEE::LIRON () Fri Sep 09 1988 11:43

    "Do what is right in each situation".
    
    This seems to be the DEC motto, the very heart of 
    Corporate Culture. I agree with it wholeheartedly. 
    
    In fact, to disagree with it seems very difficult. How many 
    people have a goal of doing what is wrong or dubious ?
    
    People like Nero, Jack the Ripper, and Adolf Hitler always 
    did what they thought was the right thing to do in each situation. 
    Otherwise they wouldn't have done it.
        
    How do the honourable Joyoflexers like the phrase ?
    Of course, I like to an extend because it's so old, and I'm 
    used to it. 
    But don't you think that, while the idea is excellent, 
    the phrasing needs improvement ?
    
    	roger
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558.1BISTRO::BLOMBERGAncient Systems SupportFri Sep 09 1988 13:593
    
    You say that you agree. With what? The phrase in question doesn't
    say anything about anything, so how can you agree?
558.2and did it , myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy waayyyyyyyUNTADI::ODIJPCome up an be me sometime !Fri Sep 09 1988 15:435
    
    We should do the right thing and send this back to Euro_Forum where
    it originated .
    
    John J
558.3YIPPEE::LIRONFri Sep 09 1988 17:5511
    re .2
    The PHILOSOPHY behind the phrase has been discussed many times
    in many conferences. This is merely to talk about the WORDING
    of one of the most popular phrases used to describe it.
    
    re .1
    I agree with the philosophy, but the slogan (Do the right thing) 
    says very little indeed.
    Could anybody propose a better one ?
    
    	roger    
558.4;-)FNYFS::WYNFORDScribbling LoonFri Sep 09 1988 19:128
>    We should do the right thing and send this back to Euro_Forum where
>    it originated .
    
Is this retaliation for Euro_Forum sending topics to other conferences,
most recently being to JOYOFLEX?

Gavin
(co-mod of E_F)
558.5Left confusedKAOFS::S_BROOKHere today and here again tomorrowFri Sep 09 1988 19:1715
    re .1 & .3
    
    I'll gladly re-phrase it ...
    
    Do the right thing for yourself
    Do the right thing for the customer
    Do the right thing for your manager
    Do the right thing for Digital
    
    Since many of these are conflicting, may I propose a new oxymoron:
    
    Do the right thing
    
    stuart who_thought_about_becoming_lefthanded_and_doing_the_left_thing
    
558.6It's so simpleBISTRO::BLOMBERGAncient Systems SupportMon Sep 12 1988 11:299
    Re .-1
    
    By doing the right thing for the customer I hope I'm doing
             the right thing for my manager, who makes sure we do
             the right thing for Digital, which *hopefully* is
             the right thing for myself?
    
    I better check with my wife what's the right thing for me.
    
558.7That's a definite maybe !KAOFS::S_BROOKHere today and here again tomorrowWed Sep 14 1988 00:181
    Too many if's and maybe's in that for mt liking !!!!!