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| 2822.1 | Nothing NOTEworthy. 8^) | SYORPD::DEEP | Bob Deep - SYO, DTN 256-5708 | Wed Dec 22 1993 11:30 | 3 |
| I received it. I read it. Mostly common sense.
Bob
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| 2822.2 | Did they only send to people they thought needed it? :-) :-) | ROWLET::AINSLEY | Less than 150 kts. is TOO slow! | Wed Dec 22 1993 11:48 | 1 |
| Haven't received it.
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| 2822.3 | | NACAD::SHERMAN | Steve NACAD::Sherman DTN 226-6992, LKG2-A/R05 pole AA2 | Wed Dec 22 1993 12:29 | 3 |
| I got it. Filed it.
Steve
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| 2822.4 | | MILPND::J_TOMAO | | Wed Dec 22 1993 13:32 | 21 |
| Got it, read some of it...
What a waste of paper and time to get it written and published. Thank
goodness 'they' didn't mail it to my home and waste postage money.
So what's wrong with the good ole Orange Book? Why wasn't this part of
that? Like another noter said - mostly common sense stuff but
sometimes common sense isn't all too common :^}
RE: to the noter who hasn't recieved it yet.....
It was posted in VTX that it was mailed to All employees at their last
known interofiice mail stop - if you haven't recieved your copy by
the end of December then you can order one* from NRO (your cost center
picks up the tab directly versus indirectly out of our profits)
Jt
*You can have my copy, drop me a mail message if you want me to send it
to you.
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| 2822.5 | Much form, a little bit of substance | TLE::SAVAGE | | Wed Dec 22 1993 14:08 | 18 |
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I found it in my snail-mail box and was wondering why the slick,
marketing brochure style? Was that supposed to attract readership?
- to impress our customers?
At least I have a desk reference for the official definition of "core
values" and contact information for the Ethics Office.
Putting the bulleted hypothetical situations in the left margins of
some of the pages was a real teaser. For example:
". You would like to use your company-provided computer for a personal
project after hours" {How does Digital define 'personal project'?
Does that mean just projects for personal gain?}
I'd would like to have had a pointer to where I could find definitive
answers to some of the more provocative issues raised. Perhaps you
discuss such issues in a follow-on training course?
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| 2822.6 | | CSOADM::ROTH | Every now and then we hear our song... | Wed Dec 22 1993 14:46 | 9 |
| > ". You would like to use your company-provided computer for a personal
> project after hours"
There is a common flip-side to that coin... using personal equipment for
company projects during and after business hours.
Is this usage of any interest to Digital?
Lee
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| 2822.7 | | MU::PORTER | bah, humbug! | Wed Dec 22 1993 16:35 | 7 |
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> I found it in my snail-mail box and was wondering why the slick,
> marketing brochure style? Was that supposed to attract readership?
It's to impress the Boston Globe :-)
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| 2822.8 | | DELNI::WHEELER | Chickens have no bums | Wed Dec 22 1993 18:06 | 10 |
|
Not to throw a wrench, but...
Now, noone can use the excuse "I didn't know". As in here's
your pink slip for (insert reason - ?running your girl scouts song
book on our computers?). What you didn't know you weren't
supposed to do that? Well on December xx, 1993 you received
this booklet in the interoffice mail.....
hmmm? /Robin
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| 2822.9 | some people are not security minded with home PCs. | PASTIS::MONAHAN | humanity is a trojan horse | Thu Dec 23 1993 05:43 | 9 |
| re: .6
>There is a common flip-side to that coin... using personal equipment for
>company projects during and after business hours.
>
>Is this usage of any interest to Digital?
It is of interest to DEC because your home PC might well contain a
virus that could cost DEC money. I wouldn't expect a problem using your
personal pencils and rubbers on company projects.
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| 2822.10 | | POCUS::OHARA | Reverend Middleware | Thu Dec 23 1993 07:52 | 8 |
| >> It is of interest to DEC because your home PC might well contain a
>> virus that could cost DEC money. I wouldn't expect a problem using your
>> personal pencils and rubbers on company projects.
I volunteer for any company project that requires I use my own personal rubbers
Bob
(I just COULDN'T resist)
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| 2822.11 | Re .9 and .10 | ATYISB::HILL | Come on lemmings, let's go! | Thu Dec 23 1993 08:03 | 4 |
| Dave (.9) shall we warn Bob (.10) about asking the butcher if the
cooked meats contain preservatives?
Nah!!!
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| 2822.12 | interesting omission | ASDG::DFIELD | the Unit | Thu Dec 23 1993 08:10 | 18 |
|
Actually, the part I found the most interesting was where they
talked about how Digital serves its customers
"CUSTOMER SUCCESS We help our customers and business partners
achieve their business goals through information systems knowledge,
industry experience, networking skills and consulting. We strive
to always outdistance the competition in customer satisfaction"
Maybe it is my paranoia, but there is no reference to hardware in
this message. Is this paving the way for the new 'Digital - Software
and Services Forever.' Doesn't make a lot of sense considering the amount
of $$'s being invested in our semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
Just my $0.02,
DanF
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| 2822.13 | | MU::PORTER | bah, humbug! | Thu Dec 23 1993 08:19 | 4 |
| > ". You would like to use your company-provided computer for a personal
> project after hours"
If Nmail is outlawed, only outlaws will have Nmail ?
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| 2822.14 | Capote Anglaise?? | PASTIS::MONAHAN | humanity is a trojan horse | Thu Dec 23 1993 09:08 | 4 |
| re: .11 I must admit that I was deliberately setting out bait ;-)
I was led astray (in bait setting) by Big Anne (Australian) in the
Ealing office, who would shout across the room "Can you toss us the
Durex", particularly when we had innocent-looking customers visiting.
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| 2822.15 | Anyone ever heard of GE's Policy 20.10 | SYORPD::DEEP | Bob Deep - SYO, DTN 256-5708 | Thu Dec 23 1993 10:23 | 6 |
| My speculation is that the booklet was published too meet the ethics guidelines
required of all suppliers who do business with the US Government and their
primes. Since this prepresents a significant portion of Digital's business,
I think its money well spent.
Bob
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| 2822.16 | | NACAD::SHERMAN | Steve NACAD::Sherman DTN 226-6992, LKG2-A/R05 pole AA2 | Thu Dec 23 1993 11:42 | 7 |
| re: .15
You're probably right on the mark. I learned while working at a nuclear
facility that the best way to CYA is with paper. This nice, glossy thing
probably does nicely ... :)
Steve
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| 2822.17 | Did it happen here?........ | 34959::JAMBE::JAMBE | Lemmings are Born Leaders! | Thu Dec 23 1993 12:59 | 9 |
| re: several previous -
. . . and wasn't there an article in the trade press during the past
year about several computer companies in the upstate New York
area involved with "alledged" improper gift's or kickbacks on a
state computer contract?
Perhaps this document is meant to "re-ground" all employees on
such matters.
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| 2822.18 | Greed is Good Syndrom at Work? | 34959::JAMBE::JAMBE | Lemmings are Born Leaders! | Thu Dec 23 1993 13:05 | 19 |
| Wonder if Apple has a similar document?
Note the part about the Lear Jet - is this a double standard?
{The Wall Street Journal, 22-Nov-93, p. B6}
According to preliminary proxy information filed by Apple with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Sculley, who left Apple last month
and signed on as chairman of Spectrum Information Technologies Inc.,
received a year's salary - $1 million - in severance from Apple. He also
got a $750,000 consulting contract and immediate vesting in unearned stock
options that the company's filing valued at an additional $2.4 million. In
addition, Apple agreed to pay "fair market value" for Mr. Sculley's house
in Woodside, Calif. - the house is on the market at just under $4 million.
And the company said it would buy the Lear jet it had been leasing from Mr.
Sculley's LAS Aviation Inc. for the past two years. Apple paid LAS
$616,320 last year to rent the plane, according to separate SEC filings.
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| 2822.19 | Questions, questions.... | NDLVAX::MTANNER | D'ye ken John plunk | Tue Dec 28 1993 07:11 | 11 |
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This wonderful document that people have been referring to.....
Is it a worldwide release? Will it come to Germany? Is it really
Christmas? Are we really in a depression? Am I really here?
Totally confused....
Cheers,
Mark.
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| 2822.20 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Tue Dec 28 1993 11:35 | 5 |
| I got the pamphlet. I wish I could believe that upper management takes the
"Respect for the Individual" part seriously; actions speak louder than words
here.
Steve
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| 2822.21 | | BSS::CODE3::BANKS | Not in SYNC -> SUNK | Tue Jan 04 1994 18:03 | 11 |
| Re: <<< Note 2822.2 by ROWLET::AINSLEY "Less than 150 kts. is TOO slow!" >>>
>Haven't received it.
I suspect you have by now. FWIW they only showed up in Colorado Springs this
Monday (January 3) so Dallas probably had the same delay.
Mail from the GMA usually takes a couple of weeks to reach the remote
locations... :-)
- David
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| 2822.22 | | ROWLET::AINSLEY | Less than 150 kts. is TOO slow! | Tue Jan 04 1994 19:44 | 5 |
| re: .21
Yep. Mine arrived one day this week.
Bob
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| 2822.23 | Got Mine....Must be from a different company.. | PEAKS::LILAK | Who IS John Galt ? | Thu Jan 20 1994 22:32 | 21 |
| Got mine in late December.
There must be some mistake!
I seem to vaguely remember once working for a company
whose ethical and organizational guidelines
matched those outline in the booklet I received -
But they had a blue logo and a shorter name.
And that was a long time ago.
Perhaps I should edit my copy and return it with a suggestion
that the authors revise it to reflect current business
practice realities ?
Publius
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