Laws of Life

Here are some of the laws of life that I found interesting.

The Dilbert Principle says, "The most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management."

Joy's Law, coined by Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy, captures every manager's sinking sense of despair: "No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else."

Brooks' Law, from software engineer Frederick P. Brooks: "Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later."

Or as Brooks also put it, "The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter how many women are assigned."
Parkinson's Law: "Work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion."

Lunch: Buy or Bring?

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Lunch: Buy or Bring?

Today as I walked into the elevator at lunch time, I was surprised to find how many people, all of them happened to be women, buy lunch at the cafeteria. I was wondering why, despite the financial industry beating the drum about brown bagging your lunch, most office workders find it easier to buy. Ours is a small cafeteria, with limited choices in a secluded part of a subarban town which means that when you buy your lunch, you are pretty much dependant on what the cafe is serving that day.

It would be interesting to find out what percentage of workers in the U.S. bring their own lunch. I am certainly one - most of the time, of course.

Any idea?

Chintan