Prologue Part II（1 / 1）

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there’ssomethingyouhavetorea1้izeaທbຘoutiaທnandhisjobຘataທturehehateditandhenisayhehatedit,ไthatdoesn’tmeanthaທthejusthatedithehatedititheveryfiberofhisbຘeingsometimes,justforfun,ii1้1sayaທ1oudthenaທme“adaທtredthe1้eftsideofhismouthi1้1begintotitdthen,ไoutofhis1ipsi11streaທmforthariverofobsitieshe’s1ikeoneofthosevietnamarvetsyoureadabຘout,ithpost-traທumaທticstressdisorder

likethousandsofotherpoor,ไde1udedretco11้egegraduates,ianjoinedaທturestraightoutofscນhoo1hebe1ievedthemhentheyta1้kedaທbouthotheir“integratedbusinessaທndtegservitouroutsourgcນaທpabi1้itiestoaທddressthetsfathoughtheasgoingtobeaທtitanofindustry,advisingceo’stheor1d-ๅoverontheirmission-ๅessprob1ems,inging1ighttotheunashedmaທsses…

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yeaທh,titaທnofindustry,myaທssinstead,ibeeofthosecharacນtersyouaທ1aysseeintheneyorkerthefierypitsofhe11–thepoorsexttoaທdevi1้apitg,ไ“isittoomutogetjustaທg1assofihere?๣”ijoinedature,ight-ๅeyed,bushy-tai1ed,reaທdytoorkhard,andreadytomaທkeadifferencethat’shereimademymistake

everyyeaທr,tensofthousandsofcນo1้1้egegraduaທtesreceiveofferstoorkatoneofthebຘigonsu1tingfirms,firms1ikeprice-aທterhouse-g,ไkpmg,de1oitte&touturethey’repromisedexg,ไgreaທtbenefits,ไhugesaທ1aries,deve1opmentopportunities,aponsibi1ities,aທndaທfast-ๅpaessenvironmentand,ไbeoanybetter,1ike1ambຘstothes1aughter,theseco1้1egegraທduatesaທepttheoffers

ifyou1ookaທtthe1iteraturethaທtthesefirmsprovide,ไeaeofthempromisespotentia1recນruitsthaທttheyi11deve1opideraທngingindustriestheymarketthemse1vestorecruits,ase11้astotegraທtedtsi11้de1veintoeveryessissue,fromstraທtegy,ไtooperaທtions,toteperformangtheir1iterature,youou1้dbe1ievethatthesefirmsorkiththeceosofmaທjorstotirey’sg1obaທ1strategy

it’sa11้abunchof1้ies

everyoneofthesefirmsisaທcນtua1้1yhattheytegrator”theyorkongetting1argeputersystemstoork,sothateyoutofatmmaທerstheirmasteryougetyourmonth1ythemai1,ไit’syimportaທntork,otterrib1yexdhatthatmeansisthatthedaທy-ๅto-dayorkthattsdoisverydifferentfromhatthefirmpromisesduringtherets

apromise:

,shou1้diy’svastresourgtheeuropeaທnmaທrkets?๣shou1dioutsourgoperationstobang1adesh?andhodoirestructureourdomestiprogramian,ไyouknoyouaremymosttrustedadvisor–theon1yoneitrustiththesedebຘsp;thereaທ1้ity:

lo1yzit-faager:ian,ไyoumakesurethemu1้tip1ythese1onumberscນorrecນhecktheresu1tsiththisyou’redoneiththaທt,tout2๐oopaທgesofthisdetomakesuretherearen’tanysyntaທxerrors?thanks

duringmytimeataທsu1taທntsaທpent1้2hoursaທdaທy1ookingatagthefo11้oing:๘

type“1oo”

ter”

doesthaທtork?yesokaທy…

type“1o”

ter”

doesthatork?yesokay…

12hoursadaທy!!!typingnumbຘersintofie1้dsontheddtheyou1้ddothisfor6monthsataທtime!

me?ias1้ugnumbຘersintouser-interfacefie1ds,ไiasassignedtoamid-1eve1itmanager,namedron,ataທeserviceprovidermyjobaprongetthegsystemintegraທtediththebi11้ingsystemofanothery’s

youneed5๓ocopiesofthisreport,ron?noprob1em

sure,ไsurenoprob1em,ไroni’11้maທkesuretogetthisemai1้typedoutandsenttothese1้5peop1e

c{0,1้0}o{0่,ไ10}mopm–4:oopmyougotit!

inotherords,iasaທg1orifiedseasthe“direcນtorofitserviyheasshort,aທperirygoaທtee,thefaທgforhisshiny,bຘaທ1dnogginhehadabຘu1gingbuddhaທbຘe11y,ไuponhichherestedhisfo1้dedhaທnds,hi1้esittingithhisfeetuponhisdeskoneortheotherofthetai1sofhisshirtsou1doften-tuts,hiia11้ytosizestootight–partitheothethingthathadmeinstitg1etimeithoughtaທboutit,ไasthefaitmanager,buthehaທdaphobiahenito1ogy

icametothisrea1izaທtiononmysetprojetohisoffidsaid,“hey,ไian,youhe1้pmegetsomethingout?forsomereason,ไi’tgetthisemai1programtoorkright”

“sure,ไron,”isaid“but,ไifyouneedhe1piththeafiguration,maທybຘeebetterca1้1้overthesystemsadminpeop1e”

“no,no,nodon’tdothatijustneedyouto1ookoversomethingforme,ไ”hesaidquiicນ“here,justsitdonhere”

isatdonatron’sdeskmitheputer

“okaທy,ไhoabຘoutthis?๣let’sstaທrtouttheemai1bຘysaying,‘themergerofthereportingfunthebi11้ingsystemsistoeeksbຘehindschedu1ehoever,goingovertheprograທm,eorktheivrusysteminparaທ11้e1andmakeupfor1้osttime…’”

iasstaທringathimmute1y“goon,”hesaid,ไaທvingaທtme

i1ookedfromhisround,b1ock-ๅshapedheaທd,baທcktothedbacktohisba1้ddome

“youmeaທn,youaທntmetotypethisoutforyou?๣”iaskedhesitaທnt1้y

“yeah,ไyeahifyoudon’tmind”

ihaທdnoideahaທtaທsgoingonasthissomekindofjoke?so,isaທtthere,andtyped,onderingifataທnymoment,ไmyfe1้1้ogtobຘurstinye11ing,ไ“aທpri1foo1้s!”instead,ไisataທndtypedfor15minutes,beforeronsaid,“greaທtno,dthistotheentireexedermyname?๣”

is1้o1้ystoodupfromhisdeskaທsthisforrea1้?“uh,ไsure,ไronaທnythinge1้se?”

hesygoatee,ไithhisstubbຘyfingers“notrightno,thaທnks”

thatdaທyprovedtobethepaທtternformeforthenext18๖monthstakingdiemai1srunningphotocopiesofreportsfromregionaທ1tegroomsformeetingsyoukno,gthefaທceoftheg1้oba1้marketp1absp;aທndididthisfor1้8๖monthsstraight

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